THE GOSPEL OF GOD

ROMANS 1:1

A. THE GOSPEL DEFINED
  1. Good tidings of great joy: Luke 2:10; Isa. 52:7
  2. The power of God unto salvation: Rom. 1:16; 16:25
B. THE GOSPEL IS SPOKEN OF IN THE BIBLE AS
  1. The gospel of God: 1 Thess. 2:9; 1 Tim. 1:11
  2. God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, the supreme gift of heaven: John 3:16; Rom. 8:31-33
  3. He reconciled the world unto Himself by Jesus Christ our Lord: 2 Cor. 5:18-21
  4. It is called the gospel of Jesus Christ: Mark 1:1; Rom. 15:19
    1. He is the author of our salvation - Heb. 12:2; Acts 4:12
    2. He is God's only means of salvation - 2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 4:17
  5. The gospel of grace: Acts 20:24; Eph. 2:7, 8
  6. The gospel of peace:
    1. It brings peace between a rebellious world and God - 2 Cor. 5:18-21; Rom. 5:1
    2. Christ made peace by taking the curse, which rested upon the world, upon himself - Gal. 3:13; Eph. 2:14
  7. The gospel of the kingdom: Matt. 4:23; 24:14
    1. It is the gospel of the kingdom because it announces the restoration of the kingdom of God through Jesus our Lord.
    2. It proclaims that the dominion lost through sin will be restored to the daughter of Zion - Mi. 4:8; Rev. 11:15
    3. It points to the fulfillment of God's original plan of complete restoration of the world to Himself by Jesus Christ - Eph. 1:1-14
  8. The gospel of our salvation:
    1. It proclaims God's means to save us from sin - Matt. 1:21
    2. It makes known God's method of saving us from the power of sin - Rom. 1:16; Acts 26:18-20
  9. The everlasting gospel:
    1. It is God's final invitation to sinners to come to the great supper - Luke 14:16-25; 2 Cor. 6:1-3
    2. Announcing the Hour of God's judgment - Rev. 14:6-8
    3. Proclaiming the fall of Babylon - Rev. 14:8, 9
    4. Warns against the worship of the beast, his image, and the mark of his name - Rev. 13:11-17; 14:9-11
C. THE GOSPEL OF GOD IS THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION
  1. It saves us from the guilt of sin: Mark 2:1-11; Rom. 8:1
  2. It offers complete pardon to the penitent sinner: Isa. 55:7; Mi. 7:18, 19
  3. It brings peace to troubled hearts: Col. 1:20; Rom. 5:1; Eph. 2:14; 2 Cor. 5:18-21
  4. It sets us free from the enslaving power of sin: Acts 26:18; Rom. 6:14-16, 17
  5. And finally, it delivers us from the eternal consequences of sin:
    1. Think of what that means to all who have sowed the seed of lawlessness which should bring a harvest judgment upon the guilty - Gal. 6:7-9
    2. But a merciful God promises to the penitent sinner that He will forever blot out all his sin - Mi. 7:18, 19; Isa. 44:22
    3. He will not bring the former things into remembrance - Rev. 21:1; 22:3


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