GOSPEL MESSAGE 5: WHAT THE GOSPEL MEANS TO US
(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. What The “Gospel” Means To Us
a) The Bible warns us clearly, and repeatedly, that God will one day judge each of us, “…because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead” (Acts 17:31).
b) We will be judged by what our response to Jesus has been. Consider this sobering passage from 2 Thessalonians concerning the coming judgment, “…when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might” (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9). Read that passage again, it is a sobering reality.
c) Those who have turned from their sin, turned to God, and trusted Jesus’ payment on the cross will live eternally with Him in paradise, while those who have rejected His lordship will be consigned to an existence of eternal punishment (Matthew 25:46).
d) Jesus paid for our sins so that, if we believe in Him, we will be restored to a right relationship with God (Romans 10:8-13). We will be able to enjoy the same intimacy with God that Adam and Eve enjoyed before they chose to disobey Him. Our sins will be forgiven, we will no longer be under the judgment of God, and we will be able to live the full life that God has planned for each and every one of us.
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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. What The “Gospel” Means To Us
a) The Bible warns us clearly, and repeatedly, that God will one day judge each of us, “…because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead” (Acts 17:31).
b) We will be judged by what our response to Jesus has been. Consider this sobering passage from 2 Thessalonians concerning the coming judgment, “…when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might” (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9). Read that passage again, it is a sobering reality.
c) Those who have turned from their sin, turned to God, and trusted Jesus’ payment on the cross will live eternally with Him in paradise, while those who have rejected His lordship will be consigned to an existence of eternal punishment (Matthew 25:46).
d) Jesus paid for our sins so that, if we believe in Him, we will be restored to a right relationship with God (Romans 10:8-13). We will be able to enjoy the same intimacy with God that Adam and Eve enjoyed before they chose to disobey Him. Our sins will be forgiven, we will no longer be under the judgment of God, and we will be able to live the full life that God has planned for each and every one of us.
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