For generations, gospel music has been a vital source of strength and resilience for Black Americans, sustaining them through the deepest struggles. From the days of slavery, spirituals and hymns have ...
The gospel is good news because it brings a person into the everlasting and ever-increasing joy of Jesus Christ. He is not merely the rope that pulls us from the threatening waves; he is the solid beach under our feet, and the air in our lungs, and the beat of our heart, and the warm sun on our skin, and the song in our ears, and the arms of our beloved. What Is the Gospel?
What makes the gospel Gospel is that it brings a person into the everlasting and ever-increasing joy of Jesus Christ. The words Jesus will speak when we come to heaven are: "Enter into the joy of your Master" (Matthew 25:21).
We no longer live in the heyday of the gospel-centered movement. But no Christian, however mature, has outgrown the need to remain daily centered on the gospel.
Do we only need the gospel for the first steps of faith? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:8–15 to show why the gospel remains relevant for everyday obedience.
The gospel is the news that Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, died for our sins and rose again, eternally triumphant over all his enemies, so that there is now no condemnation for those who believe, but only everlasting joy. That’s the gospel. You Can’t Outgrow the Gospel You never, never, never outgrow your need for the gospel.