And he said unto them, go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:15-16 (KJV)
The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is called the good news. It comes from the Greek word “euaggelion” which means, the good message. It is this good news that Jesus instructed us to go and preach. It is this good news that when men express faith or believe it, they are saved. Men are condemned by their unbelief in this good news. There is many news that can be termed as good in a different context but none of this good news has eternal value or saves a man from eternal destruction. There is only one message or news that saves men. This good news or message is called the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is also called the gospel of peace. It is the desire of God that all men hear this good news. The question then is, what is this good news, which is also called, the gospel of Christ?
The gospel of Christ is not the eradication of unemployment or poverty. It is not the achievement of universal health care. It is not raising the best politicians and businessmen. It is not becoming a good wife or husband. It is not about raising morally perfect people. Though all these are good, they are not the gospel of Christ. The gospel of Christ is universal. This means it’s not for some selected disadvantaged people in life. It is the good news everybody needs. The rich and the poor, the young and the old, the European and the African, the educated and the none educated, the healthy and the sick, the morally upright and the evil person. It is a universal solution to a universal problem of man. Money, health, employment, and family life are not the universal problem of men. Some people are without these problems.
The good news is that man can receive forgiveness of sins, man can have eternal life, man can be a child of God, and the Spirit of God can live in a man. These things were made available freely by the work Jesus did in His death and resurrection for us. All that is required of men is to receive them by believing on Jesus as the Christ who was crucified and resurrected for us according to what the prophets said from the beginning of time and was documented in the scriptures. Faith in what Christ has done is receiving all that was made available for us. This is the best news and the good news all men must hear. The greatest blessing in life is to receive forgiveness of sins. The most important experience in life is to be born again and the best decision any man can make while alive is to believe the gospel of Christ. This is over the top good news of all time, the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
CONFESSION: I have heard and believed the gospel of Christ. I am therefore saved from sin.
Fountain! Stay connected to Jesus the Ultimate Source of Life to bear much fruits today and forever. The journey continues and the MISSION is still the SAME. Engaging in Compelling OPPORTUNITIES to make the world a different place:- a better place.
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