the real gospel - part 1

What is ‘the gospel’?

God made you, loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life (Gen. 1: 1, John 3:16, John 10: 10).

Humanity is tainted by sin and is therefore separated from God. As a result, we cannot know God's wonderful plan for our lives (Rom. 3:23, Rom. 6:23).

Jesus Christ is God's only provision for our sin. Through Jesus Christ, we can have our sins forgiven and restore a right relationship with God (John 1:1, 1 Tim. 2:5, Heb. 7:26, Rom. 3:21-26, 2 Cor. 5:21, 1 Cor. 15:20-22).

We must place our faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour in order to receive the gift of salvation and know God's wonderful plan for our lives (Mark 1:15, Acts 20:21, Rom. 10:9-10).

If this is what Paul meant by ‘good news’…

1. Why doesn’t it sound like good news?

“GB have won the gold!”

“They’ve accepted our offer on the house!”


2. Why does it look like a patchwork quilt?


3. When did Christians start presenting the

gospel like this?

I am perfectly comfortable with what people normally mean when they say “the gospel.” I just don’t think it is what Paul means. In other words,

I am not denying that the usual meanings are things that people ought to say, to preach about,

to believe. I simply wouldn’t use the word “gospel” to denote these things.

N. T. WrightWhat Saint Paul Really Said

What does the 20th century gospel say about…

God?


What God expects?


Anyone else?

‘Gospels of sin management’ presume a Christ with no serious work other than redeeming

humankind…[and] they foster ‘vampire Christians,’ who only want a little blood for their

sins but nothing more to do with Jesus until heaven

Dallas WillardThe Divine Conspiracy

Did Jesus preach the gospel?

the real gospel - part 1

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