The Gospel and the Gifts of God
The gospel is the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ. The foundation of the gospel message are the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 15:1-4). Strong’s definition of the word “gospel” is G2097, translated euangelizō, which means: to announce good news; to evangelize (Blue Letter Bible). The Bible says, “. . . How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things” (Rom. 10:15)! There are many reasons that the gospel of Jesus Christ is good news. Just to name a few, the gospel is good news because: there is atonement for sins through the shed blood of Jesus Christ (Heb. 10:12); believers are justified righteous by God through faith in Jesus Christ (Rom. 3:23); there is redemption from the law of sin and death by the penalty paid by Jesus Christ (Gal. 3:13); believers are reconciled to God through Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 5:18-19); and through Jesus Christ believers have liberty from the bondage of sin (R...