THE GOSPEL

 

Intro

Gospel = Good news

Bad news before good news

 

I.       BAD NEWS

 

     1. We are all sinners (Rom 3:23)

     2. The penalty for sin is DEATH (Rom 3:23)

         a. Hell awaits (Mat 25:46)

         b. Those whose names are not written (Rev 20:15)

     3. Man cannot remedy the problem outside of the atonement (Gen 3:7, 21)

 

 

II.      THE ATONEMENT (Heb 9:22)

 

     1. Atonement did 3 things:

         a. Godward - Satisfied Gods wrath “Propitiation” (1 Jn 2:1-2)

         b. Man ward - Forgave our sins “Expiation” (Col 2:13)

         c. Satan ward - Destroyed his power (1 Jn 3:8)

 

 

II.      GOOD NEWS

 

     1. Christ dies in your stead (Rom 5:8)

     2. You can be saved through faith in Christ  (Eph 2:8-10)

     3. By repentance (Mat 3:1-2, Act 2:38-40)