The word “gospel” is a compound word that simply means the “good-news”, yes, good news for you. This refers singularly to the good news that Jesus Christ has truly made peace between our God (our heavenly Father, Creator) and a sinful and fallen mankind (all of us).
That we (people), being wholly depraved in our own humanness - solely consumed about how all things can and will affect me and how I may affect all things - who are completely incapable of altering our own hearts toward this type of true purity, respond in humility to this great invitation presented before us.
So that we can stand in the holy presence of God Himself, with a new heart and with no condemnation at all (none what so ever) by placing our faith in the saving work of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ alone. Wow, that is really good news - and that this true light of salvation is to be found only in Him, through Him and is actually all for Him and for His purposes.
Understanding Reality
Many people have said that “they have tried all that” before, and “it did not work for them”, or just simply they say “they know of some other way” (maybe even a better way) to achieve access to god. It is precisely here that many people get derailed and that reality itself gets distorted.
The goal of my encouragement today is that we might see, hear and perceive what is real, that which is TRUE and then we can respond to it accurately. The fact that you were made, the reason why you are actually here at this specific time, and what you will do with this life has eternal significance.
Real Hope
There is real hope if I will leave behind what I have imagined to be so and others have redefined about real life; that which I think or feel is real; and then carefully examine life in its accurate form of what really is, so that my perception of reality is not distorted moving forward.
God has revealed to us, out of His great kindness and love for us, He had determined from before the world began to draw His children to Himself. In a show of His great compassion for us, God has chosen those whom He determines (calls) and gives them a very unique understanding and realization of sin.
The Best News of All
For those who are reading this message and have a sincere desire to know Him, to seek and to love Him, who realize their own faults and have a desire to repent of their sins, to be cleansed and forgiven from all sin, to obey His commandments and to be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ, this is the best news of all.
For if that truly is your desire, that means the Holy Spirit is drawing you and that your life is about to change in so many ways, for the good news of your life and your relationship with God will continue to grow, get better for you and all those around you, regardless of what circumstances you encounter, as you live it out in true reality.
Who is God?
Our God is sovereign; which means that He is in control of all things. Our God is eternal; He has always been in existence, from all eternity past and He will continue to be in existence through all eternity future. Our God is omnipotent; He is the source of all power. Our God is omnipresent; His presence is everywhere at all times. Our God is omniscient; He knows all things.
Our God is one God, and He alone is God. Although being one God, He has revealed Himself in three eternally distinct persons - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Our God is holy and pure; He is completely set apart from all that is human, natural and impure.
The Good News
Our God is loving and kind; which is identified in that He loves us too much to leave us in this desperate state without a remedy for our sin. So God our Father, has given of Himself to provide a remedy for our sinful condition, by sending His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die on a cross, on our behalf (as a substitute) and to fulfill the righteous requirement of death as a perfect and sinless substitute for us.
Jesus Christ, God the Son, took on a human flesh, He was born of a virgin, He lived the sinless life that we could never live and He showed us how to submit to God, trust God and how to live the Christian life in love for others. In love, Jesus kept entrusting Himself to God and endured suffering on our behalf, He even suffered and died on a cross to pay our sin debt. He was buried and on the third day rose from the dead, conquering sin and death for good, once and for all.
This truly is the good news for us who have believed. We cannot earn forgiveness by something that we have done in righteousness, but it is the free gift from God, by trusting in what Jesus Christ has already done for us by faith.
“So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy.”
— Romans 9:16
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It is my sincere desire that your life is completely changed by this gospel; for it is the power of God for salvation.
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