The word “gospel” means good news. It is the news about who Jesus Christ is, what He has done, and how that changes everything.
The gospel, is the best and most important news you will ever hear. It’s the most life-changing news you could ever share with someone else.
First, it is the message that has come from God. It does not originate in any person or church. It is “the gospel of God.”
Second, it is a message about Jesus, God’s Son. That is what makes it so important and life-changing. The gospel is the message that God has given you so that you can experience Jesus Christ as your Savior (the One who saves you from your sins) and Lord (the One who guides and is in charge of your life).
No. 1: God’s love
The gospel reveals God’s great love: “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him” (1 John 4:9, ESV).
No. 2: Our problem
Through the gospel, you also grow in the awareness of your own failure and need. Everyone has turned from God and gone astray at many times and in many ways. This is what the Bible calls sin. The result is that people are spiritually dead, or separated from God and the life He gives. “For the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23, ESV).
No. 3: Christ’s solution
As the Savior and Lord, Jesus died in your place, paying the penalty for your sins. But He did not just die. He rose from the dead and is alive today, reigning as the Lord of all. “God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8, ESV).
No. 4: Our response
As you understand who Jesus is and what He has done for you, you realize there is nothing you could do on your own to earn or merit salvation from your sin and its consequences. Jesus Christ has done it all. So now you can receive Him into your lives through faith (John 1:12). Paul describes this as the gift of God’s grace: “By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8–9, ESV). Has Christ entered your life, forgiven your sin, given you eternal life and begun changing you into the kind of person you were meant to be?
Perhaps you haven’t yet made this change of course in your life journey. If not, you can receive Christ right now by faith through prayer.
In your own words, honestly admit to God that you have sinned and fallen short. Thank God that Jesus died in your place, paying the penalty for your sin, and now lives to be your Savior and Lord. Ask Jesus to enter your life, forgive your sin and begin changing you into the person He wants you to be. As an expression of your faith, thank Him for answering your prayer.
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