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Just what is the
true Gospel of Jesus Christ? After His resurrection,
Jesus gave His disciples the Great Commission of taking
and proclaiming a message to the ends of the earth -
what is that message? Is it necessary to receive and
believe that message in order to be saved from the
penalty of sin? Why do people need saved from sin? Jesus
spoke of a future coming Kingdom, is that the central
message of the Gospel, or is it more about the person
Jesus? Is the Gospel merely a message to be believed or
must it be obeyed? Is it a message of faith alone
without works, or are good works a requirement for
salvation? The Apostle Paul warned the Galatian Church
that in accepting a perverted Gospel they were falling
from the grace of God. We can be certain of one critical
fact - the real truth of what the Gospel message is
cannot be overstated. Bible
Translation: NASV
SIN
1. What is sin?
1 John 3:4-5 / Matthew 5:17-19 / Hebrews 11:6 / John
14:13-15,21 / 1 Corinthians 7:19 / John 15: 10 / 1 John
5:17 / 1 John 2:3-6 / 2 John verses 6,10 / 1 John 3:
7-10
What is the Bible definition of sin? __________
Scripture__________
Did Jesus come to abolish the Commandments of God? __________
Scripture__________
The Bible says we cannot please God without. . .? __________
Scripture__________
Can we love God without obeying His Commandments? __________
Scripture__________
Can a person practice righteousness without obeying God? __________
Scripture__________
2. What does sin do?
Romans 6:23 / Romans 5:17-19 / Ezekiel 18:4,20 / Romans
1:18-32/ Genesis 3:11-19 / Isaiah 11:6-9 / Revelation
12:7
Death is the result of . . .? __________
Scripture__________
Is every evil in the world a result of sin in the world? __________
Scripture__________
When sin entered the world the world became . . .? __________
Scripture__________
Did sin change the nature of the animals? __________
Scripture__________
Lucifer’s sin cause war even in __________
Scripture__________
3. Who is a sinner and what is his end?
Romans 3:23 / Revelation 21:7-8 / 1 Corinthians 6: 9-10
/ Romans 13:2,13 / Hebrews 12:15-17 / Matthew
12:30,36-37 / Matthew 7:22-23 / Matthew 15:18-20 / 2
Thessalonians 2:10-12 / Nahum 1:3 / Exodus 34:7
Apart from Jesus, has everyone who has ever lived
sinned? __________
Scripture__________
Every sinner is under the penalty of . . .? __________
Scripture__________
What is the ultimate penalty for sin? __________
Scripture__________
Does the Bible identify who a sinner is? __________
Scripture__________
Is a Commandment breaker a sinner? __________
Scripture__________
If a person will not submit to authority, does that make
him a sinner? __________
Scripture__________
Is drunkenness sin? __________
Scripture__________
Is immorality sin? __________
Scripture__________
Does rejecting the truth make one a sinner? __________
Scripture__________
Is homosexuality sin? __________
Scripture__________
Can we be condemned even by our . . .? __________
Scripture__________
❖ Will God allow the guilty to go unpunished? __________
Scripture__________
REPENTANCE
4. Is it necessary to repent from
sin to be saved?
Mark 6:7-12 / Luke 13:1-5 / Acts 2:38
The Gospel message requires sinners to. . .? _______________________
Scripture__________
Can we be saved without repenting from sin? __________
Scripture__________
Can we be forgiven without first repenting of practicing
sin? __________
Scripture__________
5. What does it mean to repent from sin?
Acts 3:19 / Ezekiel 14:6 / Ezekiel 18:30
/ 2 Chronicles 7:14 / Revelation 2:21-22 / Repent
-Greek, “metanoeo” from Strong’s #3340, meaning to
“change”, “turn around”, “change directions”, “think
differently” “to reconsider.”
Can a person repent while still practicing sin? __________
Scripture__________
When a person repents he must ____________ his sins?
Scripture__________
Can a person repent without yielding to and obeying God? __________
Scripture__________
Does God promise to forgive the repentant person? ____________________
Scripture__________
When a person comes to God he must show ____________ of
his repentance?
Scripture__________
THE GREAT COMMISSION
After His death and resurrection
Jesus gave His disciples the great commission of taking
the Gospel message to every creature on the earth. “All
authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and
the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I
commanded you; and low I am with you always, even to the
end of the age.” Matthew
28:18-20 A “disciple” is a “learner” or “pupil.”
Did Jesus send His disciples out with the Gospel
message? __________
Scripture__________
Jesus told His disciples to make _____________ of
others.
Scripture__________
Did He tell them to baptize those who received their
message? __________
Scripture__________
Jesus told His disciples to baptize in the name of the
_________the_____and the___________
Scripture__________
Did He instruct them to teach their disciples all that
He had taught them? __________
Scripture__________
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS
CHRIST
6. What was the heart of the Gospel Message
Jesus’ Apostles preached?
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 / 1 Corinthians 2:1-2 / 1
Corinthians 1:17-18, 22-23 / Matthew 1:18-21 / John 3:16
/ 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 / Romans 1:1-4, 16-17 / John 12:27
/ Acts 2:22-24, 38-39 / Acts 4:12 / Acts 8:25-37 / 2
Timothy 2:8-9 / 1 Timothy 2:5-7 / Hebrews 9:27-28 /
Romans 1:15-17 / Philippians 1:12-18
What did the Apostle Paul say was the “first importance”
of the Gospel? _________________
Scripture__________
What was the Ethiopian eunuch reading when Philip came
upon him? __________
Scripture__________
Was it a prophecy of a coming Messiah who would be
sacrificed? __________
Scripture__________
Did Philip explain the meaning to the eunuch? __________
Scripture__________
What did Philip preach to him? __________
Scripture__________
Did Peter proclaim a coming governmental Kingdom or
Jesus as the Son of God? __________
Scripture__________
Does a message of a future Kingdom have the power to
save someone today? __________
Scripture__________
What reason did Jesus give for coming to the earth? _____________________
Scripture__________
What did the angel of the Lord tell Mary that her son
would do? ___________________
Scripture__________
Is the Gospel the power of salvation to those who
believe? __________
Scripture__________
Is preaching Christ crucified the heart of the Gospel? __________
Scripture__________
Do those who receive this message and are baptized,
receive the holy spirit? __________
Scripture__________
Does the holy spirit impart eternal life? __________
Scripture__________
7. Is the true Gospel Message one of salvation
by Grace through Faith?”
Ephesians 2:8-10 / Romans 6:17 / Romans 6:1-2 / Romans
7:12-25
Answer__________
Paul told the Ephesians that they were saved by Grace
through __________
Scripture__________
Is salvation a gift from God? __________
Scripture__________
Christians are God’s _______________ created
in Christ Jesus for _________ __________
Scripture__________
❖ These good works were ____________ beforehand
so that we would ______ ____ _______
Scripture__________
Though we cannot obtain salvation by good works, we were
created for ________
___________
Scripture__________
In Romans, Paul wrote, -“You became obedient to that
form of _____________”
Scripture__________
What was Paul’s teaching? - “ What matters is __________ the
_______________ of God.”
Scripture__________
Can Christians continue in sin after being saved by
grace? __________
Scripture__________
Commentary: This
“form of teaching” is the “works prepared beforehand”
for Christians to “walk in.” It is God’s holy standard
for Christian conduct. Paul told the Hebrews (Chapters 6
& 10) that if a person comes to the knowledge of the
truth, receives the holy spirit, and then continues to
practice sin as a way of life, they will perish. God
will never leave nor forsake one of His children, but
one of them can leave and forsake Him by refusing to
follow Him according to His Ways.
The Bible makes it clear that
you can only be saved by God’s grace by putting your
faith in the sacrifice of Jesus, and not in your own
righteous deeds. The Scriptures declare that all have
sinned and are guilty before a holy God. No amount of
Commandment keeping can save you because Commandment
keeping cannot atone for sin, nor remove the penalty of
committing sin. So it is clear that all people are in
need of a Savior, because they cannot save themselves
from the judgment of Hell. A person who has not received
salvation is literally on death row, awaiting their
execution.
For example, if a man commits
murder he is guilty. Even if he had never broken the law
before or after that transgression, he would still be
guilty of that crime. All the good that he had done
before or after could not make that murder go away. By
law he would still be guilty and be under the law. His
only hope would be to receive an undeserved pardon from
someone who had the authority to issue mercy. An
authority would grant a pardon only if they were assured
that the convicted deeply regretted committing the crime
and was fully committed to live according to the
standard of the law.
Paul said that he agreed with the Law, and that the Law
was __________
Scripture__________
Paul taught that the Commandments were __________ and
___________________
Scripture__________
Was Paul saying that though he agreed with God’s Law
that he fell short daily?__________
Scripture__________
Did Paul have a mind to obey God’s Law? __________
Scripture__________
Did his flesh continually get in the way? __________
Scripture__________
He said, “the Law is ______________ but
I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin.”
Scripture__________
Who set Paul free from that body of death? ____________
Scripture__________
MUST THE GOSPEL BE OBEYED AND BELIEVED?
8. Can a person receive the Gospel and be saved
without obedience to the message?
Does the message include “all that Jesus taught
His disciples?”
Matthew 28-18-20 / 2 Thessalonians 1:6-12 / 1 Peter
4:17-18 / Philippians 2:12 -To
“believe” in the following Scriptures means to “abide
in”, “adhere to” or “trust in.” Mark
1:15 / Acts 15:7 / 2 Corinthians 4:4
WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF
THOSE WHO BELIEVE?
Acts 16:17 / Luke 1:77 / Luke 19:9-10 / Acts 13:26 /
John 3:16 / Romans 1:16 / Romans 10:8-10
2 Corinthians 6:1-2 / Ephesians 1:13 / 1 Thessalonians
5:8-9 / 1 Timothy 2:10 / 1 Peter 1:5-10 / Revelation
1:5-6 / John 17:1-3 / Romans 2:7-8 / Galatians 6:8 /
Luke 10:20 / Revelation 2:10 / 1 John 2:25 / 1 John 3:15
/ Romans 8:14, 29-30 / 2 Corinthians 11:2-3 / Revelation
19:7-9 / Romans 4:25 / 1 John 3:2 / 1 John 3:5-9 / 1
Corinthians 15:50-54 / 2 Corinthians 5:14-18
Do those who believe and obey the Gospel receive
salvation from their sins? __________
Scripture__________
Are they freed from the penalty of sin and death? __________
Scripture__________
They are no longer destined for the __________________
Scripture__________
The saved receive forgiveness and eternal __________
Scripture__________
Are they justified? (Brought to a state as if they had
never sinned) __________
Scripture__________
What likeness will the saved have at the return of
Christ? __________
Scripture__________
Will the saved be glorified? __________
Scripture__________
Are the saved called “saints” of God? __________
Scripture__________
Are the saints the Bride of Christ? __________
Scripture__________
Are the saints called the “Children of God?” __________
Scripture__________
Do the saints have personal fellowship with the Father
and the Son? __________
Scripture__________
Does the Father love His children with His whole heart? __________
Scripture__________
Jesus called all of those who obey the Gospel, His
“____________”
Scripture__________
Did Jesus say that His real family are those who do the
will of God? __________
Scripture__________
FINAL COMMENTS
The Gospel of Christ must be
received by faith. You must believe that God the Father
sent His only Son to live and die for those lost in
their sins. He did this because of His great love. It is
not His desire that anyone should perish, but that all
sinners would turn from their sins and be saved.
Although, God has given us the Ten Commandments and His
written Word to live by, we must never fail to
acknowledge the fact that we cannot save ourselves. The
Bible says that we will be rewarded according to our
good works, but that our good works cannot produce
salvation. Obedience alone cannot save us. Charity alone
cannot save us. Any righteousness that we can muster is
as filthy rags to God. We must receive the righteousness
of Christ and live in that Grace by Faith.
We must come to Him with the full acknowledgment that
we are sinners who are unworthy of His forgiveness. Then
we must receive by faith that Jesus paid the penalty of
our sins, past, present and future. When we turn from
our sins and turn to Jesus, we call Him “Lord.” As the
new Lord of our life we must now lay down our will and
submit to His will. We understand that we are now saved,
are being saved, and shall be saved. This means that
salvation is a process by which we must maintain what
has been entrusted to us. Paul said, “Work
out your own salvation with trembling and fear.” He
was not teaching that you can produce your own
salvation, but was saying that you have some work to do
to maintain that salvation. Paul said that he “buffeted
his body” to bring it under submission to the will of
God. He told young Timothy that he had “fought the
fight” and had “finished the race.” Salvation must be
maintained by abiding in Christ and His Way of life.
The FIRST
STEP to
receive the Gospel is to acknowledge
and believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of Godand
that there is no salvation in any other name.
The SECOND
STEP to
receive the Gospel is to confess
and repent of
your sins.
The THIRD
STEP is
to ask
God to forgive you.
The FOURTH
STEP is
to receive by faith that Jesus
paid the penalty to
forgive your sins.
The FIFTH
STEP is
to be
baptized in
the name of Jesus. (not excluding the Father and the
holy spirit)
The SIXTH
STEP is
to have hands
laid upon you to receive
the holy spirit. To understand, and receive by
faith that you are now in God’s grace and are freed from
sins, past present and future, as long as you walk
obediently before the Lord. Jesus, as your High Priest
is ever at the Mercy Seat with His own righteous Blood
interceding for you. Sin is no longer imputed to you
unless you sin willfully on purpose. You are now
justified in God’s sight, as if you had never committed
a sin.
The SEVENTH
STEP is
to work
out your salvation with
fear and trembling by obeying
the teachings of Jesusand His
Apostles and
by keeping
the Ten Commandments. This
means maintaining the gift of salvation through your
faith in Grace by walking obediently before God.
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