Berean Bible Lady

  In my last post I explained the basic gospel story: Creation: God’s first (and greatest) miracle, a display of his love for mankind Fall: Adam and Eve’s rebellion against God brought sin into the world, which caused separation between God and man Redemption: God sent his son Jesus to redeem mankind through his death on the cross and resurrection from the dead. All we have to do is believe in Him, and we will be saved. But this isn’t the end of the story! After his resurrection, Jesus spent forty more days on Earth then ascended into heaven. Before his ascension, Jesus left us with a purpose and a promise. The Church “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20) Many people think of the church as the place they go on Sunday mornings or on Christmas and Ea...

 Nowadays we hear people talk about the gospel in a variety of ways. If you look at social media, you can see all kinds of different explanations for the gospel, what it is, and what it means. Family, friends, news articles, tv, books, etc. can all have different ways of talking about it. This can lead to so much confusion! What is the gospel really? How do we understand it from a historical Christian perspective? Put simply, the word gospel means “good news.” But why do we care if there’s good news? Because there’s bad news. Because of our own sin, we are separated from God. We have rebelled against his design and are hopelessly lost without Him. But it wasn’t always like this… Let’s start at the very beginning Creation “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). The first miracle. What a beautiful display of God’s power! God shows His love for mankind in this story. He first created day and night, the sky, the earth, plants, and animals before...