{"id":1118,"date":"2011-07-28T06:01:59","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T06:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2011-08-10T09:41:05","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T09:41:05","slug":"the-gospel-of-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=1118","title":{"rendered":"The Gospel of the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Gospel of the Bible<\/p>\n

Salvation of sinners is all about the glory of God (Rom 11:36, Col 3:11, 2 Thess 2:14) and it is in this salvation of sinners that all the divine attributes of God are gloriously revealed.<\/p>\n

The reconciliation of fallen sinners to a Holy God requires the infinitely powerful work of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit (Eph 1:1-23).<\/p>\n

The Gospel we proclaim leaves absolutely NO room for anything of man\u2019s activities. Think about it, almost everything we hear these days requires something from man, either to begin his salvation, to secure his salvation, to keep his salvation, or even more subtly, to respond in return for his salvation. The Gospel we proclaim declares something so wonderfully different, something so fully comprehensive that it truly does live up to its name of \u201cGOOD NEWS\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Lord tells us that even our most righteous works are filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6) so this Gospel is actually the ONLY possible \u2018GOOD NEWS\u2019. The Bible makes it very clear in (Gal 1:7) that there is ONLY one Gospel and that all others are actually no Gospel at all.<\/p>\n

Below are some of the most significant characteristics of the Gospel that the Bible declares, the Gospel we proclaim here at the Shoalhaven Gospel Church, things that our gracious God has confirmed to us both through the scriptures and through our own experience, and we encourage you all to follow along, making sure that the Gospel you have experienced and entrust your immortal souls to is the same \u201cGOOD NEWS\u201d as this:<\/p>\n

(1)\u00a0The Gospel of the Bible is the good news of \u2018Christ and Him crucified\u2019 (1 Corinthians 2:2, Galatians 3:1), a message declaring the Person and work of God the Son which is declared throughout all the volume of the scriptures (Luke 24:27).<\/p>\n

Then I said, \u201cBehold, I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of Me.\u00a0 I delight to do Your will, O My God and Your Law is within My heart.\u201d (Psalm 40:7-8)<\/p>\n

(2)\u00a0The Gospel we believe is the good news that the salvation of God\u2019s chosen children has been completely secured forever by God ALONE. They have eternal life and do not come into judgment (John 5:24); they shall never perish; and no one will ever snatch them out of My hand (John10:28).<\/p>\n

(3)\u00a0This salvation involved the sovereign choice of God the Father before the world was made (Eph1:4; Romans 8:29). Having chosen a people for Himself, God the Father then entrusted those children into the hands of God the Son, our Lord Jesus Christ (John 6:37), Who committed Himself to be a faithful Substitute on their behalf for every possible requirement God\u2019s Divine Justice could ever demand of them (2 Cor 5:21). This substitution and satisfaction of Divine Justice was then displayed in time by the appearing of our gracious Saviour 2000yrs ago Who first set about securing our eternal infinite holiness. Having been born under Law (Gal 4:4) He completely fulfilled the Law (Mt 5:17) on behalf of those who believe (Rom 10:4), establishing their everlasting righteousness (Dan 9:24). And then, on the cross, as He shed His precious life\u2019s blood, He completely satisfied the just and infinite punishment of God for every single sin of every single one of the chosen children of God (Gal 1:4; Heb 1:3 \u2013 complete purging of Israel\u2019s sin). This salvation of God\u2019s people, having been completely secured in the Person and work of God the Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, is then personally applied in the lives of each of these saved sinners by God the Holy Spirit, as planned by God the Father before time (John 14:26;16:13).<\/p>\n

(4)\u00a0This salvation completely provides for every possible aspect of the saved sinner\u2019s life. Having actually begun in eternity (2 Tim 1:9), this salvation includes every moment of the believer\u2019s life, both before and after conversion. While conversion is the revealing of this salvation to the individual (Rom 5:11), the benefits of it have been applied to their lives even before they were born (Hosea 2:1-23, Acts 22:3; 23:25, 26- evident prior grace, Gal 1:15-16, Acts 13:48). This salvation then extends throughout their life as God works in them both to will and to do (Is 26:12; Ezek 36:27; 2 Cor 5:14; Phil 2:13, Heb 12:2) and then further continues into eternity (John 17:22; 1 Pet 1:5).<\/p>\n

(5)\u00a0There is absolutely nothing that can damage, diminish, divert or destroy this salvation (John\u00a010:28-\u00a029; Rom 8:31-39), not the Devil, not the world, not even our own sin, nothing, as it is all completely secure in Christ Jesus alone (1 Cor 1:30; Rom 8:34).<\/p>\n

(6)\u00a0There is absolutely nothing that can be added to this salvation as it all rests upon the infinite perfection of the Lord Jesus Christ alone and must also stand alone (Rom 11:6; Col 2:10) for all eternity.<\/p>\n

(7)\u00a0The judgment of God\u2019s chosen children by Divine justice has already taken place at the cross of Christ (Rom 6:3-7; Col 2:11-15) and therefore it would be an abomination to attempt to subject even one of God\u2019s precious saved children to the offence of being judged again (Prov 17:15; John 5:24; Rom 8:33; Col 1:22).<\/p>\n

(8)\u00a0Any attempt of man to please God through his own service is an insult to a Holy God (Is 64:6; Mt 7:21-23; Rom 3:10-20, 23) as the only possible standard acceptable to God is the complete and infinite holiness of God the Son (Is 53:11; Hab 1:13; Jn 17:19).<\/p>\n

(9)\u00a0The blessing of God upon His children is such that every single thing that has ever taken place in all eternity has taken place only for their good (Is 43:1-4; Rom 8:28), even our sin.<\/p>\n

(10)\u00a0The love of God for His children is such that it is infinite in both its existence and its magnitude (Jer 31:3; John 15:9; John 17:23).<\/p>\n

(11)\u00a0Because the salvation of\u00a0 God\u2019s children is so complete (Col 3:11; Heb 7:25; Rev 1:8) and because it lies so securely in Christ Jesus (Col. 3:3) there is nothing else required of the child of God (John 19:30 ; Col 2:10), not his response or his obedience. Christ has taken full responsibility for him, and will produce in him and through him anything needed for the worship of God (Is 57:19; John 4:14; Heb 13:15; 1 Pet 2:9) and for the service of His people (1 Cor 12:1-31, Col 2:19).<\/p>\n

(12)\u00a0And finally, the Gospel of the Bible causes us to know (intimately) that all glory in the salvation of sinners belongs ONLY to the Lord Jesus Christ (Rev 5:9-10; 2 Thes 2:14 and 1 Pet 2:9 – \u201cbut you are a chosen generation a royal priesthood a holy nation His own special people that you proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light\u201d). It is our praises for our Saviour\u2019s work in us that is our Gospel witness, and even that MUST be produced in us by the Lord\u2019s (Is 57:19).<\/p>\n

Our eternal security depends completely upon God\u2019s grace at every point, from before time \u2013 through the short moment of our life \u2013 and into the eternal future. It\u2019s easy to see why keeping the Gospel pure was a priority in all the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. Our God MUST be our all and in all, He alone MUST be the Author and Perfector of our faith and He alone MUST be all our righteousness \u2013 or we actually have NO salvation at all.<\/p>\n

Is this the Gospel you place your eternal security in?<\/p>\n

Is this the Gospel that moves you to glorify God?<\/p>\n

And is this the Gospel that moves your heart to compassion for the souls of others?<\/p>\n

If not, somehow, somewhere your eternal security lies in your own wisdom, work and or worth. PLEASE, for the sake of your own soul and for the souls of those you influence, seek truth ONLY in God\u2019s word and seek salvation ONLY in the Lord Jesus Christ of the Bible, He has promised that all that the Father has given Him will come and those that come He will in no way cast out, so please come to Him looking ONLY at His full, free and finished work. AMEN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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