Outreach and Church Ministries NZ
SO WHAT IS THE GOSPEL?
Gospel
Oxford Dictionary
1. the teaching or revelation of Christ.
"it is the Church's mission to preach the gospel"
2. the record of Christ's life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament.
Gospel is an Anglo-Saxon term meaning Good News
GOD
GOD
US
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JESUS
Main Points of the Gospel explained
GOD
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Creator
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Judge
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Perfect
God created all things and all things were created for Him (John 1:3). The Bible tells us that God is judge, He is faithful and perfect (Deut. 32:4) and He made all things perfect. Our value, identity and purpose can be found in Him (Gen 1:27) because...
God made us in His image.
US
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Image bearers
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Sinned/guilty
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Fallen short
But our sin has distorted that image and broken our relationship with God. We are not perfect. Rom 3:23 tells us that we have all sinned against God and fallen short of His perfect standard. We are guilty before Him. Given that He is a good judge it would not be within His character to allow sin to go unpunished, (Rom 6:23a, Ex 34:7a), therefore...
We deserve to be punished.
JESUS
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Fully God
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Fully Man
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Died
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Rose again
But God so loved us that He sent His one and only son, Jesus (John 3:16). He was fully God and fully man. He lived a perfect, sinless life. He died on the cross taking the punishment for our sin (2 Cor 5:21). He rose again showing that He has the power to forgive us for our sins, (Rom 6:4b), and so...
He offers to clothe us in His perfection
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Repent
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Turn
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Trust
US
To accept this free gift, we need to repent/turn from our sin and put our trust in who Jesus is and what he did for us. (Act 3:19). John 14:16-17 promises the Holy Spirit to live in us helping us to live a life that honours Him. We now have...
GOD
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Restored relationship
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Purpose
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Glorified
A restored relationship with Him.
This is eternal life.
God no longer sees our sin but rather Jesus’ sinless/perfect life. Our relationship with God is now restored meaning we can now live in the purpose God intended from the beginning so our lives can now glorify Him, (Col 1:16). Now we can be confident that we will be with Him forever.
