The GospelThe Gospel

What is the Gospel?““What is the gospel? Before one can designate a thing What is the gospel? Before one can designate a thing as ‘another gospel’ he must be able to identify the as ‘another gospel’ he must be able to identify the original gospel. The gospel, by etymology, is good original gospel. The gospel, by etymology, is good news. It is not a system of doctrine, a philosophy of life news. It is not a system of doctrine, a philosophy of life or a code of ethics. It is good news about a person and or a code of ethics. It is good news about a person and what that person has done for us in our helpless, what that person has done for us in our helpless, hapless and hopeless condition. hapless and hopeless condition. It is not a message for It is not a message for the saved but for the lost. It is never addressed to the the saved but for the lost. It is never addressed to the church but to the world. It is designed to make church but to the world. It is designed to make believers instead of providing food for them.”believers instead of providing food for them.”

Carl KetchersideCarl Ketcherside““Another Gospel”, Another Gospel”, Twisted ScripturesTwisted Scriptures, pp, 4, 7-9, pp, 4, 7-9

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What is the Gospel?

The gospel “consisted of the life, death, burial, The gospel “consisted of the life, death, burial, resurrection, ascension, coronation and resurrection, ascension, coronation and glorification of Jesus.”glorification of Jesus.”

Mission MessengerMission Messenger, Dec. 1972, p. 180, Dec. 1972, p. 180

Not one apostolic letter is a part of the gospel of Not one apostolic letter is a part of the gospel of Christ…the Roman letter was not a part of the Christ…the Roman letter was not a part of the gospel...the letter to the Galatians was not a gospel...the letter to the Galatians was not a part of the gospel.”part of the gospel.”

Mission MessengerMission Messenger, Feb. 1973, p. 20, Feb. 1973, p. 20

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The Gospel…The Gospel…Is sound doctrine, 1 Tim 1:10-11Is sound doctrine, 1 Tim 1:10-11Is preached to Christians, Rom 1:15 Is preached to Christians, Rom 1:15

(1 Ths 2:9; 3:2) (1 Ths 2:9; 3:2)Does not exclude the epistles, Gal 2:2, 5Does not exclude the epistles, Gal 2:2, 5Can not overstate the importance of the Can not overstate the importance of the

gospel, Mark 16:15gospel, Mark 16:15

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The Gospel is God’s MessageThe Gospel is God’s Message

Good news of a Good news of a MessiahMessiah and and HisHis kingdomkingdom, Lk 2:10-11 (Matt 4:23; 24:14), Lk 2:10-11 (Matt 4:23; 24:14)

Good news of Good news of salvationsalvation through Jesus through Jesus Christ, 2 Ths 2:13-14Christ, 2 Ths 2:13-14

Good news of Good news of gracegrace available and available and obtained, Titus 2:11-12obtained, Titus 2:11-12

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The Gospel is Good News The Gospel is Good News About Jesus Christ About Jesus Christ (1 Cor 15:1-4)(1 Cor 15:1-4)

PreachedPreached, 1 Pet 1:12; 2 Pet 3:2; , 1 Pet 1:12; 2 Pet 3:2; 1 Cor 14:37 1 Cor 14:37

ReceivedReceived, Acts 18:8; 2:41 , Acts 18:8; 2:41 (2 Cor 11:4) (2 Cor 11:4)

StandStand, Rom 5:1-2; Col 2:6-7, Rom 5:1-2; Col 2:6-7

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The Gospel is Good News The Gospel is Good News About Jesus Christ About Jesus Christ (1 Cor 15:1-4)(1 Cor 15:1-4)

SavedSaved, Rom 1:16 (2 Ths 2:10); , Rom 1:16 (2 Ths 2:10); Jas 1:21; 1 Pet 1:22-25Jas 1:21; 1 Pet 1:22-25FactsFacts to believe, Jno 20:30-31 (Mk 1:1) to believe, Jno 20:30-31 (Mk 1:1)CommandsCommands to obey, Matt 7:21; 2 Ths 1:8 to obey, Matt 7:21; 2 Ths 1:8

(Gospel is “sound doctrine”, 1 Tim 1:10-11)(Gospel is “sound doctrine”, 1 Tim 1:10-11)–PromisesPromises to be received, Titus 1:2; Col 1:5 to be received, Titus 1:2; Col 1:5

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The Gospel is…The Gospel is…For the whole world, Mk 16:15-16; For the whole world, Mk 16:15-16;

Acts 10:34-35; Matt 28:18-20 Acts 10:34-35; Matt 28:18-20Alien sinners, Mk 16:15Alien sinners, Mk 16:15Christians, Rom 1:15; 16:25Christians, Rom 1:15; 16:25

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The Gospel is…The Gospel is…Nothing to be ashamed about, Rom 1:16 Nothing to be ashamed about, Rom 1:16

(1 Tim 2:4; Heb 5:9)(1 Tim 2:4; Heb 5:9)To be ashamed of the gospel is to be To be ashamed of the gospel is to be

ashamed of Christ, Mark 8:38ashamed of Christ, Mark 8:38To be ashamed of faithful brethren is to be To be ashamed of faithful brethren is to be

ashamed of the gospel, 2 Tim 1:8, 16ashamed of the gospel, 2 Tim 1:8, 16Boldly proclaim it, Eph 6:19 (2 Tim 4:2-5; Boldly proclaim it, Eph 6:19 (2 Tim 4:2-5;

Acts 20:20)Acts 20:20)

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The Gospel is…The Gospel is…The message of peaceThe message of peace

With With GodGod, Rom 5:1; Eph 2:16-18; , Rom 5:1; Eph 2:16-18; Rom 10:15, 16-21Rom 10:15, 16-21

With With manman, Eph 2:14-15 (Isa 11:6-10; , Eph 2:14-15 (Isa 11:6-10; 65:25)65:25)

With With selfself, Phil 4:4-7, Phil 4:4-7

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The Gospel…The Gospel…Must be obeyed, 2 Ths 1:8 (Matt 7: Must be obeyed, 2 Ths 1:8 (Matt 7:

24-27, 21)24-27, 21)Immediately, Acts 16:33; Heb 3:12-13Immediately, Acts 16:33; Heb 3:12-13Completely and always, Jas 1:22Completely and always, Jas 1:22

Profitable when mixed with faith, Heb 4:2; Profitable when mixed with faith, Heb 4:2; Rom 10:17Rom 10:17

Calls sinners to repentance, Acts 3:19; Calls sinners to repentance, Acts 3:19; 26:2026:20

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The Gospel…The Gospel…Endures foreEndures forever, 1 Pet 1:23-25ver, 1 Pet 1:23-25

Do not wait for a different message or Do not wait for a different message or a “more convenient season”, Gal 1:8-9; a “more convenient season”, Gal 1:8-9; Acts 24:25Acts 24:25

Will judge us in the last day, Heb 2:1-Will judge us in the last day, Heb 2:1-3 (Jno 12:48)3 (Jno 12:48)

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The Gospel of ChristThe Gospel of ChristPhil 1:27: Phil 1:27: Only let your conduct be Only let your conduct be

worthy of the worthy of the gospel of Christgospel of Christ, so that , so that whether I come and see you or am whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of mind striving together for the faith of the gospelthe gospel……

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