1 / 9

God’s Power to Save

This study delves into the essence of the Gospel, exploring what it truly means and the core components that define it. "Gospel" translates to good news, encompassing historical facts such as the divinity of Jesus, the need for repentance, and the importance of baptism. Beyond facts, it emphasizes the commands of obedience and daily Christian responsibilities, underscoring the necessity of warnings about apostasy and future judgment. Ultimately, it highlights the promises of peace, forgiveness, and eternal hope. Will you accept the Gospel's call today?

rocio
Download Presentation

God’s Power to Save

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. God’s Power to Save A Study of What Is In the Gospel

  2. What is the Gospel? • “Gospel” means good news; glad tidings • Do we know what is in the gospel? • Do we all preach the same gospel?

  3. Facts to Believe • Preaching the gospel includes preaching historical facts that must be confronted, admitted, and believed (Rom. 1:1-4; 1 Cor. 15:1-8) • This includes believing Jesus is the divine Son of God (Mk. 1:14-15; 16:16-15; Acts 15:7; Rom. 1:16; 10:9-10) and believing in the D-B-R of Jesus (2 Tim. 2:8) • These facts were confirmed by eyewitness testimony and miracles (Rom. 15:19)

  4. Commands to Obey • Preaching the gospel includes preaching obedience to commands (Rom. 10:16; 1 Pet. 4:17) • This includes repentance (Mk. 1:14-15; Acts 14:15; 17:30) and baptism (Mk. 16:15-16; Acts 8:35; 10:48) • The commands relate to the facts discussed earlier: the D-B-R of Jesus is a “form” or pattern for us today (Rom. 6:3-5,17)

  5. Responsibilities to Fulfill • Preaching the gospel includes preaching daily Christian responsibilities (Rom. 1:15; Eph. 6:15) • This includes suffering for it (Mk. 8:35; 10:29; 2 Tim. 1:8; Philemon 13), standing in it (1 Cor. 15:2), not changing it (2 Cor. 11:4; Gal. 1:6-7), defending it (Gal. 2:5,14; Phil. 1:17), speaking it boldy (Eph. 6:19), supporting it (Phil. 1:5-12; 4:15), and daily living it (Phil. 1:27; self, home, local church, society)

  6. Warnings to Heed • Preaching the gospel includes warnings that must be feared and heeded (2 Thess. 1:8-9) • This includes warnings about present apostasy (Heb. 2:1-2; 4:1-11) and future judgment (Acts 24:25)

  7. Promises to Enjoy • Preaching the gospel includes preaching promises of good things (Rom. 10:15; 2 Pet. 1:3-4) • This includes the promise of peace (Eph. 2:17), forgiveness (Eph. 3:6), heaven (Col. 1:5), hope (Col. 1:23; 1 Pet. 1:3-4), and immortality (2 Tim. 1:8)

  8. The Devil Blinds Men to the Gospel2 Corinthians 4:3-4 • He turns reasonable belief into doubtful disbelief • He turns humble obedience into prideful disobedience • He turns zealous activity into cold apathy • He turns respectful fear into false security • He turns joyful hope into dark despair

  9. The Gospel Call Today2 Thessalonians 2:14 • The gospel call includes facts, commands, responsibilities, warnings, and promises • To accept this call we need reason (facts), humility (commands), zeal (responsibilities), fear (warnings), and motivation (promises) • Will you accept the gospel call today?

More Related