What Actually Is The Gospel?
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11th March 26 l Ava J Dearden
What is the Gospel? Is it a verse or Scripture from the Bible. Do we simply say a prayer and we get to go to Heaven. Why do we need to be rescued, and from what. Why is the Gospel good news and does it apply to everyone?
The Gospel isn't just a Verse or Scripture from the Bible
The Gospel is realistically the whole Bible. The word Gospel means 'good news'. It begins at Genesis, ends with Revelation and encompasses all of the books in-between.
The Gospel is an account of God's unfathomable love for His creation
From the beginning, God wanted a people to call His own. Adam and Eve sinned against Him. He cursed them, cast them out of the Garden of Eden and separated Himself from man. Even though He was betrayed, God had a plan of redemption from the start. In the end, He will still have His chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession
~ 1 Peter 2:9
Because of our fallen nature, man found it impossible to live up to the standards of the law that God gave to Israel in the Old Testament. Anything short of perfect was called sin and the law established that the only way sin could be cleansed was through a blood sacrifice of an innocent life.
In His great love for us, Jesus offered Himself as that blood sacrifice. God sent Him to live among us here on earth. He died a horrible death on the cross, in place of us. God raised Him from the dead in three days, and has decreed that anyone who 'believes' will be saved, gifted eternal life and resurrected into a new body.
But believing isn't just a word
Believing isn't a Bible verse or saying a prayer, its a lifetime of love and commitment. We 'choose' to believe, and we must continue to believe as He reveals more of Himself to us.
Belief in brief:
Believe whatever it is that He reveals to you at any given time.
Love God with everything you are. Believe in His Word and commands. Follow Him in everything you do.
Believe that He is who He says is. God is all powerful, sovereign over all.
If He speaks to your heart - believe it was His voice, don't doubt.
If you see a miracle, no matter how big or small - believe it was from God, nothing is impossible for Him.
If His Spirit convicts you - obey. Believe that He really did say that, no matter the discomfort.
If He opens and closes doors - believe that you need to walk through or leave remained shut
Why is the Gospel 'good news?'
"The great news is, we can all be forgiven. No matter what, God loves us. We only need to ask from a humble, repentant heart. That's the simplicity and beauty of the Gospel. That's the wonder of our loving, forgiving God. Truthfully, we cannot possibly comprehend what God has in store for us in the future, the list is the length of eternity. But He promises this; 1 Corinthians 2:9 - That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.
In this life, if we accept His offer of Salvation. If we hear His Gospel message, the good news and choose to follow Him, to ask Him into our lives as Lord and Saviour... He promises to be with us, to strengthen and uphold us. He will make Himself known to us, gift us with faith enough to carry us through the good times and the bad. He will come to live inside of us, He will guide, protect us, and fight our battles. He will give us discernment to help us avoid the evil that comes upon us in this life, while He works to transform us into who He created us to be.
In the future, God will once again walk with us. He will be our God and We will be His people. He will gift us with eternal life, a new body that will never age, get sick or die. We will be with our saved loved ones forever in bliss, peace and joy. In the end, everything will be new, including a new Heavens and Earth. There will be no more sin, no anger, jealousy, bitterness, vanity, uncertaintly, none of those things in this life that currently crush us and define us as people that we don't want to be. We won't think the same, be the same,
we will lose this flesh. We will have an eternity to explore mind blowing beauty and wonders.
The Gospel is free
We are saved by grace through faith; Ephesians 2:8-9 - God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
But were not entirely let off the hook. God requires we use our free will to love Him with everything we are; Matthew 22:37 - Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ And from that love, we respect and obey Him through Word, prayer and His Holy Spirit convictions. He changes and transforms us from within. He purges, sanctifies and purifies via many test and trials. He prepares us for heaven, where earthly evils will no longer be a part of who we are. God wants all to be saved, none to perish, but in the end, its our choice, we have free will.
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