The Gospel means much more than just going to heaven

 


Hebrews 4:2 [2]For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard.

I am not familiar with Vodie Baucham. Ni hindi pa ako nakarinig ng kahit isa niyang sermon though from other people's summary, he's a Lordship Calvinist. Still nalungkot ako nang siya ay pumanaw this year. 

Hindi ko rin alam ang context ng quote na ito. Napulot ko lang ito sa FB mula sa kaniyang mga admirers. I will use this to share that the gospel is more than just what Jesus did at the Cross or how to go to heaven. 

Para sa karamihan, kapag nabanggit ang gospel, ang unang pumapasok sa isip ay 1 Cor 15:1-4. O kaya naman ay Juan 3:16, the so-called "gospel in a nutshell." And yes these are gospels. These are good news. 

But there's more to the gospel than how to go to heaven or what Jesus did for you.

For instance, we have gospel of the kingdom. It means the good news of the promised earthly kingdom to Israel

Then there is the everlasting gospel in Revelation. That is the good news that judgment finally comes to this earth, and eternity will start with a cleansed earth. 

Hebrews 4:12 talks of a gospel that results to faith-rest. Ang magagandang pangako ng Diyos kapag hinaluan ng pananampalataya ay magdadala ng kapahingaan. 

The reason many Christians have no peace and rest is because they do not believe the promises of God. 

We should apply the promises to every aspect of our spiritual life. If He can give His own Son, how can He not give us tomorrow's bread? 

Why trust Him for the eternal if you can't trust Him for the temporal? 

Also, there's more to the death of Christ than just being a propitiation for our sins. According to Peter, He gave us an example to follow in the midst of undeserved suffering for the faith. 

The Gospel also includes the promises of newness of life. Just as Christ rise from the dead, we also rise to newness of life. We shouldn't walk in the old life. 

If we remember this, we'll free ourselves from unnecessary worry on one hand and legalism on another. 

The good news is good because of Christ, not our performance. 

Manatiling nakapokus sa biyaya. Huwag ninyong hayaang nakawin ng mga huwad na guro ang inyong karapatang mag-isip ng doktrina. 

(Kung gusto ninyo ng karagdagang impormasyon, bisitahin ninyo kami. May pagtitipon kami sa Dahat, kada Linggo, kada 1:00-3:00 pm. Sana manampalataya kayo at kita-kita tayo.

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