Have You Ever Wondered - What is the Gospel?

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” Isaiah 52:7 NIV

Key points

“Good news” points forward to God rescuing, redeeming and restoring his people – and the whole world seeing this light of salvation.
Listen to ‘The Gospel According to the Gospels’ Real Hope series and others on the Hope 103.2 app, at Real Hope | The Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
Hear more from Ben McEachen in his brand-new podcast of the same name ‘The Gospel According to the Gospels’, where he expands even further on these themes.

What would you say if someone asked you: “What is The Gospel?”

Can you explain The Gospel in a few words or a sentence?

Or do you need paragraphs, essays or encyclopedias?

Instead of saying “The Gospel”, can we just say “Jesus”?

Is The Gospel a book or good news or beyond description?

“Good news” points forward to God rescuing, redeeming and restoring his people – and the whole world seeing this light of salvation.

I was thinking about what The Gospel of Jesus Christ actually is and how to express it.

To do that, I spoke with New Testament experts for a podcast series called “The Gospel According to The Gospels”.

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Across six episodes and using the four Gospels as our main boundary markers, we discussed similarities, differences, emphasis and impact of the gospel (“good news”) of Jesus.

Across these devotions, we will dip into each episode to taste what The Gospel is.

My first conversation was with Dr Ali Robinson, a lecturer of New Testament Studies at United Theological College, Sydney.

Ali and I spoke about what “the gospel” meant before and after Jesus.

Discussing the ancient Greek and Roman usage of “the gospel”, Ali also pointed to passages in Isaiah (such as 52:7).

These references to “good news” point forward to God rescuing, redeeming and restoring his people – and the whole world seeing this light of salvation.

Ali acknowledged that as “the gospel” was forever changed by its association with Jesus, we still have not yet arrived at all the good news of The Good News.

She wants us to be passionate about what God is doing – and will do – for our world through what he has promised in Jesus.

Listen to this episode of Real Hope | The Podcast in the player above, on the Hope 103.2 app or wherever you get your podcasts.