The Gospel
For the Wages of Sin Is death,
but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23, ESV
Exploring Bible Verses on the Gospel
God is the moral lawgiver.
Understanding Sin, Salvation, and Servanthood Through Christ.
God delivers the Law in the first five books of the Bible, establishing that He is the creator of the heavens, the earth, and everything within them (Genesis 1-2; see also Psalm 146:6-9). As the creator of all things, God defines what is good and evil, as well as right and wrong, but he allows mankind to choose whether they will obey his lawsIn Genesis 4, we see that the first people He created committed evil by disobeying God’s specific instructions. They were warned about the consequences of their disobedience, yet they chose to ignore it, resulting in sin entering the world.
What is Sin?
The Bible defines sin as anything that goes against God’s Laws. God’s Law is good, perfect, and just, reflecting His own nature. Throughout the Scriptures, God communicates to the people the outcomes of both obedience and disobedience. Because God is holy, He cannot coexist with sin, and sin must be punished (Habakkuk 1:13). The Law outlines the consequences of sin, and the punishment for these transgressions involved a bloody and gruesome sacrifice made at the altar. The punishment of sin is death!
The Old Testament points to Jesus.
God promises to save His people not through adherence to the Law, as the Bible reveals this to be impossible, but through a baby born in a manger: God’s own Son, the God-Man, Jesus Christ.
The Old Testament reveals the promise of Jesus, the Savior of the world, who comes to save people from their sins and reconcile them back to God, as seen in passages such as Isaiah 52-53, Isaiah 7:14, and Isaiah 9:6-7.
The Gospel
The Gospel message is the good news of Christ, offering forgiveness for sins to all who believe in Him and the promise of eternal life with God through the free gift of grace.
Jesus came to earth as a humble servant, proclaiming His divinity. He did not seek fame, riches, or royal status. Instead, Jesus came to set the captives free (Luke 4:18), to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10), and to reconcile humanity to God through His death on the cross (Colossians 1:19-22). Jesus’ death on the cross paid the penalty for humanity’s sins, and his resurrection defeated death because he was sinless! Those who believe and hope in Jesus have eternal life (Romans 10:9).
However, the Gospel should radically change the way you live your life! When someone accepts Jesus as the sacrifice made on their behalf, they must recognize that their life is no longer their own; they have become servants of the King Most High. As followers of Jesus, we are called to live as He did—sacrificing our own lives for the sake of others.
“Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many,” Matthew 20:28.
Living the gospel:
A Call To Discipleship
If you want to live a life that reflects the teachings of the Gospel, I invite you to explore The Basics. There, you can learn what it means to follow Jesus and to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind,” as stated in Matthew 22:37.
