{"id":35980,"date":"2022-09-13T12:36:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/what-is-the-gospel\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T12:36:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:36:20","slug":"what-is-the-gospel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/what-is-the-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Gospel?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sometimes the word \u201cgospel\u201d is used to describe the first four books of the New Testament in the Bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.<\/p>\n

In a deeper sense, the word \u201cgospel\u201d describes what Jesus called the \u201cgood news\u201d in Luke: (4:43, Contemporary English Version)\u00a0 \u201c…\u2018People in other towns must hear the good news about God’s kingdom. This is why I was sent.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cgood news\u201d is God\u2019s plan for humankind outlined in the Bible where EVERYONE is included. This plan is made up of many parts – here are just a few of them.<\/p>\n

The first piece of good news is that Jesus will eventually destroy Satan. In Genesis, God said to Satan, (Genesis 3:15, NLT) \u201cAnd I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.\u201d<\/p>\n

This Scripture is saying that Jesus will destroy Satan, and Revelation 20:10 confirms it – more good news!<\/p>\n

The earth\u2019s future restoration is another part of the gospel. Isaiah (35:1, Berean Study Bible) says, \u201cThe wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.\u201d<\/p>\n

The gospel message continues with the angel announcing the birth of Jesus in Luke (2:10?, NLT): \u201cI bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because of Jesus\u2019 sacrifice on the cross, every person will be able to live again in God\u2019s future kingdom. Revelation (21:4, NLT) promises what God will do: \u201cHe will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

The gospel message also includes two special paths, or \u201csalvations\u201d for humankind: those who dedicate their lives to do God\u2019s will now, if faithful until death, will receive a heavenly salvation. Additional good news is that everyone else will have an opportunity to live forever in God’s earthly kingdom. Because Jesus died for ALL people, ALL people will be blessed. God promised this to Abraham in Genesis (Genesis 28:14, NLT): \u201cAnd all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, what is the gospel? Sometimes it simply refers to the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. More deeply, it means the \u201cgood news\u201d that Jesus preached – a beautiful message about God\u2019s plan for ALL people, which has many parts. Just a few of them are Satan\u2019s destruction, the earth\u2019s restoration, Jesus\u2019 sacrifice, and God\u2019s future kingdom that will bless all of creation. You can comfort and cheer others by sharing the good news, too!<\/p>\n

This video is from Christian Questions Podcast. For more information please go to https:\/\/christianquestions.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes the word \u201cgospel\u201d is used to describe the first four books of the New Testament in the Bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. In a deeper sense, the word \u201cgospel\u201d describes what Jesus called the \u201cgood news\u201d in Luke: (4:43, Contemporary English Version)\u00a0 \u201c…\u2018People in other towns must hear the good news about God’s … Continue reading “What is the Gospel?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}