What is…
The Gospel
also known as: The Good News, The 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 1, i.e., “Good Message” or “Good News”.
This is the welcome knowlege of the true way of eternal salvation for Man as preached by our Lord and His Apostles. The long promised Messiah of God has arrived and provided the way to enter the Kingdom of God.
- See: The Kingdom of God—What, when and where is it? Answer
The Gospel 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)
- Who is JESUS CHRIST?
- What is a TRUE BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN?
- What is The Way?
- What is the Kingdom of God?
- What is SIN?
- What is the FALL OF MAN?
- What is REPENTANCE?
- LOVE—What is Christian love? Types of love. What is the love of God? Is God’s love unconditional? What do today’s false teachers claim about God’s love? Answers
- 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
Gospel histories
The name Gospel was eventually applied to each of the four histories of our Lord’s life written by those who are therefore called “evangelists,” writers of the history of the Gospel (the evangelion).
Collectively, these records are called The Gospels.
Greek: εὐαγγέλιον —transliteration: evangelion or euaggelion
Greek: εὐαγγελίζω —transliteration: euaggelizó —meaning: to announce good news