This is the Word
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22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
24 because “All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away,
25 But the word of the Lord endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.
What is the Gospel?
What is the Gospel?
Gospel
A gospel is an announcement of good news. In particular, the gospel is the announcement that Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection have brought about salvation for Israel and the world.
The Gospel Message is Known
The Gospel Message is Known
The Life of Christ
++Biblical
His story
++Announced by the Prophet (Isa 9:6-7)
6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
His story
Announced by the Prophet (Isa 9:6-7)
++Recorded by His followers (1 John 1:1-4)
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life—
2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us—
3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.
His story
Announced by the Prophet (Isa 9:6-7)
Recorded by His followers (1 John 1:1-4)
++Declare to unbelievers (1 Timothy 3:16)
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
His story
Announced by the Prophet (Isa 9:6-7)
Recorded by His followers (1 John 1:1-4)
Declare to unbelievers (1 Timothy 3:16)
++Verified by God (John 3:2)
2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
The Life of Christ
Biblical
++Historical
The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Extrabiblical References)
Jesus was mentioned by three Graeco-Roman authors: Pliny, Tacitus, and Suetonius
The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Extrabiblical References)
Josephus refers to Jesus as “a wise man with a significant following who appeared to His followers after His resurrection”
Josephus
AD 37 – AD 100 Judaism, Author, Historian, Scholar, Soldier
Josephus was a military officer and historian in Israel, fighting against the Romans. During a battle he was captured, and eventually made a Roman citizen after his Roman captors took a liking to him. In Rome, Josephus wrote books and volumes, many of which were on Jewish history. Also: Flavius Josèphe; Flavius Josephus; Titus Flavius Josephus
25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
The Gospel Message was God’s Power Released
The Gospel Message was God’s Power Released
15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”
Believe the Gospel
++The Time is right
++The Kingdom is near
++Repent Now
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
Don’t be ashamed
++The power is in the Gospel
++Salvation is near
++Everyone is welcome
3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,
4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.
The Gospel Message is Empowered by Faith
The Gospel Message is Empowered by Faith
2 For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.
The Message was declared to all
++We heard it
++Others heard it
What we heard worked in our life.
What we heard worked in our life.
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
It brought a
++A new peace
++A new future
++A new hope
++A new faith
4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
Faith is the Vital Connection
Faith is the Vital Connection
6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Faith is a relationship with and enduring word.
Faith is a relationship with and enduring word.
Hearing the Gospel
++Brings a response (1 Pet 1:22)
22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
A response of
++Purity
++Obedience
++Care
Hearing the Gospel
Brings a response (1 Pet 1:22)
++Recognizes our origin (1 Pet 1:23)
We did not start here
11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands—
12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
We were
++Without Christ
++Outside the Covenant
++Without Hope
++Without God
Hearing the Gospel
Brings a response (1 Pet 1:22)
++Recognizes our origin (1 Pet 1:23)
23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
We are born again
++Not by our goodness
++Not by our knowledge
++By an enduring word
Hearing the Gospel
Brings a response (1 Pet 1:22)
Recognizes our origin (1 Pet 1:23)
++Is empowered by a relationship (1 Pet 1:24-25)
24 because “All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away,
25 But the word of the Lord endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.
This is the word
This is the word
This word
++Is not a message
++Is not a statement
++Is a person
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jesus is the Word
Jesus is the Word
Without Jesus
++there is no message
++there is no good news
++there is no hope
Because of Jesus
Because of Jesus
14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,
15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace,
16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.
17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near.
18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,”
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.