I want to look at some Scriptures concerning the Gospel today. The word "gospel" is only found in the New Testament. That tells me that it pertains specifically to the New Covenant that we believers have through the Blood of Jesus Christ. The word translated "gospel", is the Greek word, euaggelion, which means: a good message, good tidings, glad tidings, the proclamation of the grace of God manifest. We will look at several Scriptures that refer to the gospel:
Matt 4:23 (KJV)
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Matt 9:35 (KJV)
35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Matt 11:5 (KJV)
5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Mark 1:1 (KJV)
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
Mark 1:15 (KJV)
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Luke 4:17-19 (KJV)
17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Luke 9:6 (KJV)
6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
Acts 8:25 (KJV)
25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
Acts 14:7 (KJV)
7 And there they preached the gospel.
Acts 15:7 (KJV)
7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
Rom 1:9 (KJV)
9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
Rom 10:15 (KJV)
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Rom 15:19 (KJV)
19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
Rom 15:29 (KJV)
29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
1 Cor 1:17 (KJV)
17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
2 Cor 4:4 (KJV)
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
What we see through all of these verses is that from Jesus, to His disciples, to the church (that's us!), the most important thing that they did and continued to do, is to preach the Gospel! The last thing that Jesus told His disciples before He ascended into heaven was this:
Mark 16:15 (KJV)
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
The Amplified Bible says this:
Mark 16:15 (Amplified)
15And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach and publish openly the good news (the Gospel) to every creature [of the whole human race].
We are to be about the business of preaching the Gospel, the good news, because Jesus said so! The word "preach" is the Greek word, kerusso, which means: to herald as a public crier, to publish, to proclaim openly and always with an authority which must be listened to and obeyed. We are to preach the Gospel, because it is the Gospel that will change people's lives. Look at this Scripture:
Romans 1:16 (KJV)
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
The word "power" here is the Greek word, dunamis, which means: miraculous power, strength, ability, abundance, inherent power. The Gospel contains the miraculous power of Almighty God Himself! This Gospel, when received by faith, will result in "salvation", the Greek word, soteria, which means: deliverance, preservation, safety, rescue and health. It is the deliverance from all the works of darkness, beginning with the New Birth and eternal salvation, and continuing into every area of our life here on earth! When John said:
3 John 2 (NKJV)
2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
..that is what he was referring to! When we meditate on the Word of God, the Gospel, until it becomes real to us, then we will be able to walk in all the fullness of life that our heavenly Father intended! He wants the best for us and He has provided the way for us to have it. The rest is up to us! How much "soteria" will you have in your life? Get into the Word of God. Study it, love it, meditate on it, believe it, obey it and you will see deliverance happening in every area of your life! Jesus said so!
Shalom in Him!
