THE GOSPEL part 1

 

 

THE GOSPEL part 1

What is the Gospel? 

The Gospel is the message of GRACE..... as distinguished from the LAW.That means that the message of the Gospel (Grace) is a clearer image or better explanation of the message the Law was trying to portray.

*Colossians 2 vs 17

*Hebrews 10 vs 1

What is the Law?

Also known as the Torah, the Law is the name the Jews gave the first five books of Moses. It comprises of both the law given to Moses on Mount Sinai and the laws handwritten by Moses for the people of Israel.

The Law was made to prevent the people of Israel from sinning.

In Romans 2 vs 14, Apostle Paul revealed that there was also Law for the Gentiles such as Consciousness or thoughts judging their actions.

     The Gospel cannot be fully understood and explained from the OLD TESTAMENT because Christ and His work is the true revelation. The Law was a faulty and unstable description of God's plan for mankind.

What is the Gospel?

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him may not perish, but have Everlasting Life."

*John 3 vs 16

This verse gives a good description of the Gospel.

*Mark 16 vs 17-18

"The Message of God's goodnews in John 3 vs 16"

Do you know the story of Abraham? 

*Genesis 12 vs 3

When the Statement  "in thee" was made here, the Hebrew translation is "בך" which translates to "in you"

Which was referring to his generation/offsprings which was still in the loins of Abraham.This was talking about Jesus.Jesus is the revelation of the Gospel. 

    Now someone would ask, "Was the Law bad or wrong?". No, but like I formally stated, it was shadow of the good that was to come.

What exactly was wrong with the Law?

▪️. The Law pointed at Man's Fault: 

*Romans 3 vs 20

*Romans 7 vs 7

The law was what brought knowledge or consciousness of sin to man.

The Law could not stop sin in the Flesh.Because of the Law, guilt came in.What was the problem with Guilt?It made people have a great misconception of God.

Now the law was Holy and perfect.There was nothing writing on it that was wrong. 

But Man was powerless to adhere to it because of the Flesh.

*Romans 7 vs 14

Man was spiritual dead and not having the capability of adhering to the Law, which was spiritual.It's even the Law that made Man dead, in Sin.

*Romans 7 vs 7-11

It was like a dead body, trying by his dead power or abilities to bring himself back to life.

The Law which was supposed to give life, made Man die the more because of constant reminder of their sins with the help of Guilt.

Man was spiritual dead because of the law. The Law couldn't give what man desperately needed. It couldn't give Life.

Man needed Life.

(TO BE CONTINUED.......)