What
are
the
core
truths
of
the
gospel?
Briefly
summarize
this
chapter.
What
does
this
mean
to
you?
Is
this
the
gospel
you
preach
to
yourself
and
others?
What
is
the
Gospel
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What
does
it
mean
that
God
is
the
good
news
behind
the
bad
news
of
the
Good
News?
God
the
Creator
What
are
you
thoughts
on
being
owned?
What
is
sin?
God’s
love
does
not
cancel
out
his
justice
and
righteousness.
How
does
this
affect
your
view
of
love
and
justice?
Why
is
this
important
for
us
to
communicate
to
others
and
ourselves?
What
is
the
Gospel
June
10th
with
Marc
Greg
Gilbert
What
is
the
danger
of
presenting
the
gospel
or
salvation
as
something
about
helping
us
with
the
feelings
of
meaningless
and
purposelessness?
We
are
criminals
deserving
judgment,
not
victims
deserving
help.
What
do
you
think
about
that?
If
we
reduce
sin
to
a
mere
breaking
of
relationship,
rather
than
understanding
it
as
the
traitorous
rebellion
of
a
beloved
subject
against
his
good
and
righteous
King,
we
will
never
understand
why
the
death
of
God’s
Son
was
required
to
address
it.
Why
do
you
think
this
is?
The
Bible
teaches
that
a
big
part
of
our
problem
is
that
we
think
too
highly
of
ourselves,
not
too
lowly.
Do
you
find
that
you
ever
confuse
sin
with
negative
thinking,
thinking
that
you
just
need
to
think
bigger
about
yourself
and
abilities,
with
some
help
from
God?
How
was
Jesus
a
suffering
King
and
what
did
he
do
on
the
cross?
Substitutionary
atonement
He
Has
Risen!
What
is
the
Gospel
June
24th
with
Marc
Greg
Gilbert
What
marks
out
those
who
are
Christ’s
people,
or
“Christians”?
Faith
Alone.
What
does
this
mean?
Fruit.
To
rely
on
your
own
Christian
fruit
to
secure
God’s
favor
is
ultimately
to
shift
your
faith
from
Jesus
to
yourself.
And
that
is
no
salvation
at
all.
Where
will
you
point?
How
does
this
help
you
to
share
the
gospel
with
yourself
and
others?
What
is
the
Gospel
July
1st
with
Marc
Greg
Gilbert
The
Christian
life
is
not
just
about
making
sure
you
avoid
God’s
wrath.
Far
from
it!
It’s
about
being
in
a
right
relationship
with
God,
and
ultimately
enjoying
him
forever.
That
is
to
say,
it’s
about
gaining
what
we
cannot
lose-‐becoming
a
citizen
of
his
eternal
kingdom.
What
is
the
Kingdom
of
God?
What
is
the
present
role
of
the
Holy
Spirit
in
the
Kingdom
of
God?
How
is
the
Kingdom
of
God
not
yet
complete?
At
the
end
of
the
day,
the
only
way
into
the
kingdom
is
through
the
blood
of
the
King.
We
are
to
live
a
life
worthy
of
the
kingdom
to
which
he
has
called
us,
to
shine
like
stars
in
a
crooked
and
depraved
generation.
1
Thessalonians
2:12,
Philippians
2:15
It’s
not
at
all
that
living
the
life
of
the
kingdom
brings
us
into
the
kingdom,
It’s
that
once
we
have
been
brought
into
the
kingdom
through
faith
in
the
King,
we
find
ourselves
with
a
new
master,
a
new
law,
a
new
charter,
a
new
life-‐
and
therefore
we
begin
to
want
to
live
the
life
of
the
kingdom.
Where,
in
this
age,
is
the
life
of
the
kingdom
worked
out
primarily?
How
do
we
press
on
through
darkness?
What
is
the
Gospel
July
8th
with
Marc
Greg
Gilbert
Creation-‐fall-‐redemption-‐consummation…
If
we
say
merely
that
God
is
redeeming
a
people
and
remaking
the
world,
but
do
not
say
how
he
is
doing
so
and
how
a
person
can
be
included
in
that
redemption,
then
we
have
not
proclaimed
the
good
news.
Cultural
transformation
is
not
the
gospel.
How
can
this
view
leave
out
the
gospel?
Christians
can
always
get
the
world
to
think
they
are
cool-‐
right
up
to
the
moment
they
start
talking
about
being
saved
by
a
crucified
man.
And
that’s
where
coolness
evaporates,
no
matter
how
carefully
you’ve
cultivated
it.
What
must
remain
at
the
center
of
the
gospel?
How
will
this
chapter
help
you
share
the
gospel
with
yourself
and
others?
What
is
the
Gospel
July
15th
with
Marc
Greg
Gilbert
Why
do
we
so
often
organize
and
think
about
our
lives
as
if
we
were
wearing
blinders,
rather
than
in
the
light
of
eternity?
Why
does
this
gospel
not
permeate,
all
the
time
and
all
the
way
to
the
bottom,
all
our
relationships?
Rest
and
Rejoice
The
gospel
tells
me
that
my
righteous
standing
before
God
is
not
grounded
in
checking
off
some
spiritual
bingo
card.
Enough
fruit?
Check.
Quiet
time?
Check!
Spiritual
conversation?
Check,
check,
check!
Great!
I’m
really
feeling
saved
today!
What
is
God’s
verdict
over
you?
There
will
never
be
another
gospel,
and
there
is
no
other
way
for
people
to
be
saved
from
their
sins.
What
are
we
to
do
with
this?
If
we
understand
the
gospel
correctly,
what
will
we
long
for?
Take
some
time
and
summarize
your
thoughts
and
notes
on
this
book.