Gospel

Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me. - What precisely was Jesus saying about Himself?

1. Way - We come to God through Him

2. Truth - We learn the truth about God through Him

3. Life - We receive the life of God through Him

Regardless of how religious a person may be, how much they study, how much they pray, how much they desire God, how good they are, how much good they do, it is impossible to find another Way to God, or to know the Truth about God or to experience the Life of God apart from Christ Jesus.

When you couple this profound statement by our Lord with this one:

Come unto me, all you that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls. - you have the Gospel.

And the Gospel is the Power of God unto Salvation.

When we share the unadulterated Gospel , the Holy Spirit takes our words and performs the supernatural work of conversion.

Be direct. Be clear. Be unapologetic. Be Light in the Darkness around you.

20200619 - `Things` By reducing the Gospel to just `being saved from hell" we have disemboweled it of its power to transform this life and produce wealth in the lives of believers. What exactly did Jesus mean by "all these things" and " Abundant Life"?

In Christ we are children of Creator God who owns all things, who made Christ heir of all things, who has made us co-heirs with Him. Change your thinking, change your life.

Socialism promises `things` and makes converts. Jesus promised `things` through connection with the creator of all `things`. They are beating us at our own game!

Preach and teach the whole Gospel!

Jesus came preaching repentance. Repentance from what? The sin of unbelief.

The Jews had a wrong understanding of God and so did not believe God.

Jesus is the Truth about God.

There was considerable misunderstanding of God reflected in the Old Testament, even by the men of God. Jesus said that we have to search the scriptures (when He said this, the Old Testament was the only scripture) looking for the references of Him. And it was those references that enabled them to find eternal life.

Repent of wrong theology and believe the Gospel and only the Gospel.
   ➛ The Old Covenant was not good news.
   ➛ The New Covenant is good news.

A Gospel of Power by Barry Bennett Expect the power of God and miracles in your life! Your intense anticipation of His goodness is the fertile ground for faith to receive miracles! The true gospel is the power of God. Lifeless religion will leave people creating doctrinal excuses for their powerless lives. Don’t be an unbelieving believer!

1. Signs should follow the Word.
And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.

2. Preaching grace should produce signs and wonders.
Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

3. To fully preach the gospel, signs and wonders should be evident.
Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

4. Signs are the fruit of hearing the Word and faith being born in the hearts of the listeners.
He therefore that ministers to you the Spirit, and works miracles among you, does He it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Legalism won’t produce signs and wonders. The true gospel will.

5. When we hear Him, healing will come. This requires that we hear the true Word of God, and that we give attention to that Word.
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

6. Healing is the nature of the Word.
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.