The Gospel: three facts

gospel means good news the message of salvation by faith in Jesus is God's good news for all people in the Bible the clearest definition of the gospel is given in 1 Corinthians chapter 15 the first four verses the Apostle Paul writes I remind you of the gospel I preached you which you received and on which you have taken your stand note Paul says that he's going to spell out the gospel what it is going to see and hear it in a few moments also note Paul says that the believers in Corinth did two things two things that every true believer must do they received the message they believed it and they stood on the message they held on to it verse 2 by this gospel you are saved if if is a conditional word there is something that you have to do to qualify for the promise if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you otherwise you have believed in vain you have believed in vain note that word believed past tense it is possible to believe temporarily it is possible to have believed in Jesus but there not to hold on to that belief Paul doesn't say that it means that they were never saved he says that they believed and were marked down for salvation but they didn't hang on to their belief and they lost what they had gained otherwise you have believed in vain these words are correctly translated into English from the original Greek text you can't read them any other way verse 3 for what I received I passed on to you as of first importance Paul heard the message and believed he passes it on so you too can believe it's the most important aspect of the gospel by believing and holding on to what he's now going to spell out you will be saved 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 the gospel is not some vague philosophy the gospel is three historical facts Jesus died for our sins he was buried he rose from the dead on the third day and twice Paul says that this was what was foretold in the Old Testament Scriptures in passages like ëyesí 53 and Psalm 22 and in other places Jesus fulfilled the prophecies of the Messiah he was sacrificed on the cross to pay for the sins of all who believe in him he died and was buried but God raised him from the dead on the third day three facts that anyone can understand a simple gospel it's a message that translates easily to anyone of any language or culture anywhere in the world and it's a message that makes you think that a father would give his son for me what a sacrifice God must love me to do that and he does this is the message of the cross you don't deserve mercy but God offers it to you Jesus paid your debt and he did it because he loves you he cares for you but the simple Gospel message leaves you to ponder this wonderful truth for yourself the gospel is simply declared as Jesus death burial and resurrection to pay for your sins anyone can describe these facts anyone can easily understand these facts and if you do accept them if you do believe them and if you do go on believing them you will be saved in the next session we'll see how Jesus described what would happen when this message is broadcast the next session is Jesus most important parable

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Keywords: The Gospel, Salvation, Jesus Christ, Christianity, Christian faith, Bible study, New Testament, New Covenant, Holy Spirit

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Length: 4min 56sec (296 seconds)

Published: Sun Nov 15 2015