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Study Section 5: Assignment One: Proclaiming the Gospel

5.1 Connect.

The Bible makes is very clear that Hell is a real place of eternal torment. Woe to the person
who goes there! Jesus Christ, God in flesh, has done everything possible to prevent anyone
from eternal punishment. He has paid the price of shedding His precious blood for the sins
of every man (I John 2:2) and is not willing that any person be lost (2 Peter 3:9). His
commission to the church is to share the Gospel with every person on earth! How can they
believe in Jesus, unless they hear about Him and what He has done for them? The Gospel is
GOOD NEWS … but only to those who hear it.

According to the Bible, every believer needs to be actively involved in sharing the Gospel with every
person they contact. Sadly, according to Barna Group, today 64% of Christians believe it is their
responsibility to share their faith with the lost. And of those who feel it is important to share their
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faith, few are prepared to do so out of lack of training. It is no wonder that our society is deteriorating
for lack of spiritual light.

Today we are going to review that basic facts about the Gospel so we can accurately share it with
others.

5.2 Objectives:

1. The student should be able to describe the aspects of the Gospel.

2. The student should be able explain how a person is saved by grace.

3. The student should be able explain what the gospel is NOT and how some have confused
their presentation of the gospel to present a false gospel.

5.3 To Proclaim the Gospel, the Church must understand it.

A summary of the Gospel
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The conceptions of sin in Christian thought are broad. This is because so many focus on a single aspect
of salvation rather than viewing it in light of the whole of what God is doing in to bring about salvation.
The Christian doctrine of salvation (soteriology) from sin brings together everything God is doing to
restore the world from its sin. It includes multiple important concepts:

How sin entered the World
Evil did not exist in the world when God created everything in six days. This is seen in God’s evaluation
that “it was good” in Genesis 1. Evil entered the world when Adam and Eve chose to disobey God. This
disobedience is called sin. Romans 5:12 declares that “Just as sin entered the world through one man,

22 https://www.barna.com/research/sharing-faith-increasingly-optional-christians/
23 This summary was written by Jairos Banda, a staff member at Ambassador International University

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