what is the gospel?

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waynebo59

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Matthew Mark, Luke and John are called the Gospels because they are essentially the accounts of Christ's coming (virgin birth), living
according to the law, dying , buried, Rising from the dead and ascending into heaven. The Epistles do the explaining of those actions and what they mean for us.
Again I agree 100%
 
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ELECT

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Hmmmm... Is this a trick question?... One of those, separating the wheat from the chaff, kinda' things?... All kidding aside, it is a loaded one!... But hear it goes... In short, “the Gospel” is the sum total of the saving truth as God has communicated it to us, revealed in the person of His Son and the Holy Scriptures, the Bible... Ta'daaaahh....
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Is the gospel of peace everlasting ? why is the gospel the angel have everlasting ? will the gospel of the grace of God cease to exist ?
 
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Humiliatus

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ok... I take back the "Ta'daaaahh" thing... I misspelled something :(... "hear" should be "here"
 

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IMO, the Gospel is the proclamation that the fellowship that mankind enjoyed with God in the garden before Adam sinned by eating the forbidden fruit, can be restored by trusting in (and only in) Jesus' substitutionary sacrifice on the cross.
 

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"13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross." Col. 1:13-20
 

crossnote

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This is nice also...

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
(2Co 5:18-21)
 
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jaybird88

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Matthew Mark, Luke and John are called the Gospels because they are essentially the accounts of Christ's coming (virgin birth), living according to the law, dying , buried, Rising from the dead and ascending into heaven. The Epistles do the explaining of those actions and what they mean for us.
what do the Epistles explain that Jesus didnt already teach?
 
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atwhatcost

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All this and I honestly thought Jesus IS the gospel. Not what we do. What he did/does.
 
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when Jesus sent out the 12 he instructed them to teach the gospel, is this the same as the everlasting gospel?
His exact words of instruction are "proclaim the kingdom of God" is this the same as the gospel?
The definite article (ho) The points to what is known...the scripture I quoted in Revelation is identified with the word THE...draw your own conclusion......
 
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Humiliatus

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Is the gospel of peace everlasting ? why is the gospel the angel have everlasting ? will the gospel of the grace of God cease to exist ?
Is the gospel of peace everlasting?
Why is the gospel the angel have, everlasting?
Will the gospel of the grace of God cease to exist?


The questions you asked are based, I take it, on Revelations 14 … They are questions of a “philosophical, paradoxical quagmire” which are highly debatable… Worked in enough Christian Universities and Seminary programs to recognize the mentality of the questions devised… They are written for debate, but not by you!

But as you asked here is my answer;


Gospels = Jesus Christ = Everlasting + Eternal


Or


Now that being said, my answer is not up for debate. I will not question or debate my faith or my beliefs with philosophical questions… they are for philosophers and sages of which I am neither!


God Bless!
 
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IMO, the Gospel is the proclamation that the fellowship that mankind enjoyed with God in the garden before Adam sinned by eating the forbidden fruit, can be restored by trusting in (and only in) Jesus' substitutionary sacrifice on the cross.
Most succinctly worded.
 
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Is the gospel of peace everlasting?
Why is the gospel the angel have, everlasting?
Will the gospel of the grace of God cease to exist?


The questions you asked are based, I take it, on Revelations 14 … They are questions of a “philosophical, paradoxical quagmire” which are highly debatable… Worked in enough Christian Universities and Seminary programs to recognize the mentality of the questions devised… They are written for debate, but not by you!

But as you asked here is my answer;


Gospels = Jesus Christ = Everlasting + Eternal


Or


Now that being said, my answer is not up for debate. I will not question or debate my faith or my beliefs with philosophical questions… they are for philosophers and sages of which I am neither!


God Bless!
Yes, ma'am! :)
 
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KennethC

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what is the gospel? many might say good news so whats the good news? i have always believed it was the teachings of Jesus, pretty simple but some have different views.

Yes the teachings of Jesus are essential in the gospel of Christ for He tells us how to receive remission of sins through Him that reconciles us back to God.

Without that remission of sins nobody would see the kingdom of heaven, and Jesus Himself said those who believe in Him are those who's foundation of faith is built on Him by doing what He said. The doing part can not be taken away from faith as Jesus said and showed three parts to believing in Him: Coming to Him, hearing what He said, and then doing what He said.
 
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Wouldn't most succinctly be,

"Jesus saves"? ;)
Perhaps not, when you consider that what Jesus taught was "The Kingdom of God", and this statement doesn't include that.
 

crossnote

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All this and I honestly thought Jesus IS the gospel. Not what we do. What he did/does.
Is the gospel of peace everlasting?
Why is the gospel the angel have, everlasting?
Will the gospel of the grace of God cease to exist?


The questions you asked are based, I take it, on Revelations 14 … They are questions of a “philosophical, paradoxical quagmire” which are highly debatable… Worked in enough Christian Universities and Seminary programs to recognize the mentality of the questions devised… They are written for debate, but not by you!

But as you asked here is my answer;


Gospels = Jesus Christ = Everlasting + Eternal


Or


Now that being said, my answer is not up for debate. I will not question or debate my faith or my beliefs with philosophical questions… they are for philosophers and sages of which I am neither!


God Bless!
Jesus may be the Good News now but He will be Bad News then...

Revelation 1:14-16 (KJV)
14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

Revelation 19:11-16 (KJV)
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Revelation 20:11-15 (KJV)
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
 
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the gospel of the comming kingdom of God on earth.


31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass,
know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
 
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the gospel of the comming kingdom of God on earth.


31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass,
know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
Right on!........