The Gospel of The Kingdom
“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ…” (Mark 1:1)
Notice the good news of Jesus Christ did not begin in Mark 15 and end in Mark 16 where the death and resurrection of Christ is proclaimed. It begins with Mark 1:1 and continues through the rest of the book of Mark. The heart of the gospel by which we are saved is the death, burial and resurrection of Christ; but that’s not the totality of the gospel. God’s gospel includes everything He did for us and taught to us in Mark chapters 1-14. The Bible calls this “The Gospel of the Kingdom.” Moses and all the prophets, and Jesus and the apostles preached the kingdom of God. John the Baptist began his preaching with, “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Jesus’ first sermon was, “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is here.” Most of the Bible is the gospel of the kingdom. Faith in the death of the Messiah is just how you get into the kingdom. You are born again and that’s great, but after you’re born you need to grow. Don’t stay a baby all your life.
The heart of the gospel is what we are to believe to be saved from our sins. All you really must believe is the gospel of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ to be forgiven of all your sins and have eternal life. Without believing this you cannot be saved. “The gospel by which we are saved… how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose from the dead according to the Scriptures.” (1Cor.15:1-5) “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Rm.10:9-10) Faith in this gospel is the only thing you have to believe in order to be saved. Please know this.
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