“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation… Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, 20
The Gospel: Jesus came to restore what was broken—in the world, in humanity, and in all creation—by dying on the cross for sinners and rising from the dead so that everyone who repents and believes in Him as Lord and Savior can walk in his resurrection life as we wait for him to restore all things.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16
“One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, ‘Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!’ But the other rebuked him, saying, ‘Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.’ And he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ And he said to him, ‘Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.’” Luke 23:39-42
1. The gospel calls for a personal response
“because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved... For ‘everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’” Romans 10:9, 13
“What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:1-4
2. The gospel creates a new kind of life.
“We know that our old self was crucified with him…” Romans 6:6
“So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.” Romans 6:11
The Gospel: Jesus came to restore what was broken—in the world, in humanity, and in all creation—by dying on the cross for sinners and rising from the dead so that everyone who repents and believes in Him as Lord and Savior can walk in his resurrection life as we wait for him to restore all things.
The God who will one day make all things new has started by making His people new.
Where should there be gospel evidence in your life right now?
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:17-20
3. The gospel commissions us with a new mission.
Reconciled people become reconciling people.
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.’ And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’” Revelation 21:1-5
The Gospel: Jesus came to restore what was broken—in the world, in humanity, and in all creation—by dying on the cross for sinners and rising from the dead so that everyone who repents and believes in Him as Lord and Savior can walk in his resurrection life as we wait for him to restore all things.
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"By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:" - 1 John 2:3-5
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