Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel.
2 Timothy 2:7 (NIV)
Gospel means “Good News”
“By this gospel you are saved”
1 Corinthians 15:2 (NIV)
“For God so loved the world that He gave His Only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not Perish but have Everlasting Life.”
John 3:16 (KJV)
GRASPING GOD’S PASSION CAN SECURE MY ETERNAL DESTINY…
IF I ACKNOWLEDGE GOD’S GREAT PASSION “God SO loved the world...”
“God showed how much He loved us by sending His only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through Him. This is real love…He sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.”
1 John 4:9-10 (NLT)
“What an incredible quality of love the Father has shown us, that we would [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God!”
1 John 3:1 (Amp)
I pray that you and all God’s holy people will have the power to understand the greatness of Christ’s love. I pray that you can understand how wide and how long and how high and how deep that love is.
Ephesians 3:18 (ICB)
2. IF I APPRECIATE GOD’S GREAT PRESENT “that He GAVE His only begotten Son...”
“Out of sheer generosity God put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we’re in and restored us to where He always wanted us to be. And He did it by means of Jesus Christ. God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the world to clear that world of sin.”
Romans 3:24-25a (Message)
“When we were unable to help ourselves, at the right time, Christ died for us, although we were living against God.”
Romans 5:6 (NCV)
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin,[a] so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT)
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God
Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)
3. IF I ACCEPT GOD’S GREAT PROPOSAL “that WHOEVER BELIEVES in Him...”
“For the free gift of eternal salvation is now being offered to everyone.”
Titus 2:11(LB)
“In this new Life one’s nationality or race or education or social position is unimportant; such things mean nothing. Whether a person has Christ is what matters, and He is equally available to all.”
Colossians 3:11 (LB)
The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come!” Everyone who hears this must also say, “Come!” Come, whoever is thirsty; accept the water of life as a gift, whoever wants it.
Revelation 2:17 (GNT)
4. IF I ACTUALIZE GOD’S GREAT PROMISE “should not perish but have
EVERLASTING LIFE!”
… we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles in behalf of His name,
Romans 1:5 (NASV)
He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 1:8 (NIV)
What a God we have! … Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven, and the future starts now!”
1 Peter 1:3-4 (Message)
“So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah! Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do? ”Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away[h]—all who have been called by the Lord our God.” Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”
Acts 2:36-40 (NLT)
Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.
Romans 6:3-5 (NIV)
“Open your eyes and see how good God is!”
Psalms 34:8 (Message)