CHUKA KEN MINISTRY

Jesus Christ, God is Love The gospel means “good news.”

The gospel, or the good news about Jesus, is the best and most important news you will ever hear.

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Of course, there are other so-called “gospels” out there, but the better you know the true gospel, the easier it will be to recognize the counterfeits and the distortions.

So what is the gospel?

To begin with, the apostle Paul, who wrote much of the New Testament (the latter part of the Bible, written after the life of Jesus) talks about “the gospel of God … concerning His Son” (Romans 1:1-3, English Standard Version).

It is “the gospel of God.”

The gospel is the message that God has given you so that you can experience Jesus Christ as your Savior (the One who saves you from your sins) and Lord (the One who guides and is in charge of your life).

The essence of the gospel The gospel can be distilled down to an essence.

The gospel in its fullness To clarify the essence of the gospel is not to have said everything important about it.

They are titled the Gospel According to Matthew, the Gospel According to Mark, the Gospel According to Luke and the Gospel According to John.

They communicate the same gospel (that is, who is Jesus, what has He done and why), but they do so in a fuller narrative form, each sharing the story of Jesus’ life, ministry, death and resurrection with its own theme or emphasis.

That is why these gospels are so loved.

They emphasize different things but present one message, and by reading both, you gain a fuller understanding of the one true gospel and of Jesus Christ.

As you move on into the book of the Bible called the Acts of the Apostles, you read various “gospel messages.” If you look closely, you will discover that each communicates the essence of the gospel.

Learning to love each other well — or, as Jesus said, to love one another as He has loved us (John 13:34-35) — is a direct outworking of the gospel.

This is just one of many examples of how the gospel leads us to Jesus and how Jesus transforms all of life.

Jesus taught the disciples to see that the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms (that is, all the Old Testament Scriptures — the parts of the Bible written before Jesus’ life) speak of Him (Luke 24:44-49).

The gospel, at its core, is always a message about Jesus, and all of the Bible communicates gospel truth.

This is why the gospel is life-changing.

It is through the gospel that you can receive Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord and begin experiencing the new life that only He can give.

1: God’s love The gospel reveals God’s great love for us: “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him” (1 John 4:9, ESV).

We are gospel people, so we always seek to apply gospel truth to our lives.

Doing this, you discover what makes the Christian life so exciting — it is Jesus Christ living His life in and through you by the power of His Holy Spirit (Galatians 2:20).

When you experience Jesus Christ through His gospel, it is natural to want to introduce others to Him.

Many people start believing in Jesus Christ after reading one of the four biblical accounts of His life: the Gospels According to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Inviting a loved one to read one of these Gospel accounts can be a great way to enable them to get to know Jesus for themselves.

As you talk to the people in your life about the gospel, make sure you are clear about Jesus while communicating in a relevant and effective manner.

Learn More About Living Out the Gospel To better understand the gospel in the Christian life, read “The Music of Gospel.”

Jesus Christ God is Love