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The Calling of the First Disciples
I believe that having Jesus in your life is Good News by itself.



By: Julie Rainey
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In your own words, write down what the phrase, good news of God means?
Good News of God means that we are no longer going to kill animals for our sacrifices because Jesus has come to die for us on the cross to take away our sins. So every one who prays to God through Jesus Christ his/her sins will be forgiven without giving any sacrifice.



By: Patricia Nyirenda
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Good News
The good news is that God the father sent his only begotton son to die for our sins. Remember that in the begining God was so disappointed that he flooded the world because of so much sin and Jesus our brother died for our sins that we may live the right way.Jesus came as flesh so he knows the temptation of satin. We all fall short of the glory of God. Thank God we have Jesus who died for our sins and the Holy Spirit that lives in us. What a great God we serve!



By: PAM FRYER
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In your own words, write down what the phrase, good news of God means?
Well the wages of sin is death, that`s bad news. God sent us Jesus to die on the cross and who ever believes in his heart that He is what the scriptures claim he will be saved, THAT IS GOOD NEWS.



By: Ulises Frallicciardi
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In your own words, write down what the phrase, good news of God means?
The Good News of God, to the Jews would mean what they had long been promised and hoped for was finally come to them.



By: ninecritters
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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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    The good news of God. Our Father who is in heaven, no matter what we do, will always be here for us. From the filthiest of sins until the most holy of acts. The Lord of all the universe is willing to be ridiculed, spit on and carry our sins on his back. The only price we pay is our tears. Please forgive us. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you.



    By: Barney Mud
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    The word good news of God means the gospel of salvation to us and making us to accept it. Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world``, John 1:29 By believieng that Jesus Christ was born in a flesh, He died for our sin, He was risen, Ascended to heaven and setted the right hand of the Father and He will come again for the rapture of the saints



    By: Glory Ekpa
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    By: Glory Ekpa
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    In your own words, write down what the phrase, "good news of God" means?



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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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