The Gospel: Love Divine

The Gospel of Christ is the divine message of God’s love, of faith, of redemption and reconciliation, of salvation, of resurrection, of judgment, and of eternal life for those who believe in Him.
Its purpose is to reestablish the holiness and righteousness of all that He had made. God defined everything He made as good. However, sin came into the world, leading to evil and wickedness on the earth.
The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So the LORD said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth — men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air — for I am grieved that I have made them." (Gen 6:5-8)
As a result, God sent the Flood to accomplish what He had decreed.
However, God sought to reestablish His holiness and His righteousness in His Creation and to redeem and reconcile sinners to Himself. As such, God sent forth the gospel of His Son which began with the message announced to Abraham and concluded with the promise of a New Heaven, a New Earth, and a New Jerusalem.
As such, the gospel of Christ is the fundamental message of Scripture. All other biblical messages revolve around the gospel; all other biblical messages reinforce and support the gospel.
The gospel is the revelation of God’s will for mankind for eternity.
The gospel is God’s beacon of light in an otherwise dark and sinful world.
The gospel is good news of great joy.
There are many people throughout history who have denied God and His will for His Creation. They deny His sovereignty and His authority; they reject His love; they deny the Cross of Christ; they deny the power of the Holy Spirit. There are those who accept and those who reject the gospel. This is the eternal war for the hearts, souls, and minds of mankind.
So the gospel calls mankind to a time of decision: to accept or reject God and the Son of God.
There is darkness and evil in the world. Into that darkness comes the light of the gospel.
It has always been so; it will always be so until the Final Judgment and the End of the Age.
In the meantime, Christians are to proclaim the gospel, in spite of opposition.
What the gospel declares is what the God of the Universe will achieve.
Everyone must hear the gospel. That is why the understanding of the gospel is so important; that is why the gospel must be preached regardless of the consequences. We are to be God’s messengers; the Holy Spirit is to convince and convict.
The gospel prepares us for ministry; the gospel prepares us for this life; the gospel prepares us for eternity. The gospel prepares us to be the children of God, to become a new creation (Gal 6:15) and to grow into the image of God (Gen 1:27).
The gospel is the fulfillment of divine promises made and divine promises fulfilled.
In essence, the gospel is basically good news of great joy from God. It is good news for the righteous and bad news for unrepentant sinners.
God’s gospel is an unfolding of truths, reflecting His will and plan for the redemption and reconciliation of His creation. He gives us more knowledge of His will as our relationship with Him grows. God gives us such knowledge, not so that we would know more, but rather that we would do more.
Knowledge of the gospel and its message are essential to understanding the very nature of God and our life as His children. The gospel defines our past, present, and future. It defines salvation; it defines eternity.
Our faith will grow as our understanding of the gospel increases. In addition, we will live lives more pleasing to God when we understand and apply the gospel of God in all that we do and say.
We are to proclaim the gospel. By such actions, we will advance the Kingdom of God. One leads to the other.
The purpose of this book is to explain the gospel of God in terms that will equip all Christians to know the truth of the gospel and to be prepared to explain the gospel to those who have not yet believed in Christ nor received Him as Savior and Lord.
Above all, Christians are to present the light of the gospel to a dark and evil world.
The Christian church is on a rescue mission.
However, in the midst of the evil that has been present in every age, there is the faithful witness of the great champions of faith who have been steadfast and stood firm in proclaiming the gospel.

Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matt 28:18-20)

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8)

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. (Gal 1:3-5)