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The powerful truth held within the message of the gospel has been transforming lives, breaking chains, and setting captives free for over two thousand years. Yet what is the gospel, and why does it matter so much? Is it possible that we have heard this word so much or been around Christian circles so long that we have forgotten the profound depth and wonder found in the gospel?
The word gospel literally means “good news” and occurs 93 times in the Bible, exclusively in the New Testament. In Greek, it is the word euaggelion, from which we get our English words evangelist, evangel, and evangelical. The gospel is, broadly speaking, the whole of Scripture; more narrowly, the gospel is the good news concerning Christ and the way of salvation.
Gospel, any of four biblical narratives covering the life and death of Jesus Christ. The four Gospel accounts are placed at the beginning of the New Testament and make up about half the total text. They were likely written after the canonical letters of St. Paul.
Furthermore, the gospel does not come simply in words. “For our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction (in much assurance) (1 Thess. 1:5). Of course, the gospel is a message of words since words are basic to the intelligent communication of God’s truth.
