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'''The Gospel''' is the good news of Jesus Christ—namely His [[Atonement|atoning]] death for mankind's sins, burial, and bodily resurrection from the dead.  This is differentiated from [[Gospel|the gospels]] ''plural'', which are the first four books of the Christian [[New Testament]] (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John).  The word "gospel" literally means "good news" and originally comes from the Greek word εὐαγγέλιον, transliterated ''euaggelion''.  The New Testament describes both the ''gospel of the kingdom'' and the ''gospel of salvation''.  The former refers to the good news that God's Kingdom is entering the world and supplanting the forces of darkness (e.g. Mt. 4:23; 9:35; 24:13; Mk. 1:14).  The latter refers to the good news that Jesus Christ has opened the way of salvation for all men through His atoning death, burial, and resurrection (e.g. Acts 15:7; 20:24; Rm. 1:16; 16:25; 1 Cor. 15:1–4).  In common Christian parlance, especially within [[evangelicalism]], the latter meaning of "gospel" is what is most often intended.

'''The Gospel''' is the good news of Jesus Christ—namely His [[Atonement|atoning]] death for mankind's sins, burial, and bodily resurrection from the dead.  This is differentiated from [[Gospel|the gospels]] ''plural'', which are the first four books of the Christian [[New Testament]] (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John).  The word "gospel" literally means "good news" and originally comes from the Greek word εὐαγγέλιον, transliterated ''euaggelion''.  The New Testament describes both the ''gospel of the kingdom'' and the ''gospel of salvation''.  The former refers to the good news that God's Kingdom is entering the world and supplanting the forces of darkness (e.g. Mt. 4:23; 9:35; 24:13; Mk. 1:14).  The latter refers to the good news that Jesus Christ has opened the way of salvation for all men through His atoning death, burial, and resurrection (e.g. Acts 15:7; 20:24; Rm. 1:16; 16:25; 1 Cor. 15:1–4).  In common Christian parlance, especially within [[evangelicalism]], the latter meaning of "gospel" is what is most often intended.

 

'''The gospel''' is the primary subject in many of the [[Apostle Paul]]'s epistles to the early churches.  The single most explicit definition of the gospel is given in the first eight verses of 1 Corinthians 15:

'''The gospel''' is the primary subject in many of the [[Apostle Paul|Apostle Paul's]] epistles to the early churches.  The single most explicit definition of the gospel is given in the first eight verses of 1 Corinthians chapter 15:

{{Cquote|1 Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all, as to the child born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.<ref>

{{Cquote|1 Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all, as to the child born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.<ref>

[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A1-8&version=WEB 'WEB 1 Corinthians 15:1–8'] at BibleGateway</ref>}}

[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A1-8&version=WEB 'WEB 1 Corinthians 15:1–8'] at BibleGateway</ref>}}

The Apostle Paul makes seven key assertions about the gospel in his first epistle to the Corinthian church:

The Apostle Paul makes seven key assertions about the gospel in his first epistle to the Corinthian church:

# The gospel is the message by which or through which believers are saved.

# The gospel is the message by which or through which believers are saved.

# The gospel is of "first importance" in Christian belief.

# The gospel is of "first importance" in Christian belief.

# Christ's death and resurrection were the fulfillment of prophetic Scriptures.

# Christ's death and resurrection were the fulfillment of prophetic Scriptures.

# The risen Christ was seen by over 500 different eye-witnesses, including the Apostles and Paul himself.

# The risen Christ was seen by over 500 different eye-witnesses, including the Apostles and Paul himself.

== References ==

== References ==

==External links==

==External links==

* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2015/june/what-is-gospel.html What is the Gospel? A Look at 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (''Christianity Today'', Accessed February 8, 2018)].  

* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2015/june/what-is-gospel.html What is the Gospel? A Look at 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (''Christianity Today'', Accessed February 8, 2018)].  

* [https://bible.org/seriespage/31-facts-faith-1-corinthians-151-11 The Facts of Faith (1 Corinthians 15:1-11) (Bible.org, Accessed February 8, 2018)]

* [https://bible.org/seriespage/31-facts-faith-1-corinthians-151-11 The Facts of Faith (1 Corinthians 15:1-11) (Bible.org, Accessed February 8, 2018)]

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