The Good News for all!
What is "the Gospel"?
The word gospel originates from the meaning of the New Testament Greek word evangelion (or euangellion) meaning "good news". This
meaning was transmitted literally into Old English as godspell, eventually becoming gospel. The gospel is summarized  by Jesus Christ in the
following proclamation:

    "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news." Mark 1:15

What is the "Good News"?
The good news is the proclamation of the redemption preached by Jesus and the Apostles:

    For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal
    life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17

    Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your
    stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For
    what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was
    buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

    I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew,
    then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,
    just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." Romans 1:16-17

What must a person "do" to be saved?

    ...And when the jailer had been roused out of sleep and had seen the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to
    kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Do yourself no harm, for
    we are all here!" And he called for lights and rushed in and, trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas, and after
    he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

    And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you and your household." And they spoke the word of the
    Lord to him together with all who were in his house. Acts 16:27-32

The problem with man is we are all rebellious and sinful. King Solomon wrote:

    "God made mankind upright, but men have gone in search of many schemes." Ecclesiastes 7:29

The "what must I do to be saved" involves turning away from sin and accepting Christ which is repentance. All of us have broken Gods laws
(sinned) and we must return to God. Jesus said:

    "I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish." Luke 13:3

Jesus paid the price for your sin and mine!

    "In him (meaning Jesus) we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins" Ephesians 1:7

    “This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned
    and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”
    Romans 3:22-24

    “...if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be
    saved” Romans 10:9

Jesus Christ is waiting for an invitation to come in to your life. In fact, he says:

    "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For
    everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." Luke 11:9-10

    "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in" Revelation 3:20

Want to know more? Then check these sites out, it won't take long!

The Gospel in 136 languages

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Billy Graham: Steps to peace with God

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Who Is Jesus? (Available in many languages)





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