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The Gospel Is: Defining the Most Important Message in the World
“The Gospel.”
It's a word we have heard more and more in recent years, as an increased number of Christians have been emphasizing a “gospel-centered” approach to life and ministry. This is right and good, as the gospel is the central message of Jesus and, as such, the most important message in the world. Yet it it also the most misunderstood.
For all of the renewed emphasis on the gospel message, there remains much confusion about what the content of the message actually is. Even amongst those who most celebrate it, there can be a lack of clarity in defining it. This is a significant problem, since the Bible tells us it is the gospel that saves us (makes us right with God), sanctifies us (makes us more like Jesus), and reveals to us who God is.
With such high stakes, Christians need to be certain they are preaching this gospel with confidence and clarity and non-Christians need to be sure the message they are choosing to accept or reject is Jesus’ actual message (and not an unclear version of it). The Gospel Is... aims to help both groups cut through the muddy misunderstandings and provide a simple and easy-to-follow summary of Jesus’ primary message.
To help leaders, we have included a DISCUSSION GUIDE following each section.
It's a word we have heard more and more in recent years, as an increased number of Christians have been emphasizing a “gospel-centered” approach to life and ministry. This is right and good, as the gospel is the central message of Jesus and, as such, the most important message in the world. Yet it it also the most misunderstood.
For all of the renewed emphasis on the gospel message, there remains much confusion about what the content of the message actually is. Even amongst those who most celebrate it, there can be a lack of clarity in defining it. This is a significant problem, since the Bible tells us it is the gospel that saves us (makes us right with God), sanctifies us (makes us more like Jesus), and reveals to us who God is.
With such high stakes, Christians need to be certain they are preaching this gospel with confidence and clarity and non-Christians need to be sure the message they are choosing to accept or reject is Jesus’ actual message (and not an unclear version of it). The Gospel Is... aims to help both groups cut through the muddy misunderstandings and provide a simple and easy-to-follow summary of Jesus’ primary message.
To help leaders, we have included a DISCUSSION GUIDE following each section.
80 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 7, 2018
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October 7, 2021Sin importar cuánto tiempo tengas en tu caminar cristiano, «El evangelio es...» es excelente para recordarnos con claridad de qué se trata el evangelio. Además, será un recurso muy útil para los que trabajan con no creyentes o en grupos de personas que estén creciendo en el conocimiento de la Palabra.
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January 11, 2021
Explica en términos sencillos, pero bíblicos de que es el evangelio y como este es aplicado a nuestra vida, muy útil para cristianos recién convertidos
September 17, 2017
Excelente recurso para definir y entender lo que realmente El Evangelio es. El autor nos muestra de manera sencilla y fácil lectura la definición del Evangelio de manera que podamos responder correcta y biblicamente a la pregunta ¿ Que es el evangelio ?
August 24, 2017
Este es el mejor libro acerca del evangelio que he leído. Te recomiendo que lo leas.
August 8, 2018
Creo que "el evangelio es" es un excelente resumen de las verdades fundamentales del cristianismo. Cole Brown con un vocabulario sencillo logra mostrar qué es el evangelio y sus implicaciones. En un mundo relativista, la exposición objetiva de Brown es maravillosa.
Su único punto débil, a mi parecer, es que sólo apunta a la cuestión soteriológica, del hombre en el texto. El evangelio también es esperanza de restauración del universo, de las relaciones entre las personas. El evangelio no sólo es noticia buena de salvación. A pesar de ello, creo que es un recurso muy bueno para enseñar de manera sencilla el corazón del evangelio.
Su único punto débil, a mi parecer, es que sólo apunta a la cuestión soteriológica, del hombre en el texto. El evangelio también es esperanza de restauración del universo, de las relaciones entre las personas. El evangelio no sólo es noticia buena de salvación. A pesar de ello, creo que es un recurso muy bueno para enseñar de manera sencilla el corazón del evangelio.
December 24, 2018
Creo que es un resumen excelente del evangelio, la buena noticia que Dios se ha acercado a nosotros para salvación.
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May 16, 2020
Libro que nos reta a definir y priorizar el evangelio en nuestra vida
February 25, 2018
Contemporary Christianity is filled with people and movements calling for a "gospel-centered" approach to Christian life and ministry. We have entire networks of gospel-centered churches pastored by gospel-centered teachers who attended gospel-centered seminaries and have written gospel-centered books on everything from gospel-centered parenting to gospel-centered marriage to gospel-centered media consumption..... but there is one problem: For all of contemporary Christianity's emphasis on being gospel-centered, there is still a lot of confusion about what the gospel we are so centered on actually is."- The Gospel is
The Gospel Is gives an excellent straight forward introduction to what it mean when someone speaks about the Gospel. Brown gives a clear definition of the Gospel and then breaks that definition into 5 small chapters. Each chapter giving a brief explination and application on a part of his gospel definition. Brief is the optimal word here as most people could read this book in under an hour. This book is meant to be an introduction on the topic of what the Gospel is. It just begins to scratch the surface on how the Gospel changes everything and what the Gospel would look like when lived out. That is not trying to disparage the book in any way. I like the book for what it was. A brief, straight forward introduction to what the Gospel actually is. At the end of each chapter there are some nice discussion questions if you want to facilitate conversation with a group or just a friend. If you don't know what it means when someone is talking about the Gospel, or you want to introduce someone to the Gospel, The Gospel is by Cole Brown is a great resource to use.
For more of my reviews visit: thelakesidecover.com
The Gospel Is gives an excellent straight forward introduction to what it mean when someone speaks about the Gospel. Brown gives a clear definition of the Gospel and then breaks that definition into 5 small chapters. Each chapter giving a brief explination and application on a part of his gospel definition. Brief is the optimal word here as most people could read this book in under an hour. This book is meant to be an introduction on the topic of what the Gospel is. It just begins to scratch the surface on how the Gospel changes everything and what the Gospel would look like when lived out. That is not trying to disparage the book in any way. I like the book for what it was. A brief, straight forward introduction to what the Gospel actually is. At the end of each chapter there are some nice discussion questions if you want to facilitate conversation with a group or just a friend. If you don't know what it means when someone is talking about the Gospel, or you want to introduce someone to the Gospel, The Gospel is by Cole Brown is a great resource to use.
For more of my reviews visit: thelakesidecover.com
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