The Gospel, What Is It?

Romans 1:16, ". . . the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; . . ."

1 Corinthians 15:1-4, ". . . the gospel . . . that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: . . . "

 

The gospel or good news provides the messianic action of God providing deliverance to all those who believe. Thus it is the gospel of God, the gospel of Christ, the gospel of our Lord, the gospel of His Son. It is the gospel of your salvation, whether realized or not.

It is not a gospel of futility, where God has already chosen and saved everyone who will be saved. The gospel message says we can all turn from our errant way and to Jesus Christ, trusting Him fully for our salvation, and fully committing our lives to Him as our Lord.

 

in these last days did speak to us in a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He did make the ages; Hebrews 1:2
1 Cor 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.

Is it possible that it is the good news of the kingdom of God and of how the flesh and blood heir of God inherited the kingdom of God and we as flesh and blood can become joint heirs with him of the same, hope?

“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy[fn] angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. “All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. “And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
“Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: Matt 25:31-34

One may also ask; what ages? Before the foundation of the world, what would be the purpose of the age of flesh and blood?

Heb 2:14?

 

In post #4, Hebrews 2:14 is cited as having some bearing upon our understanding of "the gospel."

Here is the verse:

Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,​

As the old chestnut goes, when we see "therefore" we are to ask what is the "therefore" therefore? Verse 14 summarizes or concludes the thoughts presented in Hebrews 2:10-13.

First off, "the children" are identified as the siblings of Christ being brought to glory. Share in blood and flesh refers to the fact that those to be brought to glory are flesh and blood humans.

Next, Logos became flesh (God incarnate) to enable Him to become the Lamb of God, the perfect sacrifice for humanity's sin.

Thus, through His sacrificial death, Christ would render powerless the one having the power of death.

The NLT does a pretty good job of clearly presenting the message, if not the translated words, of Hebrews 2:14:

Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death.​

 

It should be. As 'sheep food', it should produce great 'heartburn', rejoicing in the Lord, for "the joy of the LORD is our strength". But evangelicals have minimized the gospel down to a few lines and turned it into an equation/formula/incantation whereby anyone may acquire immortality if they follow the instructions, but it's much more than just a few lines, it's the 'whole enchilada':

27 And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
32 And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures? Lu 24

...you have to wonder how David got there from his point in time - Psalms 119:162

 

Justin Peters gives the Gospel.

 

I would say the children are the children of, "What is man," Verse 6 who was made a little lower than the angels and was the figure of him to come, the Son of Man also made a little lower than the angels, because of the suffering of the death, allowing us to become joint heirs with him having been raised out of the death and crowned with glory and honour.

Methinks V 14 reiterates what is stated in V's 6-13 And the result thereof. The destruction of the devil.

 

First off, "the children" are identified as the siblings of Christ being brought to glory. Share in blood and flesh refers to the fact that those to be brought to glory are flesh and blood humans. See Hebrews 2:10.

 

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. Rom 5:14

That was to come? Is that speaking of, "And the Word became flesh"? Why flesh? What did the, "And the Word became flesh," suffer unto?

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Rom 5:19

What was, And the Word became flesh, obedient unto?

For how long was, "And the Word was made flesh," subject to the dominion of what he became obedient unto? See Rom 6:9

Is this relative to 1 Cor 15:1-4 and the gospel?

From Heb 2:10 to make the captain of their salvation perfect
Heb 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
Rom 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. What life? Resurrected life? 1 Cor 15:16,17,18 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

How many sons have experienced that life to date?

 

Not sure why these off topic questions were posted in this thread, but here goes?

1) What was God incarnate obedient unto? Death
2) From Christ's conception in the flesh until His death on the cross, He was "under the dominion" of His sacrificial death.
3) Romans 6:9 : knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead ]is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him.
4) Yes Romans 6:9 is "relative" to the gospel.
5) Saved by His life refers to the Living Christ who saves everyone saved, for there is no other savor.