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1 | What is the "Gospel of the Kingdom?" | Matt 4:23 | Ex32 | 197405 | ||
What is the "Gospel of the Kingdom?" | ||||||
2 | What is the "Gospel of the Kingdom?" | Matt 4:23 | DocTrinsograce | 197406 | ||
Hi, Ex32... The gospel is, literally, the good news of salvation. Here's a very succinct explanation by James I. Packer, answering the question of how to be saved: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. To the further question, 'What does it mean to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ?' its reply is: it means knowing oneself to be a sinner, and Christ to have died for sinners; abandoning all self-righteousness and self-confidence, and casting oneself wholly upon Him for pardon and peace; and exchanging one's natural enmity and rebellion against God for a spirit of grateful submission to the will of Christ through the renewing of one's heart by the Holy Ghost. And to the further question still, 'How am I to go about believing on Christ and repenting, if I have no natural ability to do these things? it answers: look to Christ, speak to Christ, cry to Christ, just as you are; confess your sin, your impenitence, your unbelief, and cast yourself on His mercy; ask Him to give you a new heart, working in you true repentance and firm faith; ask Him to take away your evil heart of unbelief and to write His law within you, that you may never henceforth stray from Him." I like what Ra McLaughlin wrote on this topic: "There are many ways to summarize the gospel. Of course it includes personal elements, but at its core it is the gospel of the kingdom of God. That is, the gospel is the good news that God is restoring creation, making it fit to be his kingdom. God is extending his royal reign to earth, and redeeming humanity to be his royal priesthood. He is redeeming humanity by forgiving the sins of those who repent and have faith in Him. This forgiveness is offered on the basis of the atoning death of Jesus Christ. When we repent and plead for salvation on the grounds of Jesus’ death, God begins to apply to us the benefits of Jesus’ death, including justification and eternal life. The goal of our Christian lives is to glorify God our king, and to live as joyful, happy people in his kingdom. Life on earth can be hard and difficult for believers, but we look forward to the day when God will finish the gospel work he started, making a new heaven and new earth, and giving us glorified bodies and complete freedom from the presence of sin so that we can live eternally and reign with him." In Him, Doc |
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3 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | 00123 | 224502 | ||
Dear fellow Christians, When we see the four books of Gospel, the good news of the Kingdom of Heaven (or Kingdom of God) Jesus Messiah proclaimed emphasizes not only believing in Jesus but “mainly” the obedience to God’s Word. The modern Protestant church is stuck to justification by faith but ignores sanctification not necessarily theoretically but practically. This tradition produces more nominal Christians, hindering growth in true religion. We hear but do not practice or obey God’s Word. Do you agree with me that the Gospel Jesus preached was to urge us to live a life obeying God’s Word rather than to merely accept Jesus as the Savior? |
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4 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | findrichard | 224505 | ||
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