Gospel literally translated means
"good news." The word "gospel" is
derive from the old English word
"god-spell" or "godspell" which is a
translation of the Greek word "evangelion".
"Evangelion" is the source of the
term "evangelist" in English. In Christianity, the term "Gospel"
can be used to mean different
things, but in this study, we will
generally refer to it as the "message
of God" or the "Gospel
of Christ".
42A.1 According to the Holy
Scriptures, what is the Gospel?
In Luke 2:10-11, it is written:
And the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which shall be for all the people;
for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
(New American Standard)
The Gospel is the "good news" of great
joy for all people.
It is about;
42A.2 According to the Apostles,
What is the Gospel?
In Romans 1:16, Apostle Paul
explains:
For I am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God
to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first
and also for the Greek. (NKJV)
The gospel is the power of God
to
salvation for everyone who believes.
42A.3
Why is the Gospel the power
of God to salvation for everyone who believes?
In Romans 1:17 it is written:
For in the gospel a righteousness
from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first
to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by
faith." (NIV)
The gospel is the power of God because in it the righteousness of
God is revealed.
42A.4 How did
Apostle Paul described the true Gospel
of Christ that he preached to the early
Christians?
In Galatians 1: 10-12, Apostle Paul
explained.
10. For do I now persuade men,
or God? Or do I seek to please men?
For if I still pleased men, I would
not be a servant of Christ.
11. But I make known to you,
brethren, that the gospel which was
preached by me is not according to
man.
12. For I neither received it from
man, nor was I taught it, but it
came through the revelation of Jesus
Christ. (NKJV)
The
true Gospel of Christ that was
preached by Apostle Paul is:
-
is not according to
man
-
neither he received
it from man
-
nor was taught to him
by man,
-
but it came through
the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thus, the true Gospel of Christ is of God
and not of man.
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The Gospel is the "good news" of great
joy for all people. It is the power of God for
salvation for everyone who believes because in it the righteousness of
God is revealed.
The
true Gospel of Christ that was
preached by Apostle Paul is
is not according to
man, neither he received
it from man,
nor was taught to him
by man, but it came through
the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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