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The gospel
Jesus had one consistent message, and it is His Good News¨Jesus' Gospel. The word `gospel, ` which is often misunderstood in our day, was a loaded term in Jesus' day. In Israel, when people thought about the Gospel, they recalled verses in the Old Testament like How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, ''that's `gospel`'' , who proclaim salvation, who say to Israel, `Your God reigns!` ''Isaiah 52:7''

So it is with the idea of the `good news.` The proclamation of the gospel was the news that God reigns. The expectation was that it would really come when the Romans would be overthrown, the temples would be rebuilt, and the oppressors would be defeated. It would come with an act of military strength and power. That was the good news they were waiting for. Gospel was initially a loaded word.

It was also a loaded word in the Roman world. Tom Wright has written about this:

  • Euangellian the word for `gospel` or `good news, ` is a regular, technical term referring to the announcement of a great military victory and/or the birth of or accession of an Emperor, a new ruler who is going to bring strength and good news to the Roman world.

    The following is actually an inscription found on a building in the year 9 BC. It's about Caesar Augustus. Listen to the language they used in the Roman world to describe Caesar:

  • The providence which has ordered the whole of our lives, showing concern and zeal, has ordained it the most perfect consummation for human life by giving to it Augustus, by filling him with virtue for doing the work of a benefactor among men and by sending in him, as it were, a savior for us and those who come after us to make war to cease, to create order everywhere, the birthday of the god Augustus was the beginning for the world of the Good News which have come to men through him.

    That's kind of scary language for a human being, isn't it? In the Roman world, good news is synonymous with ?Caesar is lord.? They used that language. Now Jesus comes and says, `I have good news.` But this is going to be different than what most people in Israel thought it would be and different than what most people in the Roman Empire thought it was going to be.

    After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. `The time has come, ` he said. `The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!` ''Mark 1:14-15''

    Good news translates gospel.



    By: John Ortberg
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    Jesus has come
    Jesus was saying that he was the son of man. Many has come before him but he is the one and only true son of man. That he was sent by God to save us to die for our sins. That is we repent and turn from our evil ways and follow his word that the Kingdom of God is near. That we will have ever lasting life.



    By: Terry Gaines
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    In your own words, write down what the phrase, good news of God means?
    Before John the Baptist was imprisoned, he had been preaching about the coming of Christ. While John preaches the coming of the kingdom, Christ Himself has come to their midst to tell them what the Kingdom is, and what it represents.



    By: Fasakin Adebayo Joseph
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    In your own words, write down what the phrase, good news of God means?
    The good news was that we have a direct connection with God and that He, Himself was sending us the message trough Jesus. No one has to die anymore for in Him we find our eternal life.



    By: Rodrigo Abed
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    In your own words, write down what the phrase, good news of God means?
    According to the Bible Good News of God means the Death, Buried and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Likewise his death we have to repent from our sin or die from our sin, baptize in HIS name for the remission of our sin as he was buried and resurrected in new life by receiving hid Holy Spirit.



    By: Gospel Sailo
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    In your own words, write down what the phrase, good news of God means?
    John Preached Baptisn into repentence, but Jesus came with Grace and Truth. Moses Preached the Law. In Effect, the good news of God was Jesus himself. The ones the prophets and the law point to. He was the grace of God. Believing in him, meant passing from demnation into blossom of life eternity. He, Jesus, was the ultimate fulfilment of God`s long time plan to redeem the world from the kingdom of satan, and to reconcile all creation to himself, via Jesus Christ- the perfect and only sacrifice for the atonement of our sins.In him, death shall nolonger have dominion over us. This was Good news of God.



    By: Robert Ochen-Chagara
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    In your own words, write down what the phrase, good news of God means?
    The good news is something very wonderful that God wants the human being to enjoy, he wants to bring us back to his glory because the bible says every body has sinned and out off the glory of God.So the good news is a powerful blessing that God sent for his people onthe earth.



    By: Rachel DAKOUO
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    In your own words, write down what the phrase, good news of God means?
    The Good News of God is that, God himself has decided to bring salvation to the world through his own son Jesus Christ to make those who did not believe, those who don`t believe and those who will not believe after Jesus to be faithful to him and he welcomes them to his Kingdom.



    By: Bol Joseph Agau
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    In your own words, write down what the phrase, good news of God means?
    For me it means that once the connection to God and his Kingdom was not there but now we have path a way that we as sinners can follow. That there is life after death and the only way is thru Christ. Thank God for that.



    By: Arman Akkus
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    In your own words, write down what the phrase, good news of God means?
    Good news of God means that Jesus came from heaven to earth to preach the word of God and to heal the broken hearted and recover the sight of the blind and to redeem us sinners. Good news means Gospel- the gospel is the message about how Jesus defeated evil. He died and then became alive again to make us new and give us hope for the future. Glory to God!



    By: Al Benavides
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    The Calling of the First Disciples

    Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News."
    Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."
    Immediately they left their nets, and followed him. Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets. Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

    Mark 1:14-20
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