What is the…
Gospel

Greek: εὐαγγέλιον —transliteration: euaggelion or evangelion

Greek: εὐαγγελίζω —transliteration: euaggelizó —meaning: to announce good news

also known as: the Good News, Good Message and the glad tidings of salvation through Christ

The word “Gospel” is Anglo-Saxon in origin and literally means “God's good news,” “God’s message,” i.e., word of God. It is the translation of the Greek word evangelion, i.e., “good message” or “good news”.

It denotes…

1. the welcome knowlege of the true way of salvation for Man as preached by our Lord and His followers

   The promised Messiah of God has arrived and provided the way to enter the Kingdom of God.

2. “It was afterwards transitively applied to each of the four histories of our Lord’s life, published by those who are therefore called “evangelists,” writers of the history of the Gospel (the evangelion).”

3. “The term is often used to express collectively the Gospel doctrines; and ‘preaching the Gospel’ is often used to include not only the proclaiming of the good tidings, but the teaching of men how to avail themselves of the offer of salvation, the declaring of all the truths, precepts, promises, and threatenings of Christianity.”

   It is also called…
   “the gospel of the grace of God” (Acts 20:24)
   “the gospel of the kingdom” (Matthew 4:23)
   “the gospel of Christ” (Romans 1:16)
   “the gospel of peace” (Ephesians 6:15)
   “the glorious gospel”
   “the everlasting gospel”
   “the gospel of salvation” (Ephesians 1:13)

Also see

Getting the Gospel Right by Dr. John F. MacArthur, Litt.D., D.D. (off-site article)

• What is the Kingdom of God?
• What is The Way?
• What is SIN?
• What is the FALL OF MAN?
• What is REPENTANCE?
• What is a DISCIPLE?
• What is FAITH?
• What is REGENERATION?
• What is RECONCILIATION?
• What is REDEMPTION?
• redeemer
• What is JUSTIFICATION?
• justice of God
• assurance
• atonement
• Christ
• death
• eternal death
• eternal life
• The Final Judgment
• forgiveness of sin
• About good works
• What are The Gospels?
• What is grace?
  • What is the means of grace?
  • SALVATION BY GRACE ALONE, not your efforts (a difference between Biblical Christianity and teachings common in the Roman Catholic church)—Go
• Heaven
• Hell
• intercession of Christ
• What is IMPUTATION?
• Kingdom of God
• law
• The Ten Commandments
• punishment
• propitiation
• What is SANCTIFICATION?
• What and who is The Messiah?
• savior
• salvation
• assurance of salvation
• fruit