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The Gospel

The Gospel is a message of good news.  As God’s specially made creation, we were designed to live a relationship of perfect harmony with Him and each other.  Our desire to cast Him off and be superior to each other and even God Himself comes from our own rebellion against our Maker.  Our desires separate us from these harmonious relationships.  God desires that we listen to His message, grasp it, and live as He intended us to.  This is possible through what God has done on our behalf.  Only through Jesus Christ’s finished work can we, even as rebellious as we are, enjoy the peace and harmony of being reunited to God and each other.  The good news is that God has begun to help us by making the offer of forgiveness, reconciliation, and life to those who will accept it.  The Gospel is a message of good news.  
  
Here are some Bible verses that tell the message of the Good News:

  • The Gospel is good news  - Matthew 4:23, Romans 10:15
  • In God's presence is joy  - Psalm 16:11
  • People were right with God and each other - Genesis 2:18-25
  • God loves people  - Romans 5:8-10, I John 4:9-10, John 3:16-18
  • God wants people to have awesome lives – John 10:10
  • God desires you to be right with Him  - 1 Timothy 2:3-4
  • God desires to provide for you  -  Matthew 6:25-33
  • Sin separates us from God and each other  - Matthew 25:41-46,  James 4:1-3
  • Sin has consequences  - John 3:36, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23a, Matthew 25:41 & 46
  • Everyone has sinned  - Romans 3:23, 1 Kings 8:46, Ecclesiastes 7:20
  • God is full of mercy  - Luke 6:36, Nehemiah 9:17
  • God is just  - Deuteronomy 32:4, Isaiah 45:21
  • God requires repentance  - Acts 17:29-31, Acts 3:16-21, Mark 1:14 & 15, Acts 20:20 & 21
  • Hell was not created to punish us  - Matthew 25:41, Revelation 20:10
  • Heaven is promised to those who are right with God - Romans 6:23
  • A life in relationship to God - 1 John 1:1-4
  • God’s mercy is meant to lead people to repentance - Romans 2:4
  • Our offenses are punishable by death - Romans 3:23
  • Jesus is the only way to God - John 14:6
  • God offers, as a gift, eternal life - Romans 6:23, Matthew 25:46
  • To have eternal life is to know Jesus - John 17:3
  • Forgiveness is a gift received by faith  - Ephesians 2:1-9
  • Jesus died, in our place, so that we could live - 1 Timothy 1:15, 2 Corinthians 5:20-21, Isaiah 52:13-53:12
  • Ask Him to be forgiven  - Romans 10:9-13, Romans 4:20-25
  • Accept Jesus as your King - John 1:12-13
  • Fellowship with God restored - Revelation 21:3-4
  • People can live in harmony again - Acts 2:42-47