24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If someone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me, 25 for whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.” (Matthew 16:24-25 translated from the NA28 Greek text to English)
The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is a message given to be passed on as “Good News” of the completed work of Christ on behalf of those he came to save. The message is about his incarnation, his perfect life, his death on the cross, his three days and nights in the tomb, and his resurrection….
All of these things were attested to by witnesses. The resurrection is the proof that our Lord is God and that the work of the Atonement is complete. Those who hear the Gospel, believe it, receive it by grace through faith and repent as they turn to Christ as Lord and Savior. As is made clear in Ephesians 2:1-10, there is no one who is able to do this on their own. God must intervene making then alive in Christ who were once dead in their sins so they could believe and be saved. <Continue reading post>