Gospel

It brings salvation to everyone who believes by revealing a righteousness by faith. (Romans 1:16 & 17)

In Romans 1:16: "is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes."

Romans 1:17: "reveals a righteousness by faith."

How did God save mankind?

When Adam disobeyed God, man inherited the "dual problem" of sin. 

• Romans 5:18 & 19-Inheritance of sin through Adam
• Romans 1:1 to 5:11 - Sins committed
• Romans 5:12 to 8:39 - Sin principle (cycle of sinning and being forgiven. John 8:34 we become slaves to sin)

• Changed standing before God. (unrighteous)
• Guilty conscience.
• Accuser who demands my death.

• Romans 3:23 & 24 All have sinned.
• Romans 3:9-12 No one is righteous.

Jeremiah 17:9 Because our hearts are deceitful.

• I Corinthians 15:1-5
• That Jesus died, was buried and is resurrected.

• ~Paul's account of the gospel is truth.
• ~The term "gospel" is used uniformly throughout the Bible.
• ~Paul's gospel is not preached in Christian churches today.

• ~Christian
• ~Seventh-Day Adventist Christian who has been socialized to believe in 28 fundamental beliefs.
• ~Female
• ~Black
• ~Someone who frequently feels oppressed
• ~I'm interested in learning how the gospel relates to healing and comforting the oppressed.

• ~KJV & NIV Bible
• ~Later on...research

• Corporate oneness
• Solidarity
• Agape Love
• In Christ Motif
• Upside Down Kingdom
• Works
• Faith

• Peace and Joy (Romans 5:1)
• Eternal Life  (John 3:16)

• The gospel is the good news about the plan of salvation.
• When the gospel is preached in the whole world, then the end will come.
• All those who obey the gospel will be saved.
• The foundation of the Gospel is God's unconditional love.

God's unconditional love (John 3:16)