1. The Gospel of Christ

2. “What is the gospel? Before one can designate a thing as ‘another gospel’ he must be able to identify the original gospel. The gospel, by etymology, is good news. It is not a system of doctrine, a philosophy of life or a code of ethics. 2 What is the Gospel?

3. “It is good news about a person and what that person has done for us in our helpless, hapless and hopeless condition. It is not a message for the saved but for the lost. It is never addressed to the church but to the world. It is designed to make believers instead of providing food for them.” -Carl Ketcherside The Twisted Scriptures “Another Gospel”, pp. 4, 7-9 3

4. “Another Gospel” The gospel “consisted of the life, death, burial, resurrection, ascension, coronation and glorification of Jesus.” Mission Messenger, Dec. 1972, p. 180 Not one apostolic letter is a part of the gospel of Christ…the Roman letter was not a part of the gospel...the letter to the Galatians was not a part of the gospel.” Mission Messenger, Feb. 1973, p. 20 4

5.  Is sound doctrine, 1 Timothy 1:10-11  Is preached to Christians, Romans 1:15 (7) (1 Thess. 2:9; 3:2)  Does not exclude the epistles, Gal. 2:2, 5  Can not overstate the importance of the gospel, Mark 16:15 5 The Gospel…

6. The Gospel is God’s Message Galatians 1:11-12  Good news of a Messiah and His kingdom, Luke 2:10-11 (Matt. 4:23; 24:14)  Good news of salvation through Jesus Christ, 2 Thess. 2:13-14  Good news of grace that is available and obtained, Acts 20:24, 32 (Titus 2:11-12) 6

7. The Gospel: Good News of Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 15:1-4)  PREACHED, Col. 1:23; 1 Peter 1:12  RECEIVED, Acts 18:8; 2:41 (2 Corinthians 11:4)  STAND, Romans 5:1-2; Colossians 2:6-7 7

8.  SAVED, Romans 1:16; James 1:21; 1 Peter 1:22-25  Facts to believe, John 20:30-31 (Mark 1:1)  Commands to obey, Matt. 7:21; 2 Thess. 1:8 –Promises to be received, Titus 1:1-2; Colossians 1:5 (Ephesians 3:6) 8 The Gospel: Good News of Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 15:1-4)

9. The Gospel is…  FOR WHOLE WORLD, Mark 16:15-16; Acts 10:34-35; Matthew 28:18-20  Alien sinners, Mark 16:15  Christians, Romans 1:15; 16:25 9

10.  NOT TO BE ASHAMED, Romans 1:16 (1 Timothy 2:4; Hebrews 5:9)  To be ashamed of the gospel is to be ashamed of Christ, Mark 8:38  To be ashamed of faithful brethren is to be ashamed of the gospel, 2 Timothy 1:8 (16)  TO BE BOLDLY PROCLAIMED, Ephesians 6:19 (2 Timothy 4:2-5; Acts 20:20) 10 The Gospel is…

11.  THE MESSAGE OF PEACE  With God, Romans 10:15, 16-21  With man, Ephesians 2:14-18 (Isaiah 11:6-10; 65:25)  With self, Philippians 4:4-7 11 The Gospel is…

12.  MUST BE OBEYED, 2 Thess. 1:8; Romans 10:16 (Matthew 7:24-27, 21)  Immediately, Acts 16:33; 2 Cor. 6:1- 2  Completely and always, James 1:22  Profitable when mixed with faith, Hebrews 4:2; Romans 10:17  Calls sinners to repentance, Acts 3:19; 26:20 12 The Gospel…

13.  ENDURES FOREVER, 1 Peter 1:23-25  Do not wait for a different message or a “more convenient season”, Galatians 1:8-9; Acts 24:25  WILL JUDGE US, John 12:48 13 The Gospel…

14. The Gospel of Christ Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel… (Philippians 1:27) 14