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Admin	What is the Gospel? Posted : 29 Jun, 2010 08:14 PM What Is the Gospel? from R.C. Sproul There is no greater message to be heard than that which we call the Gospel. But as important as that is, it is often given to massive distortions or over simplifications. People think they�re preaching the Gospel to you when they tell you, �you can have a purpose to your life�, or that �you can have meaning to your life�, or that �you can have a personal relationship with Jesus.� All of those things are true, and they�re all important, but they don�t get to the heart of the Gospel. The Gospel is called the �good news� because it addresses the most serious problem that you and I have as human beings, and that problem is simply this: God is holy and He is just, and I�m not. And at the end of my life, I�m going to stand before a just and holy God, and I�ll be judged. And I�ll be judged either on the basis of my own righteousness � or lack of it � or the righteousness of another. The good news of the Gospel is that Jesus lived a life of perfect righteousness, of perfect obedience to God, not for His own well being but for His people. He has done for me what I couldn�t possibly do for myself. But not only has He lived that life of perfect obedience, He offered Himself as a perfect sacrifice to satisfy the justice and the righteousness of God. The great misconception in our day is this: that God isn�t concerned to protect His own integrity. He�s a kind of wishy-washy deity, who just waves a wand of forgiveness over everybody. No. For God to forgive you is a very costly matter. It cost the sacrifice of His own Son. So valuable was that sacrifice that God pronounced it valuable by raising Him from the dead � so that Christ died for us, He was raised for our justification. So the Gospel is something objective. It is the message of who Jesus is and what He did. And it also has a subjective dimension. How are the benefits of Jesus subjectively appropriated to us? How do I get it? The Bible makes it clear that we are justified not by our works, not by our efforts, not by our deeds, but by faith � and by faith alone. The only way you can receive the benefit of Christ�s life and death is by putting your trust in Him � and in Him alone. You do that, you�re declared just by God, you�re adopted into His family, you�re forgiven of all of your sins, and you have begun your pilgrimage for eternity. Post Reply
View Profile History	What is the Gospel? Posted : 29 Jun, 2010 08:20 PM The gospel is the cross, Jesus crucified, buried, and risen. Plain and simple Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	What is the Gospel? Posted : 29 Jun, 2010 08:42 PM God might not be trying to protect His integrity, but I do believe He's trying to prove it. Jesus didn't just come here to die, He also came to show us the Father. Why do that? To prove He is who He says He is. Satan had twisted God's image so much that the Jews didn't even recognize their Savior. :peace::peace: Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	What is the Gospel? Posted : 29 Jun, 2010 08:45 PM Oops. Misread the post! Anyway...wasn't really disagreeing with you anyway. :peace::peace: Post Reply
View Profile History	What is the Gospel? Posted : 29 Jun, 2010 09:40 PM Go to your ROOOM Mark!...:ROFL::excited: Row said I needed new reading glasses, I will send you a pair.:ROFL::rocknroll: Pauls tels us that the good news of the gospel is Jesus crucified... if He had not died , you wouldn;'t even be hear misreading posts:ROFL: God to bed, its past your bed hour:yay::peace::peace: Post Reply
View Profile History	What is the Gospel? Posted : 29 Jun, 2010 09:44 PM HEAR?... NO, NO ! you wouldn't even be HERE. That's like everybody using THERE for THEIR. The word THERE is in reference to a place, THEIR is in reference to people... HEAR is in reference to the ears hearing, HERE is in reference to place... no extra charge:dancingp: Post Reply
View Profile History	What is the Gospel? Posted : 29 Jun, 2010 09:46 PM I can't type, and Mark, you can't read, GO to bed not God to bed... I'm going to bed:ROFL: Post Reply
View Profile History	What is the Gospel? Posted : 29 Jun, 2010 11:12 PM I concur w/ Sproul. Post Reply
View Profile History	What is the Gospel? Posted : 30 Jun, 2010 06:12 AM The Good News is the Word of God, it will never be confined to one point, Jesus came to the works of the devil and redeem mankind back to their place before sin. Lu 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, Lu 7:22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. Lu 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where. Lu 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where. Ro 15:19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 1Th 1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. Re 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Post Reply
View Profile History	What is the Gospel? Posted : 30 Jun, 2010 12:54 PM What is the Gospel? :yay:...Its All...REALLY GOOD NEWS...:bouncy: G ~ God's O ~ Own S ~ Sinful P ~ Persons E ~ Eternaly L ~ Loved....by GOD/Jesus...:rocknroll:...xo Post Reply
View Profile History	What is the Gospel? Posted : 30 Jun, 2010 02:52 PM The gospel is the message of Jesus and his forgivness for all who would believe. That means any one who confesses Jesus. Post Reply

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