Gospel Verses
What is the Bad News?
A friend said to me as we walked around my Garden
“I don’t need God, I’m fine as I am.”
How would you answer him?
Romans 3:23
What is the Gospel?
It centres on Jesus.
Mark 1:1
What are the implications of the good and bad news?
The good news is eternal salvation, but rejecting Christ means rejecting salvation.
John 3:16-18, 36
What does ‘believe’ mean?
A lady in 40’s said that she had been a churchgoer all her life, accepted Christian ethics and believed in the importance of church but she had never entered into a personal relationship with Jesus, he was not the focus of her faith. She asked ‘Does that mean I am not a Christian?’
Revelation 3:20
John 5:24
Can we be sure we have eternal life?
A medical student attending a Conference was on a walk. She had recently become a Christian. She was asked, “So you have accepted Christ into your life but surely a much more important question is ‘Has Christ accepted me?’ ‘How do you know he has accepted you and given you eternal life?”
John 1:12
John 3:16
Romans 8:1
1 John 5:12-13
These verses on assurance are promises of God
How do we become Christians and what are we Christians for?
We become Christians by entering into a personal relationship with Jesus as our Lord. From then on we are here to serve him
Ephesians 2:8-10,
Are all Christians meant to share the gospel with others?
Yes. If in any doubt please read the book ‘The Duty of a Disciple’ which reviews the Bible’s teaching.
1 Peter 2:9
John 17:23
Romans 15:16