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The Gospel (Song)

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Ryan Stevenson - The Gospel (Official Lyric Video)

I heard this song for the first time today, —very appropriately since I'm busy with a series on 'the Gospels". It stirred my heart and gave me 'goose bumps'. 

Thank you Ryan for an wonderful and inspiring song!

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From the new album 'NO MATTER WHAT'. 

Download or stream at https://rs.lnk.to/nmw 


The gospel for our salvation today is,

1️⃣ Hear the message of why Jesus Christ had to save us:

Because of Adam's sin, we are all born with the nature of sin in us and this separates us from God. Jesus Christ (God incarnate), born 'without' the sin nature, and who lived a perfect life required by God's standards, freely gave up His life for us by dying on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins. The Bible says that the wages of sin is death, so, Jesus, by dying on our behalf, and in our place, paid the sin penalty for us. Because of His death, we are imputed (freely given) His righteousness. In other words, because He freely took our sin upon Himself and died in our place, we are freely given His life which is pleasing to God. 
This encapsulates the 'good news' of the gospel of grace, —that Jesus paid our sin debt and freed us from the penalty of eternal death that we all are guilty of.
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So, now that you know what the good news of the grace gospel tells you, and you are informed of what Christ has done for you, you need to decide what you want to do with this news. That's it! You do not need to do anything else but to believe that what Jesus Christ did for you is the truth.

2️⃣ Believe what He has done to save you:

 If you choose to believe that Jesus died for your sins, and that He was buried and rose again from the dead, so that by His shed blood you are forgiven, and by His resurrection you are justified [declared innocent, pardoned, acquitted], then you are saved. The fact that you trust in the cross work of Christ as your ONLY means to be made right before God, is your salvation. That's IT! It's not about feelings or sensations! It's not about anything else you must do to prove your faith! It's not about being baptized or joining a church! It's not about what you did in life and how bad you were! It is ALL about JESUS CHRIST and what HE has done FOR YOU. It's His life accredited to you that saves you! All you need to do is believe that and trust Him to do what He said He would.

Eph.2:8 
For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

(Also see: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Romans 4:25)

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