Good News

How about some Gospel Truth? How about some Good News this morning?

What is it?

Jesus said this (John 3:16-18):

This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.

And this (Matthew 11:28-30):

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

The basic gospel message is that Jesus HAD to die for us, to take care of our sins, and that he was GLAD to die for us because we are so loved, valued, and treasured by God. He wants us in relationship with him and makes it possible.

Jesus shows us how to live, how to die, and how to live again, becoming like him through it all.

Yes, that’s certainly Good News, something to live by.

Do you believe it?