Over the last few weeks, we have been exploring, “What is the Gospel?” We’ve allowed Paul, in 1 Corinthians 15, to outline and answer that question for us. Now it’s time to summarize and wrap up our series by discussing the final piece of the Gospel story. What does...
Last week, in Part 5 of our “What is the Gospel” series, we noted that God currently reigns as King; but the Father does so indirectly through the mediating work of one appointed man, Jesus the Christ. Someday though, Jesus will give the rule and reign over to the...
We have come to the part of our “What is the Gospel” series that is typically overlooked when modern Christians present the “Gospel.” We talk about Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection, but often leave out any serious discussion of the kingdom; if we...
When modern Christians teach people the Gospel, we typically begin by trying to convince them they have a problem about which they are blissfully unaware. We try to teach them that their biggest problem is, “God is angry with you and will soon punish you forever.” In...
Sadly, many of us have accepted a version of the Gospel which emphasizes spiritual things over physical things. Somewhere along the line, Christians started following in the footsteps of Greek philosophers like Plato, accepting the idea that our physical bodies are a...
