Outreach and Church Ministries NZ
SO WHAT IS THE GOSPEL?
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...
A restored relationship with Him. This is eternal life.
GOD
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Restored relationship
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Purpose
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Glorified
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.
