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 Story
What is the Good Story?
GOD
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" Genesis 1:1
God made all things and rules all things. That means he decides the rules by which he requires us to live.
MAN
God also made man. He made us in his image. But, we have not lived according to those rules. Romans 3:23 says "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 6:23 also tells us that "the wages of sin is death."
JESUS
God also made man. He made us in his image. But, we have not lived according to those rules. Romans 3:23 says "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 6:23 also tells us that "the wages of sin is death."
MAN
Our sin has been paid for by Jesus. This is a free gift. But we need to accept that gift. If we acknowledge that Jesus was the Son of God and came to earth and paid for our sins and we turn from our sinful ways we can be free. Romans 10:9
GOD
The day will come for us all when we stand before God. If we have accepted Jesus as our Savior then when God sees us he will not see our record of wrongs but rather Jesus' perfect record and acknowledge that the debt has been paid. We will then be welcomed into eternity with him. Psalm 32:1-2
