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This is the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is proclaimed by Him through His ambassadors and applied to the hearts of His people by His Spirit. It is also the gospel concerning Him, for He is the Word that became flesh, the revelation of the Father, revealing unto us all the fullness of God. There is the
The prophecy Jesus makes here of the gospel being preached to all the world was made by Jesus to His disciples on the very week of His crucifixion and death. In harmony with this prophecy the risen Lord returned to these same disciples and charged them that they must go into all the world and preach
We need to remember that we must spread that heritage to all lands. One of the signs of Christ’s return is the spread of the gospel. He will use us to do this. We must not ignore the opportunities that we have to spread the gospel. It may be down the street, across town, or in distant lands. We must
The basic idea of this sign is the universal proclamation of the gospel of salvation through the atoning death and resurrection of Jesus Christ alone. This sign is present throughout the New Testament, beginning with the great commission (Matt. 28:19–20). It is in obedience to this command that the
One cannot help but be impressed by the great energy of the early New Testament church in the work of missions: sending forth missionaries, who traveled far and wide to preach the gospel (Romans 10:14-15), and as the church itself was scattered by persecution and spread, members supported that gospe
For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing (1 Thess. 1:8). Similarly, the saints who were scattered abroad from Jerusalem went everywhere preaching the word (A
The spreading of the gospel is our form of aggression; and as valuable and effective as stepping on toes may be, it should never be used as a substitute for a missionary program. Gospel
Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel” is a standing commandment, which originally went to men who had the best training in theology (the doctrine of God). Or, as Matthew put it, “Having gone, disciple all the nations, baptizing them . . . teaching them . . .” (Gk).
These means deserve our attention because they affect us and will increasingly affect us as we walk our sojourner’s pilgrimage as the people of God in a wicked world toward our heavenly destination. Jesus teaches clearly (Mark 13:10) that the gospel must first be published among all nations. Immedia