The heart of our message is the gospel or the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to the apostles and the early church fathers the gospel is comprised of the three following parts:
Trinity: The first part of the Gospel is the message that the one true God exist in three persons: Father & creator, Son & victor, Spirit & giver of life. There exists within the triune God, a life that is primarily characterized by a communion of love. Hence, God is love.
Incarnation: The second part of the gospel is the message that God the Son took on flesh, and became one of us. So that even after the human race had turned way from God under the enticement of evil (sin & death), the Son might still bring the love of God to us, destroy evil, and win us back into his loving Trinitarian communion. This incarnate Son took evil on, He died to destroy sin and death (sacrifice), He rose from the grave victorious over death and as the victor (Savior), He gave life eternal to all mankind. Because of Jesus’ resurrection, eternal life in the flesh has been attained for all humanity (the final resurrection).
Restoration: The third part of the gospel is the message that by the Son’s great victory, He now has the authority to draw all mankind back into God’s Trinitarian family by pouring out upon mankind His life giving Spirit (baptism). This Spirit now places the presence of God’s power within humans, thus making those persons incarnations of God (Christians- little Christs), here and now, healing and restoring (saving) them to what they were meant to be: whole, and living spirits that dwell within the Trinity.
THIS IS GOOD NEWS!
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