The Gospel Is:
Sin Dealt With
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
1 Peter 2:24
I’ve said this before. I’m going to say it again, and again. We have a problem. Why is it so important to […]
The Gospel Is:
The Only Option
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6
The gospel is a solution to a problem. I’ve been exploring the problem and the different ways in which the gospel solves the problem, I’m going to continue […]
The Gospel Is:
A Penalty Paid
You bear the penalty of your lewdness and your abominations, declares the LORD.
Ezekiel 16:58
We have a problem. That problem is exactly what Yahweh said through Ezekiel: we will bear the penalty of our abominations. How do we know that this is not addressed just to those to whom Ezekiel was speaking? […]
The Gospel Is:
Wrath Satisfied
And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”
Luke 22:41-42
We have a problem. God is Holy, we are not holy. Quite the opposite in fact. We are sinful. […]
The Gospel Is:
The Risen Jesus
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
1 Corinthians 15:17-19
The Gospel […]
The Gospel is:
A Declaration of Righteousness
But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it.
Romans 3:21
We have a problem: we are apart from God, in open rebellion from his kingship. God has been gracious to us in that he hasn’t wiped us […]
A new series of short reflections on different aspects of what the Gospel is.
The Gospel is:
A Gift of Righteousness
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”
Romans 4:3
We have a problem of unrighteousness. That is to say, we have no standing in […]