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What does 'The Gospel' mean to you - in 200 words or less

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Message 1 of 2 (534937)
11-11-2009 9:31 PM

A believer on this site writes:
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Most people in the USA have heard the gospel. People who come to religious internet sites certainly have.
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Hmm?
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Typically, having 'heard the Gospel' would mean something along the lines of having heard:
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a) you are a sinner.
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b) the above news is bad news - eternal, negative, consequences attach to your sin.
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c) take heart! - there is good news (the Gospel): God has done something to ensure you don't necessarily have to face the consequences of your sin.
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d) if only you would; believe, repent, work, rely on grace ... and/or the like, then you will escape the consequences of your sin and enjoy eternal, blissful, life forever.
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But what do the words 'the Gospel' actually mean:
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- to the believer; who tries to communicate what he/she believes to be 'very important information' to the unbeliever?
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- to the unbeliever; who (if they are reading this) has probably been swamped by various folks' take on 'THE(sic) Gospel'?
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In other words:
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how would you;
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- deliver 'the Gospel' as you understand it, to the unbeliever?
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- understand 'the gospel' as it has been thus far delivered to you, as unbeliever?
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..in 200 words or less (more or less).
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