'The Heart of the Gospel,' is answered in this simple, yet overarching question:"How can sinful man be made right in relationship with Holy God?"
The negative answer: It is not by our works by what we do or do not do because there is no righteousness within us to be accepted before Holy God.
The positive answer: All of our righteousness is found outside of us, by God's grace alone and by faith alone in the perfect righteousness of Christ alone.
The Scripture in 2 Corinthians 5:21 says it best.
"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him."
The Heart of the Gospel is not only that Christ become sin for us to take away our sin. But also, that Christ, who was without sin and fulfilled all righteousness for us on our behalf, imparted His perfect righteousness to us, to all who believe on Him.
The moment one trusts by faith alone in Christ's atonement for our sin and His perfect righteousness, the Gospel Good News is that all of our sin is transferred to Christ and all of Christ's righteousness is transferred and placed on us!
That is Good News!
The Heart of the Gospel is that, 'sinful man can be made right in relationship with Holy God,' not because of us, but all because of Christ!
Praise God for the Heart of the Gospel is Christ!
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