What Would YOU Say?
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I don't believe that the "entire gospel" can be presented in one sentence, unless it is ridiculously long.
That being said...
"God our Creator loved humans so much that He sent His only son to pay the death penalty for our sin, and to rise again to life, and by trusting in Him we may have hope for the same."
That being said...
"God our Creator loved humans so much that He sent His only son to pay the death penalty for our sin, and to rise again to life, and by trusting in Him we may have hope for the same."
“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
Hello @ThereRoseaLamb, that's a tough one, but I think Romans 6:23 might work. That said, I believe that the most concise statement of the Gospel message is this: "Jesus Christ and Him crucified" (1 Corinthians 2:2).
God bless you!!
~Deuteronomy
God bless you!!
~Deuteronomy
Romans 6
23 The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
.In Matthew 4:15-23, Jesus began his ministry with the Gospel message to repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand, which was a light to the Gentiles, and the Mosaic Law was how his audience knew what sin is (Romans 3:20), so repenting from our disobedience to it is a central part of the Gospel of the Kingdom/Grace, which Paul also taught based on the Mosaic Law (Acts 14:21-22, 20:24-25, 28:23).
I would agree with what you said. But sometimes we have a small window to reach a person. It's an interesting thing to think about, what would you say if you had a moment in time to reach someone. Great answer!
I have friends in the business of responding to emergencies in different ways. I have never asked but think if you were in that situation and you had a few moments to lead someone to the Lord. You also have a great answer, the simplicity of it that a child can understand. God bless you too brother!
John 3:16.
We are all so familiar with it. And have studied it and debated it......The true message of it gets lost.
But to an unbeliever that is seeking......It is life changing.
They can see the simple and straight forward truth in it........We have analyzed it to death.....the simple straight forward message gets lost in many believers.
Kingdom gospel - Trust that Jesus is Messiah
Joh_8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
Grace gospel - Trust that Jesus died for your sins
1Co 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
1Co 15:2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
1Co 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
1Co 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Joh_8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
Grace gospel - Trust that Jesus died for your sins
1Co 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
1Co 15:2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
1Co 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
1Co 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
That's a great point. We tend to talk Christianese to people. Especially those of us who have been on the road so long. We must always make the message clear and simple. Jesus came to save whosoever will, shall have everlasting life.
God definitely loves us all, otherwise Son would not have gone to that cross at all. he would have agreed with Peter and not restored Mslchus's ear and went willingly to be crucified
One sentence? Jesus himself spent 3 years preaching and people still don't get it and you think one sentence for any of us will have an impact? There is a quote attributed to St Francis Assisi that goes, "Preach the gospel at all times and when necessary use words." People are more influenced by actions than words. Interesting......
The Bible is about the revelation and glorification of God through the magnification of Christ for the furtherance of God's kingdom in all the earth.
Ok, so you're on the side of the road with someone who has had an accident. You want to make sure they know about heaven, you're going to be the last person they speak to before they cross into eternity. You're going to have to use words to tell them about Jesus.
I would love to come up with something to the effect of Schwarzenegger yelling, "Run tuda choppah!"
Ruuun! Go! .... Get to da choppah!
And when they look at me like... what?
I'd be like, "Jesus. I'm talking about Jesus. He'll raise you up with Him."
And when they look at me like... what?
I'd be like, "Jesus. I'm talking about Jesus. He'll raise you up with Him."
What words did the Samaritan use?
So that begs a new question, what are some ways we can share the Gospel without words in our everyday world?