The "true Gospel" is summarized in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. The "true Gospel" informs us that because we were sinners in need of a Savior, Jesus died for our sins. The "true Gospel" tells us that Jesus death was literal; that is, He was buried after dying for our sins. The "true Gospel" states that the same Person who died for our sins was raised from the dead. He is alive!
HOWEVER, IN THAT SAME CHAPTER: Jesus is called "Christ" fourteen times. IN THAT SAME CHAPTER, we read:
"But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at His coming. Then cometh the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when He shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign, till He hath put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For He hath put all things under His feet. But when He saith all things are put under Him, it is manifest that He is excepted, which did put all things under Him. And when all things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son also Himself be subject unto Him that put all things under Him, that God may be all in all" (1 Cor. 15:23-28).
Jesus is the Creator (Jn. 1:1-3; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:1-2; etc.), the Savior (37 times in the Scriptures), the King of kings and Lord of lords (Rev. 19:16), and He is coming again (there are at least 44 verses which state that Jesus is coming again, beginning with Acts 1:11 and ending with Revelation 22:20-21). Jesus IS the Gospel message! God loves mankind, and everything we know about Him IS Good News!
The word "Gospel" appears 95 times in the New Testament.
The first reference is Matthew 4:23 and the last is Revelation 14:6!
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