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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

What is the gospel?

The word gospel literally means “good news” and occurs 93 times in the Bible, exclusively in the New Testament. In Greek, it is the word euaggelion, from which we get our English words evangelist, evangel, and evangelical. The gospel is, broadly speaking, the whole of Scripture; more narrowly, the gospel is the good news concerning Christ and the way of salvation.

The key to understanding the gospel is to know why it’s good news. To do that, we must start with the bad news. The Old Testament Law was given to Israel during the time of Moses (Deuteronomy 5:1). The Law can be thought of as a measuring stick, and sin is anything that falls short of “perfect” according to that standard. The righteous requirement of the Law is so stringent that no human being could possibly follow it perfectly, in letter or in spirit. Despite our “goodness” or “badness” relative to each other, we are all in the same spiritual boat—we have sinned, and the punishment for sin is death, i.e. separation from God, the source of life (Romans 3:23). In order for us to go to heaven, God’s dwelling place and the realm of life and light, sin must be somehow removed or paid for. The Law established the fact that cleansing from sin can only happen through the bloody sacrifice of an innocent life (Hebrews 9:22).

The gospel involves Jesus’ death on the cross as the sin offering to fulfill the Law’s righteous requirement (Romans 8:3–4; Hebrews 10:5–10). Under the Law, animal sacrifices were offered year after year as a reminder of sin and a symbol of the coming sacrifice of Christ (Hebrews 10:3–4). When Christ offered Himself at Calvary, that symbol became a reality for all who would believe (Hebrews 10:11–18). The work of atonement is finished now, and that’s good news.

The gospel also involves Jesus’ resurrection on the third day. “He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification” (Romans 4:25). The fact that Jesus conquered sin and death (sin’s penalty) is good news, indeed. The fact that He offers to share that victory with us is the greatest news of all (John 14:19).

The elements of the gospel are clearly stated in 1 Corinthians 15:3–6, a key passage concerning the good news of God: “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living.” Notice, first, that Paul “received” the gospel and then “passed it on”; this is a divine message, not a man-made invention. Second, the gospel is “of first importance.” Everywhere the apostles went, they preached the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Third, the message of the gospel is accompanied by proofs: Christ died for our sins (proved by His burial), and He rose again the third day (proved by the eyewitnesses). Fourth, all this was done “according to the Scriptures”; the theme of the whole Bible is the salvation of mankind through Christ. The Bible is the gospel.

“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile” (Romans 1:16). The gospel is a bold message, and we are not ashamed of proclaiming it. It is a powerful message, because it is God’s good news. It is a saving message, the only thing that can truly reform the human heart. It is a universal message, for Jews and Gentiles both. And the gospel is received by faith; salvation is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8–9).

The gospel is the good news that God loves the world enough to give His only Son to die for our sin (John 3:16). The gospel is good news because our salvation and eternal life and home in heaven are guaranteed through Christ (John 14:1–4). “He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you” (1 Peter 1:3–4).

The gospel is good news when we understand that we do not (and cannot) earn our salvation; the work of redemption and justification is complete, having been finished on the cross (John 19:30). Jesus is the propitiation for our sins (1 John 2:2). The gospel is the good news that we, who were once enemies of God, have been reconciled by the blood of Christ and adopted into the family of God (Romans 5:10; John 1:12). “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1). The gospel is the good news that “there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1).

To reject the gospel is to embrace the bad news. Condemnation before God is the result of a lack of faith in the Son of God, God’s only provision for salvation. “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son” (John 3:17–18). God has given a doomed world good news: the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

The Gospel, only bible verses.

[nikkiblack]

Forgive me Lord God I beg of thy do not forsake my soul.

[Jewels]

Praise you God please bless me forever 🙏

[myragold]

I pray and watch that i may be counted worthy to escape to escape the things that will come to pass and to stand before the Son of man.

[nancywhitehead]

John 14:15 (ESV)
15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

[happydays]

Thank you so much Lord Jesus Christ, I believe you died for my sins, was buried and rose again the 3rd day.  Thank you for saving me.  1 Corinthians 15 1-4kjv.

[joyedwards]

I hope every single Pastor watches this. The good and the bad. Watching some of these false prophets, making millions off of peoples ignorance, makes me realize this verse is relevant today!

[karencarr]

I want to love everyone as I love myself! I want to forgive everyone as I forgive myself! I want to know Gods love and peace! That is all I want ❤️. Pray without ceasing 🙏🏻, turn away from sin!! The road is narrow!

[YeshuaSaves]

Matthew 7:21-27 is such a wake up moment, it helped me so much to grow as a Christian and be aware of what's right and wrong.

[cassadycampbellofficial]

The will of the father is to believe on Jesus Christ. Jesus said I never knew you to those who relied on their works to get them saved up and didn’t fully trust in him.

[danw]

Help me n us Lord Jesus Christ holy name Amen 😇🪔🌄

[jsluz]

Amen. I am trying to carry out god's will. God Bless whoever shared this.

[JeanV]

Scariest verse of the whole Bible: Depart from me, I never knew you.

[JayNDez]

Heavenly Father we know we don't deserve what You have done for Your children. May we all spend our while lives trying to earn what you've done which is nigh on impossible but let us ALL know we can do ALL things through Christ who gives us strength

[josephmason]

This is a powerful teaching that has to be listened to over and over again. It’s not that it’s not understood the first time, it’s a Words that needs to marinate in one’s spirit in order to really receive this powerful word from the Lord

[stevieh]

I am always intrigued by those who follow this. Whenever I ask questions, no one will ever defend their faith. No one holds their faith strongly enough to withstand scrutiny. It may be that they know they cannot answer. So here is my challenge. Engage with me. Robustly. But with civility on both sides. Explain your faith. Ask and answer genuine questions. There will be a small number of rules, I will set some, you set some.
If you are out there, let’s go.

[scottmiller]

I struggle with this verse often because even though I put my full faith and trust in Jesus, I know I’m also a sinner and will never live a perfect life. Will I be forsaken or forgiven?

[myscabula]

The verse says depart from me I never knew you not depart from me, you never knew me.

[OathKeeper]

The narrow way is faith alone in Christ alone since the pride of man leads many to trust in their own works. That’s what that means!!! This is why the broad road is paved with Catholics, Muslims, JWs, Buddhists, Mormons and believers stuck in Lordship Salvation! The rapture will separate many real Christians from those who just bought the jersey and think they’re on the team and it will be soon. Very soon. Place your faith alone in Christ alone, humble yourselves and realize your continued state of desperation as Paul points out and you will be fine.

[michman]

Exodus 21:... You may beat your slave and as long as he doesn't die you will not be punished....