What Is the Gospel?

Is the Gospel about transforming society? Is the Gospel about community? Is the Gospel the plan of salvation? Is the Gospel the whole story of the Bible? Which Christian traditions or denominations have the best understanding of the Gospel? What is the Gospel? For three Sundays, we are going to look at the Bible and find out what the Bible means by Gospel, or "Good News". Then, we will look at what flows from the Gospel. Sometimes we confuse the two. Both are important. But, the basis of all that is good, true, and beautiful is the Biblical Gospel and we will seek to get clarity on that word, that truth, and its impact on our lives. This Changes Everything 1. What is the gospel, actually? Verbal, historical, powerful, and recreates the world. 2. How does it affect and transform our lives to look like Christ? 3. The Gospel Transforms the world; justice, systems, and structures of the world.