Jordan Patterson. Dr. Jones. May 4, 2017. New Testament.

In Chapter 3 of Speaking of Jesus, Carl Medearis says that if we do not really know what the gospel is then we will find ourselves having to explain Christianity. Instead of reaching out to people and showing Jesus, we put all our time and effort into defending our religion. It is like we are on teams and we try to get the most people on our side so we have the biggest team. Medearis put it like this, “In a way, we’re drawing a line in the sand and telling people, “You’re on that side, and you need to believe what I’m telling you in order to cross the line. Once you cross it, you’re saved.” (p.45).This is the kind of mentality of salvation that was also referenced in the introduction to the book. Christians tend to treat salvation like a check

We read about this in (Ephesians 1:19-21 NLT, as well as in Romans 6:4: “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).” In the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we see the clear demonstration of the power of the true God. (Ephesians 1:19-21) tells us that it is the power of our heavenly Father that raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Our salvation depends on our faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In (Romans 10:9, we are told how to be saved. It says that “if you confess with your mouth ‘Jesus is Lord’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be

The essential problem Wright identifies in the introduction can be documented most clearly in six ordinary, but unsatisfactory responses often provided by the church to the query "What are the Gospels all about?, ” which are: 1) teaching people how to go to Heaven, 2) recording Jesus's exclusive ethical teaching, 3) depicting Jesus as a moral prototype for the people, 4) exhibiting Jesus as the perfect sacrifice, 5) telling stories with which humans can recognize and then find direction, and 6) signifying Jesus's spirituality. While each of these answers contains a portion of truth, Wright contends they all fail to hold the heart of the Gospel accounts. According to Wright, “the gospels tell of Jesus who embodied the living God of Israel and whose cross and resurrection really did unveil and initiate the Kingdom of God.” Wright then claims that the kingdom is apart of a greater eschatological theology, which is concerned with what is believed to be the final events of history, or the definitive destiny of humanity.

My understanding of the gospel prior to this class was that God sent his only son to earth so that we may be forgiven of our sins. The gospel to me was also about Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. As I was growing up I also learned about the great commission. While I learned about the great commission I realized all Christians are required to go out and take the gospel and share it weather as a missionary in a foreign country or the work place such as a school teacher. I grew up in the church and went to a small private Christian school where I was immersed in the teaching of the gospel. The

We read about this in (Ephesians 1:19-21 NLT, as well as in Romans 6:4: “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).” In the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we see the clear demonstration of the power of the true God. (Ephesians 1:19-21) tells us that it is the power of our heavenly Father that raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Our salvation depends on our faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In (Romans 10:9, we are told how to be saved. It says that “if you confess with your mouth ‘Jesus is Lord’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be

The purpose of Matthew's gospel was to, "tell the story of how the coming of the Messiah has inaugurated a new phase in the history of God's people and to explain how they were expected to live in that new age." (Barr)

Summary: In the story The King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight, the author Scot McKnight took us as the readers step by step through his very own theological beliefs. Mr. McKnight focus through this reading was the questioning of what is the gospel and what are the major differences between Gospel culture and Salvation culture. Within this reading Scot McKnight’s thinking will have all that Christians rethinking what Christianity really is. This reading speaks on how we as people compare the word gospel with the word salvation but, both are two different terms that are expressed differently, and Scot McKnight goes through and explains why both are different. I believe this is a very controversial book because not all will agree with the author. One of the authors biggest arguments was that when many answer the question, “what the gospel is” they typically aren’t answering the question of what is the gospel but are more like presenting the plan of salvation. The King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight is a reading that will have you refocusing your mindset when it comes to Christianity. This book speaks on how we as people sometimes forget that life, death, and resurrection, and the assignation of Jesus Christ will always outweigh our personal salvation. This book covers how we as the Christian community have taken the gospel and made it into a plan of salvation as well as a method of persuasion but doing so with understanding a small portion of the gospel but not the full portion

Elad Gunya Professor Kevin Nguyen CST 301 July 4th, 2015 Chandler Response The book “Explicit Gospel” by Matthew Chandler join to the other great books that I know about the gospel, and about Christianity. In addition with other several gospel books, the book “Explicit Gospel” is a very useful book that has many admirable qualities that make this book to be a good one. The author uses a quote by Paul from the book of 1 Corinthians chapter 15: 1-4.

It was a veil gospel that was promised and announced to the people of Israel. To understand it, the people of Israel have to remove the veil through the understanding of different skills of language. In addition to skills of language, they have to understand the gospel in a threefold way such as the laws, the prophets, and the psalms. The laws are about God and our neighbors. The law teaches us to do good with both God and our neighbors.

Hi hi~ So my answer to the question: what does the gospel mean to me? / How is it good news to me?

After the crucifixion and rising of Jesus, the small group of disciples started going around and preaching about the gospel and the love of Jesus Christ throughout the territory. It only took a small group of men to spread the word of God throughout the world and the gospel message was simple: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) Many people believe that this is a fairytale because scientists cannot find true evidence of Gods bones in a tomb. People today need to see in order to believe but the apostles have hope and they want to spread it: "And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain." (Corinthians 15:14) But the spreading of faith was a great risk for these believers.

The term “gospel” literally means “good news” or “proclaiming good news” and it is frequently in the New Testament in both noun euangelion) and verb (euangelizo) terms (Bible Dictionary, 2003: 670). To Christians “gospel” refers to “good news” that Christ died to pay the penalty for our sin and that we become the children of God through believing in Him alone, in other words it means the good news of salvation for humanity.

There are so many wonderful things about the gospel and knowing that we serve a gracious and merciful God. To know that God sent his son down to earth to pay for our sins is an incredible gift and through the gospel we get to receive it in its entirety. Most people don’t understand the great love God has for us and everything he’s truly done for the greater good of his people and I hope that I can get more and more people closer to a relationship with God as I grow in my faith as well. Four things about the gospel that have stood out to me are that it connects us as humans to God through his son Jesus who is our savior, it is the “good news”, it is the truth, and it teaches us about God’s grace.

Looking at 2 Corinthians 5:14-21, the believer sees many important aspects like reconcile, conversion, regeneration, justification, substitution, and the nature of resurrection. Assuming, the person has been saved or born again in the family of God. The first of six tells about the nature of resurrection is when someone dies a physical death and instantly brought back to life with the face of Jesus in front of the individual. The power and proof of the resurrection was when Jesus appeared in different locations. The keys of death changed hands

Jesus said He is the only way to God (John 10:7-9; 14:6; Acts 4:12) because He is the truth that reveals who God is (John 1:14, 17; 18:37; Rev. 3:7; 19:11), and He alone possesses the life of God (John 1:4; 5:26; 11:25; 1 John 1; 5:20). This is the exclusivity of the gospel—that Jesus