Good news - that's the meaning of the word "gospel". In the original language it is euangelion which literally means "eu" = good and "angelion" = message. The early church went everywhere spreading the good news of Christ Jesus. So what is the good news? John 3:16 sums it up well, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life." the gospel is centered in the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus. It is love, grace, forgiveness, freedom, transformation, and the hope of heaven.
The New Testament uses words such as redemption, sanctification, salvation, sin, and justification to describe the good news of the gospel. Paul's opening words in his letter to the Galatians makes plain that their is only one gospel. Any other gospel is a perversion of the truth. So what is the core message of Christianity and the church? Join us in May on Sundays @ the ARC as we take a deeper look at the gospel and Paul's letter to the Galatians - It's good news!
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