THE GOSPEL, KEEP IT SIMPLE!
KEEP IT SIMPLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE:
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THE GOSPEL!
The word gospel means “good news,” which is the message of forgiveness for sin through the atoning work of Jesus Christ. It is essentially God’s rescue plan of redemption for those who will trust in His divine Son Yeshua Yah to be reconciled to a just and holy God. The essential content of this saving message is laid out for us in the Bible.
In the Apostle Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he lays out the content of the gospel message, “Now, Brothers and Sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. This gospel saves you if you hold firmly to the word I preached. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 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” (1 Corinthians 15:1–4).
In this passage, we see three essential elements of the gospel message. First, the truth “died for our sins” is very important. As Romans 3:23 tells us, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” The reality of sin needs to be acknowledged by all who approach the throne of God for salvation. A sinner must acknowledge the hopelessness of his or her guilt before God for forgiveness to occur, and he or she must understand that the “wages of sin are death” (Romans 6:23). Without this foundational truth, no gospel presentation is complete.
Second, the person and work of Christ are indispensable components of the gospel. Jesus Christ is both God the heavenly Father (Colossians 2:9) and man (John 1:14). Jesus lived the sinless life that we could never live (1 Peter 2:22), and, because of that, He is the only one who could die a substitutionary death for the sinner. Sin against an infinite God requires an infinite sacrifice. Therefore, either finite man must pay the penalty for an infinite length of time in hell, or the infinite Christ must pay for it once and for all. Jesus Christ went to the cross to pay the debt we owe to God for our sins, and those who are covered by His sacrifice will inherit the kingdom of God as children of the king (John 1:12).
Third, the resurrection of Christ is an essential element of the gospel. The resurrection is the proof of the power of God. Only He who created life can resurrect it after death, only He can reverse the hideousness that is death itself, and only He can remove the sting that is death and the victory that is the grave (1 Corinthians 15:54–55). Further, unlike all other religions, Christ's Way alone possesses a Founder who transcends death and who promises that His followers will do the same. All other religions were founded by men and prophets whose end was death grave and hell.
Finally, Christ offers His salvation as His (totally free )gift (Romans 5:15; 6:23), that can only be received by faith, apart from any works or merit on our part (Ephesians 2:8–9). As the Apostle Paul tells us, the gospel is “the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile” (Romans 1:16). The same inspired author Apostle Paul tells us, “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9).
These, then, are the essential truths of the gospel: the sin of all men, the death of Christ on the cross to pay for those sins, the resurrection of Christ to provide life everlasting for those who follow Him, and the offer of the ( totally free ) gift of salvation to all. Amen.
In the Apostle Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he lays out the content of the gospel message, “Now, Brothers and Sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. This gospel saves you if you hold firmly to the word I preached. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 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” (1 Corinthians 15:1–4).
In this passage, we see three essential elements of the gospel message. First, the truth “died for our sins” is very important. As Romans 3:23 tells us, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” The reality of sin needs to be acknowledged by all who approach the throne of God for salvation. A sinner must acknowledge the hopelessness of his or her guilt before God for forgiveness to occur, and he or she must understand that the “wages of sin are death” (Romans 6:23). Without this foundational truth, no gospel presentation is complete.
Second, the person and work of Christ are indispensable components of the gospel. Jesus Christ is both God the heavenly Father (Colossians 2:9) and man (John 1:14). Jesus lived the sinless life that we could never live (1 Peter 2:22), and, because of that, He is the only one who could die a substitutionary death for the sinner. Sin against an infinite God requires an infinite sacrifice. Therefore, either finite man must pay the penalty for an infinite length of time in hell, or the infinite Christ must pay for it once and for all. Jesus Christ went to the cross to pay the debt we owe to God for our sins, and those who are covered by His sacrifice will inherit the kingdom of God as children of the king (John 1:12).
Third, the resurrection of Christ is an essential element of the gospel. The resurrection is the proof of the power of God. Only He who created life can resurrect it after death, only He can reverse the hideousness that is death itself, and only He can remove the sting that is death and the victory that is the grave (1 Corinthians 15:54–55). Further, unlike all other religions, Christ's Way alone possesses a Founder who transcends death and who promises that His followers will do the same. All other religions were founded by men and prophets whose end was death grave and hell.
Finally, Christ offers His salvation as His (totally free )gift (Romans 5:15; 6:23), that can only be received by faith, apart from any works or merit on our part (Ephesians 2:8–9). As the Apostle Paul tells us, the gospel is “the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile” (Romans 1:16). The same inspired author Apostle Paul tells us, “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9).
These, then, are the essential truths of the gospel: the sin of all men, the death of Christ on the cross to pay for those sins, the resurrection of Christ to provide life everlasting for those who follow Him, and the offer of the ( totally free ) gift of salvation to all. Amen.
Yes, We will, and Yes We will obey God's Word and Voice.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And God Has Appointed these in The Church: First Apostles, Second Prophets, Third Teachers, after, that Miracles, then Gifts of Healings, Helps, Administrations, Varieties of Tongues. Amen.
Sincerely, God's Honorable Serving Senior Apostle & Messenger, Elder James R Winfree Sr.
Yes, I Dare you to be Free,
( But Most Importantly, The Lord Jesus Christ DARES you to Be, Stay, and, Remain, FREE ).
I Do Love you with godly love in Jesus Christ!
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