The Gospel Of Christ

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The Gospel Of Christ
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Rom. 116

• For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for
  it is the power of God unto salvation to every
  one that

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Introduction

• 1. What is the gospel of Christ?
• 2. The gospel is the good news of how to be
  saved---the good news of mans redemption

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1. Facts Of The Gospel That we Must Believe

• 1. The gospel is the good news that God sent His
  Son into the world to live among menHe was
  tempted but never sinnedHe knew mans
  weaknessessorrowsHe knew mans condition in sin

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Heb. 29

• But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower
  than the angels for the suffering of death,
  crowned with glory and honour that he by the
  grace of God should taste death for every man.

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1. Facts Of The Gospel That we Must Believe

• 2. These facts include the death, burial and
  resurrection of Christ

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1 Cor. 151-4

• Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
  which I preached unto you, which also ye have
  received, and wherein ye stand By which also ye
  are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached
  unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

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1 Cor. 151-4

• For I delivered unto you first of all that which
  I also received, how 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

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Rom. 64

• 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.

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Rom. 109

• 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

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2. The Commands Of The Gospel That We Must Obey

• 1. Believe, repent, confess and be baptized into
  Christ

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Heb. 116

• But without faith it is impossible to please him
  for he that cometh to God must believe that he
  is, and that he is a rewarder of them that
  diligently seek him.

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Lk. 133

• I tell you, Nay but, except ye repent, ye shall
  all likewise perish

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Rom. 1010

• For with the heart man believeth unto
  righteousness and with the mouth confession is
  made unto salvation.

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Mk. 1616

• He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved
  but he that believeth not shall be damned

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2. The Commands Of The Gospel That We Must Obey

• 2. We are free moral agents and may accept or
  reject the commands of God
• 3. The only way the gospel can transform the
  lives of men is when it is obeyed!

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3. The Blessings Of The Gospel That The Saved
Enjoy

• 1. Forgiveness of sins
• Acts 238
• Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
  baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
  Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
  receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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3. The Blessings Of The Gospel That The Saved
Enjoy

• 1. Forgiveness of sins
• When we obey the gospel ALL of our past sins are
  forgiven

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3. The Blessings Of The Gospel That The Saved
Enjoy

• 2. The gift of the Holy Spirit
• Acts 238
• This does not provide us with the ability to work
  miracles

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3. The Blessings Of The Gospel That The Saved
Enjoy

• 3. Fellowship of the church
• Acts 247
• Praising God, and having favour with all the
  people. And the Lord added to the church daily
  such as should be saved.

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3. The Blessings Of The Gospel That The Saved
Enjoy

• 4. The promise of eternal life

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2 Tim. 210

• Therefore I endure all things for the elect's
  sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation
  which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

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Rev. 210

• Fear none of those things which thou shalt
  suffer behold, the devil shall cast some of you
  into prison, that ye may be tried and ye shall
  have tribulation ten days be thou faithful unto
  death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

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4. The Gospel Contains Warnings That We Must Heed
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1 Cor. 1012

• Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take
  heed lest he fall.

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Heb. 23-4

• How shall we escape, if we neglect so great
  salvation which at the first began to be spoken
  by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them
  that heard him God also bearing them witness,
  both with signs and wonders, and with divers
  miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according
  to his own will?

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Lk. 124-5

• And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of
  them that kill the body, and after that have no
  more that they can do. But I will forewarn you
  whom ye shall fear Fear him, which after he hath
  killed hath power to cast into hell yea, I say
  unto you, Fear him.

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Conclusion

• Obey the gospel and be saved

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Mt. 2819-20

• Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing
  them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
  and of the Holy Ghost20 Teaching them to
  observe all things whatsoever I have commanded
  you and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the
  end of the world. Amen.

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Conclusion

• Those who do not obey will be be lost

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2 Th. 17-9

• And to you who are troubled rest with us, when
  the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with
  his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking
  vengeance on them that know not God, and that
  obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ

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2 Th. 17-9

• Who shall be punished with everlasting
  destruction from the presence of the Lord, and
  from the glory of his power