What the Bible says about Gospel of God
(From Forerunner Commentary)

John 12:49-50 Where did Christ's message originate? Jesus spoke only what His Father in heaven told Him to speak! Thus, our Messiah, Jesus Christ, was a Messenger from God the Father, bringing the message of God's plan for all mankind, the message of the New Covenant (Malachi 3:1). The gospel of God, the gospel of Jesus, and the gospel of the Kingdom are the same gospel! It originated in God, was proclaimed by His Son, and tells of the coming rule of God and our part in it! Richard T. Ritenbaugh The True Gospel Related Topics: God's Plan | Gospel | Gospel of Christ | Gospel of God | Gospel of the Kingdom of God | Gospel Revealing God's Purpose | Jesus Christ as Messenger | Jesus Christ as Messiah | Kingdom of God | Kingdom of God, Gospel of the

2 Corinthians 4:3 Paul claimed the gospel as his or the apostles'. In another place, he puts it more directly, "that if my gospel. . . ." He is saying that he preaches exactly the same message as Jesus Christ did. In other words, there was a clear transference, into Scripture, from the message of Christ to the original twelve and then to Paul (by Christ directly; see the inference in Galatians 1:16). Paul then claims it as his own because it was now in him. He was living it and delivering it—now it was his gospel. When he preached, people were truly converted to the true faith. In other places, people like John say basically the same thing, for instance, in I John 1:1-5. He opens the epistle by saying, "This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you" (verse 5). He was speaking either in the royal "we" or including the other apostles as having and preaching the same message. At the time, Gnosticism was devastating the true church because it appealed to the carnality within people, and John was attempting to steer them back to the true gospel. John W. Ritenbaugh The Wisdom of Men and Faith Related Topics: Gnosticism | Gospel | Gospel as Witness | Gospel of Christ | Gospel of God | Gospel, A Different | Gospel, Perversion of

2 Corinthians 5:18-19 Part of the responsibility of the church of God in preaching the gospel around the world is to inform mankind how they can be reconciled to God. In many cases, people do not even know they are separated from God. However, all have been separated from Him, and all need to be reconciled to God through the redemption offered in Christ's payment for sin. To do this, we must also proclaim what sin is, as many are equally ignorant of what constitutes sin. Doing this enables them to judge their need for reconciliation through Jesus Christ. Preaching the gospel is not just about the Kingdom of God but includes many attendant features that flesh out understanding necessary for establishing communion with God. John W. Ritenbaugh The Offerings of Leviticus (Part Six): The Sin Offering Related Topics: Gospel | Gospel as Power of God to Salvation | Gospel of Christ | Gospel of God | Gospel Revealing God's Purpose | Gospel, Preached to the World | Gospel, Preaching | Preaching the Gospel | Reconciliation | Reconciliation with God | Reconciliation, Ministry of | Relationship with Christ | Relationship with God

 

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