After this post, I've included some videos of three different people I do believe has a clear understanding of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and from which they desire so earnestly to share it to others. But I must say, as the third person shared, the gospel of Jesus Christ has been overly exposed BUT with much great effort by the opposing force to twist and destroy it. An evidence of this is Jesus Christ warning His disciples about false teachers and preachers.
But what is the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ? And have I or you truly understood what is it all about? or what's the real bottom line of it?
To me, I could only think of the gospel of Jesus Christ as being simple and yet complicated. It is so simple to the one who truly accepts, believe and truly put their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, the center of the gospel or good news. And yet, it becomes complicated to those who lack or has no faith in it but uses mind, logic and "human" reasoning trying to understand it.
But let me make a simple example or reference from the Bible of how I perceive it as simple. In the book of Acts chapter 16 verse 31, it says, "And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Simple verse or what the disciples told the prison keeper when he asked, "What shall I do to be saved?"... What makes it complicated is when people do not understand the phrase "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.." Most people, would not settle in that phrase and therefore would seek out other matters like adding to do things so as to be saved, or in other words to earn Salvation. Here is what separates the true and genuine gospel of Jesus Christ from the twisted and false gospel. Doing something to earn Salvation is not really a gospel or a good news at all and it destroys God's offer of FREE salvation or FREE Gift!! If I may ask you, how would you feel when you give someone a gift, and yet the one who will receive it says, "Wait! Let me do something first for you before I receive your gift!".. Wouldn't that be an insult to you who is sincerely giving a GIFT!? It's really illogical, nevertheless, most people believe and follow this kind of thinking or perception of the gospel of Christ.
Nonetheless, let me share Bible verses (not my words but God's) which I believe is important in understanding the gospel or good news of Jesus Christ:
First things first! Before the need for Good News, there has to be a bad news! And what's the bad news?
Here is the BAD NEWS:
Romans 3:23
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
Romans 3:10-11
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God."
WHY AND HOW IS IT THAT ALL HAVE SINNED?
Romans 5:12
"Wherefore, as by one man[Adam] sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"
WHAT THEN if all have sinned?
Romans 6:23a
"For the wages of sin is death;.."
Revelation 21:8
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."
BUT THERE IS A GOOD NEWS
John 10:10
"The thief[Satan] cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
Romans 6:23b
"BUT the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Romans 10:9-10
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
NO AMOUNT OF GOOD WORKS OR EFFORTS CAN SAVE US...
it is only BY FAITH (Believe and Trust) IN JESUS CHRIST
(Who He says as He is, Lord, Savior, Master, King)
Ephesians 2:8-9
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Titus 3:5
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;"
If you have not believed or put your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and for what He has done for you, I pray that you do NOW!
2 Corinthians 6:2
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
Romans 10:9-10
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
And if you have placed or entrusted your life to Jesus Christ, then it's time you start growing by reading His Word, the Bible. You may read other books, but the Bible, God's Word? It is the VERY MUCH CLOSEST to HIS VERY WORDS.. so treasure it and grow from it.