The gospel message they were to take to a dying world was a God's message of redemption (John 3:16). Man is lost in sin and God's love for man is to reclaim man from the hold of Satan (cf. Romans 3:23; 6:23; 7:24-8:1). However, before one can be reclaimed by God, the individual must first believe god (John 1:12). When one believes Jesus Christ is the Son of God and changes his life (repentance, Acts 17:30) and submits to the Lord's authority in baptism, he (she) is saved (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 18:8). | The gospel message they were to take to a dying world was a God's message of redemption (John 3:16). Man is lost in sin and God's love for man is to reclaim man from the hold of Satan (cf. Romans 3:23; 6:23; 7:24-8:1). However, before one can be reclaimed by God, the individual must first believe god (John 1:12). When one believes Jesus Christ is the Son of God and changes his life (repentance, Acts 17:30) and submits to the Lord's authority in baptism, he (she) is saved (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 18:8). |