The Best News You Will Ever Hear
Almost everyone has heard the word Gospel. Far fewer can say what it means.
People use the word for a style of music and for almost any good idea about God. Churches sometimes use it for whatever they happen to be doing. But the word has a plain meaning. Gospel means good news. And news is not advice. Advice tells you what you should do. News tells you what has happened.
Here is what has happened. God's Son came into the world, died on a cross for our sins, was buried, and rose from the dead on the third day. Everyone who turns to Him and trusts Him alone is forgiven and has eternal life. That is the message. Nothing anyone ever tells you will matter more.
We believe salvation is God's free gift, received by repentance and faith in Jesus Christ alone. It is not earned by good works, and it is not given through any religious act. A message that saves has to be carried with care. If you change it, it no longer saves anyone.
The good news that Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day, so that everyone who trusts Him alone is forgiven and has eternal life, as a free gift from God.
If you already know Christ, this study will help you carry His message clearly. If you are not sure that you do, this study is for you more than anyone. Please read to the end. The last section is written to you.
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For Deeper Study
- All of GraceAmazon C. H. SpurgeonA short classic by the Victorian Baptist preacher, written to lead a seeker to Christ. Spurgeon was a Calvinist, but the book is a warm, plain call to trust Christ alone.
- Peace with GodAmazon Billy GrahamA Southern Baptist evangelist's plain explanation of sin, the cross, and new life, written for those who are searching.
- What Is the Gospel?Amazon Greg GilbertA short, clear book by a Reformed Baptist pastor, built around God, man, Christ, and response. We differ on election and on whom Christ died for.
- Health, Wealth & Happiness: Has the Prosperity Gospel Overshadowed the Gospel of Christ?Amazon David W. Jones and Russell S. WoodbridgeA short, clear biblical evaluation of prosperity teaching (2011).
- Foxe's Book of MartyrsAmazon John FoxeThe classic Protestant record of those who died for the faith, from the early church to the English Reformation.
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By Grace Through Faith
Salvation is the free gift of God, received by repentance and faith in Jesus Christ alone, not earned by works or conveyed by sacraments.
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