This is the Gospel
John 3:16-19 (NIV) 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 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. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
John 14:6-7 (NIV) “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-4
“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. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. 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
I ii’What is the gospel of Jesus Christ? Originating from the Greek, evangelion, the meaning is “good news.” And was there ever any better news than the plan of salvation?
It is crucial that we understand that salvation was not God’s response to our sin, but instead it was the original plan of redemption from the foundation of the world. As humans we sometimes have a Plan B just in case Plan A does not work. With God, there is no Plan B. Adam sinned, sin separated mankind from God, Jesus was born, He died in our place for our sins, and He was resurrected to give us new life. This is the Good News of salvation and that, as my Daddy used to say, “…is all she wrote.”
Time appears to be winding down, and the directive to “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature,” is becoming increasingly more urgent.
May we who have received the gift of salvation ask God daily for holy boldness to share the gospel—or, as I said at the end of each service—Take the name of Jesus with you, and share Him with all you meet.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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