“The gospel of submission, commitment, decision, and victorious living is not good news about what God has achieved but a demand to save ourselves with God’s help. Besides the fact that Scripture never refers to the gospel as having a personal relationship with Jesus nor defines faith as a decision to ask Jesus to come into our heart, this concept of salvation fails to realize that everyone has a personal relationship with God already: either as a condemned criminal standing before a righteous judge or as a justified coheir with Christ and adopted child of the Father.” HeartChildrenFactsHelpingAsksFatherJesusChristRealizingDecisionFailingJudgingDemandNewsConceptsCommitmentStandingSalvationCriminalsScriptureRighteousGood NewsSubmissionJustifiedAdoptedRelationship With GodPersonal RelationshipsPersonal Relationship With GodAdopted Children Book:Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church Source: Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church
“The gospel of Jesus Christ is good news, glad tidings, and much more. It is the message of salvation as repeatedly announced by Jesus Christ and His apostles and prophets. It is my firm belief that all truth and light originating with God is embraced in the gospel of Jesus Christ.” LightJesusBeliefChristMessagesNewsJesus ChristSalvationGladFirmProphetGood NewsApostlesTidingsFirm Beliefs Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“Is it not wonderful news to believe that salvation lies outside ourselves?” BelieveLyingFaithChristianityWonderfulNewsSalvation Author:Martin Luther