GOSPEL MESSAGE 2: THE BAD NEWS
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Gospel Message
a) The word “Gospel” means ‘good news’. According to Vine’s, “…it denotes the “good tidings” of the kingdom of God and of salvation through Christ, to be received by faith, on the basis of His expiatory death, His burial, resurrection, and ascension…” When most of us think of ‘good news’ we do not think about death, or burials. Why are these things considered to be ‘good tidings’ according to the Bible?
2. The Bad News
a) God had given mankind (Adam/Eve) free will, the ability to choose. Satan, in the form of a serpent, tempted the first humans to doubt God, and they chose to disbelieve, and disobey, God. This resulted in the dissolution of the intimate relationship they had with Him.
b) Adam and Eve’s rebellion brought sin into the world (Romans 5:12). This sin separated us from God and brought God’s judgment upon all mankind (Romans 3:23). What God created as a perfect paradise, sin had corrupted. What a tragedy. This selfish, sinful nature inhabits all who are born into this world to this day.
c) But God had a plan to remedy this problem.
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1. Gospel Message a) The word “Gospel” means ‘good news’. According to Vine’s, “…it denotes the “good tidings” of the kingdom of God and of salvation through Christ, to be received by faith, on the basis of His expiatory death, His burial, resurrection, and ascension…” When most of us think of ‘good news’ we do not think about death, or burials. Why are these things considered to be ‘good tidings’ according to the Bible?
2. The Bad News
a) God had given mankind (Adam/Eve) free will, the ability to choose. Satan, in the form of a serpent, tempted the first humans to doubt God, and they chose to disbelieve, and disobey, God. This resulted in the dissolution of the intimate relationship they had with Him.
b) Adam and Eve’s rebellion brought sin into the world (Romans 5:12). This sin separated us from God and brought God’s judgment upon all mankind (Romans 3:23). What God created as a perfect paradise, sin had corrupted. What a tragedy. This selfish, sinful nature inhabits all who are born into this world to this day.
c) But God had a plan to remedy this problem.
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