The Gospel

 

1 Corinthians 1: 1-9 

Now, brothers, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which you have received, and in which you stand. 2 Through it you are saved, if you keep in memory what I preached to you, unless you have believed in vain.

3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: how Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 was buried, rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and was seen by Cephas, and then by the twelve. 6 Then He was seen by over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the greater part remain to this present time, though some have passed away. 7 Then He was seen by James and then by all the apostles. 8 Last of all, He was seen by me also, as by one born at the wrong time.

9 For I am the least of the apostles and am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am. And His grace toward me was not in vain. I labored more abundantly than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11 Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

 

From <https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2015%3A%201-28&version=MEV;KJV>

 

This is the apostle Paul giving the kernel of the gospel as it was related to him and as he preached it to the Corinthian Church. By believing this gospel that "Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, was buried and rose on the third day. He was seen by Peter and over five hundred saints at once."

 

Paul contends he is the least of the apostles because he persecuted the Church. But by the grace of God he is who he is. Through that grace he laboured among the Corinthians and through grace they believed the gospel that he preached.

 

John 3:16

16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

 

From <https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203%3A16&version=MEV;KJV>

 

God so loved you that he gave His only begotten Son, that you who believe on Him should not perish but have eternal life. The Gospel - The Good News

 

This is justification in Jesus Christ. You believe on Christ Jesus and are restored to eternal life.

 

Acts 2:38

38 Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

 

From <https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%202%3A38&version=MEV;KJV>

 

You need to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins  and that you might receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

 

This is sanctification by the Holy Spirit. Through water baptism your sins are washed away and you receive the Holy Spirit. You are baptized into the death of Jesus Christ and raised from the waters of baptism into the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the newness of life.

 

The Holy Spirit writes God's Law on your heart and puts it into your mind. His purpose is to present you blameless before God in the Kingdom to make you into a temple of the Living God. This is salvation in Jesus Christ.