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Glory · The Gospel
The gospel (the word means 'good news') is the announcement that God, in love, became man in Jesus Christ, died for our sins, was raised for our justification, and freely saves all who repent and believe. It is news to be believed, not a task to be performed.
https://glorystudy.com/questions/what-is-the-gospel · Scripture quoted from the World English Bible
1 Corinthians 15:1-8
As you read: Paul's summary: Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose the third day.
1Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,
2by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
3For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
6Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also fallen asleep.
7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
8and last of all, as to the child born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.
Romans 3:21-26
As you read: The heart of the gospel: a righteousness from God through faith in Christ Jesus.
21But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
22even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
23for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
24being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
25whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
26to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
John 3:16-18
As you read: Why the Son was sent: not to condemn but to save.
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
17For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
18He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
Acts 16:25-34
As you read: 'What must I do to be saved?' And the one-sentence answer.
25But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
26Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.
27The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
29He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
30brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
32They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
33He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.
34He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.
The gospel is not a list of instructions to improve yourself: it is an announcement of what God has done. Paul delivers what he received: 'that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day.' It is something to believe, not something to achieve.
“Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: 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
“For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.”Romans 1:16
The gospel centers on Jesus, not on our efforts. 'God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.' The good news is who He is and what He did for us.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”John 3:16
“For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: 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 15:3-4
“namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.”2 Corinthians 5:19
By the gospel we are 'justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.' The wages of sin is death, but 'the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.' The gospel turns a verdict of death into a gift of life.
“being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;”Romans 3:24
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”Romans 6:23
““Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.”John 5:24
The jailer asked what he must do, and the answer was: 'Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.' Jesus began His ministry, 'Repent, and believe in the Good News.' It is received, never earned.
“brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.””Acts 16:30-31
“and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.””Mark 1:15
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast.”Ephesians 2:8-9
The gospel is 'the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes.' God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. It is good news for all: the worst and the best alike.
“For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.”Romans 1:16
“For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.”John 3:17
“who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.”1 Timothy 2:4