What the Gospel Requires

Romans 8:1-4

New Living Translation Chapter 8

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2 And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. 3 The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. 4 He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.

The gospel is a message of good news about salvation through Jesus Christ. It's a central message of Christianity. 

What does the word "gospel" mean?

The word "gospel" comes from the Greek word euangelion, which means "good news". 

In Ancient Greek religion, "gospel" referred to a sacrifice or ritual to thank the gods for good news. 

What does the gospel include?

The gospel includes the news of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. 

It also includes the news that Jesus brought the reign of God to the world. 

The gospel is the news that God saves sinners. 

What are the Gospels in the Bible? 

The canonical gospels are the four books in the New Testament of the Bible that tell the story of Jesus.

The gospels are a type of ancient biography, or bios, that convince readers that Jesus was a holy man who performed miracles.

What does the gospel offer? 

The gospel offers the hope of salvation and eternal life to those who repent and believe.

Grace-

To have grace means to act with kindness, understanding, and politeness, even when faced with challenges. 

It can also mean to receive divine favor or assistance. 

Obedience-compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.

The Gospel does not require obedience it produces obedience

Joyful obedience.

King James Version Chapter 1

18  Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:

Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;

Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

19  If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

20  But if ye refuse and rebel,

Ye shall be devoured with the sword:

New Living Translation Chapter 2

8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago

King James Version Chapter 2

8 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. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

King James Version Chapter 6

6 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.