gos ́pel (τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, tó euaggélion): The word gospel is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word which meant “the story concerning God.” In the New Testament the Greek word euaggelion, means “good news.” It proclaims tidings of deliverance. The word sometimes stands for the record of the life of our Lord (Mark 1:1), embracing all His teachings, as in Acts 20:24. But the word “gospel” now has a peculiar use, and describes primarily the message which Christianity announces. “Good news” is its significance. It means a gift from God. It is the proclamation of the forgiveness of sins and sonship with God restored through Christ. It means remission of sins and reconciliation with God. The gospel is not only a message of salvation, but also the instrument through which the Holy Spirit works (Romans 1:16).
The gospel differs from the law in being known entirely from revelation. It is proclaimed in all its fullness in the revelation given in the New Testament. It is also found, although obscurely, in the Old Testament. It begins with the prophecy concerning the ‘seed of the woman’ (Genesis 3:15), and the promise concerning Abraham, in whom all the nations should be blessed (Genesis 12:3; 15:5) and is also indicated in Acts 10:43 and in the argument in Romans 4.
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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia
Keywords: Gospel, Good news, Gospel of the kingdom, Gospel of the Kingdom of God, Evangelize, evangelist, evangelism
Bible reference(s): Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35, Matthew 11:5, Matthew 24:14, Matthew 26:13, Mark 1:1, Mark 1:14, Mark 1:15, Mark 13:10, Mark 14:9, Mark 16:15, Luke 4:18, Luke 7:22, Luke 9:6, Luke 20:1, Acts 8:25, Acts 14:7, Acts 14:21, Acts 15:7, Acts 16:10, Acts 20:24, Romans 1:1, Romans 1:9, Romans 1:15, Romans 1:16, Romans 2:16, Romans 10:15, Romans 10:16, Romans 11:28, Romans 15:16, Romans 15:19, Romans 15:20, Romans 15:29, Romans 16:25, 1 Corinthians 1:17, 1 Corinthians 4:15, 1 Corinthians 9:12, 1 Corinthians 9:14, 1 Corinthians 9:16, 1 Corinthians 9:17, 1 Corinthians 9:18, 1 Corinthians 15:1, 2 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Corinthians 4:3, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 8:18, 2 Corinthians 9:13, 2 Corinthians 10:14, 2 Corinthians 10:16, 2 Corinthians 11:4, 2 Corinthians 11:7, Galatians 1:6, Galatians 1:7, Galatians 1:8, Galatians 1:9, Galatians 1:11, Galatians 2:2, Galatians 2:5, Galatians 2:7, Galatians 2:14, Galatians 3:8, Galatians 4:13, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 3:6, Ephesians 6:15, Ephesians 6:19, Philippians 1:5, Philippians 1:7, Philippians 1:12, Philippians 1:17, Philippians 1:27, Philippians 2:22, Philippians 4:3, Philippians 4:15, Colossians 1:5, Colossians 1:23, 1 Thessalonians 1:5, 1 Thessalonians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 1 Timothy 1:11, 2 Timothy 1:8, 2 Timothy 1:10, 2 Timothy 2:8, Philemon 1:13, Hebrews 4:2, 1 Peter 1:12, 1 Peter 1:25, 1 Peter 4:6, 1 Peter 4:17, Revelation 14:6
Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.
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