“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received,
how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4- And that he
was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” (I Corinthians
15:3- 4 KJV)
What
is the meaning of the word gospel?
According to Apostle Paul; gospel means the death, burial and resurrection of
the Lord Jesus Christ according to the Scriptures. When you believe on what
Christ did on the cross more than 2,000 years ago for eternal life, it made it
a full gospel. It means it fulfills its true meaning in people’s lives when
they accept it by faith in Christ and in His death, burial and resurrection
according to the Scriptures. Apostle Paul wrote: “For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift
of God: 9- Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8- 9
KJV) Believing in Christ for eternal life may not be a perfect doctrine for
many; but that’s what the Bible says… It was because of the finished work of
Christ on the cross. There will be no Christmas, Holy Friday and Easter Sunday
celebrations if not for the Lord Jesus Christ and His sacrificial death on the
cross.
The Bible says; “13- For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14- How then
shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they
believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a
preacher? 15- And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written,
How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring
glad tidings of good things! 16- But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For
Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? 17- So then faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:13- 17 KJV)
