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“The Gospel of Jesus”
Categories: Cross, Error, Faith, Faith alone, Faith only, Faithfulness, Gospel, Jesus Christ, John, John 3:16, Obedience, Obey, Truth
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3.16, ESV)¹
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¹John 3.16 is a verse that is loved by all in the religious world. In fact, it is the gospel (good news) message in a nutshell. Unfortunately, too many people distort this wonderful verse and teach something Jesus does not mean.
First, some teach that one must simply believe in Christ (as in a mental faith that Jesus lived and died for us), and secondly, that this belief (mental faith) is all one needs to be saved. While it is true that Jesus said we must believe to be saved, surely no one would exclude repentance from our sins, confession of our faith that we believe in Jesus, baptism in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of sins, and obedience and faithfulness to His will for the rest of our lives (Acts 17.30-31; Rom. 10.9-10; Acts 2.38; Luke 6.46).
Simply put, the believer of John 3.16 is obedient to Christ in all that He commands or he is not the believer Jesus is speaking about!
Will you obey Jesus today?
‘G’od so loved the world, that he gave his
‘O’nly
‘S’on that whoever believes in him should not
‘P’erish but have
‘E’ternal
‘L’ife
That’s the GOSPEL!
If you’re interested in learning more about the gospel, e-mail Bryan Garlock or text 903.308.4905.
