Part 2
Jesus told His disciples to preach the gospel. He told His
disciples that those that believe the gospel AND are baptized will be saved. Jesus
said we must be born again of water and of the Spirit – baptized in water and
baptized with His Spirit. (John 3:5, Luke 24:46-49, Acts 2:38).
You could call the gospel the good news package. It is BELIEVING
the gospel – the good news that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose
again the third day. It is also obeying the gospel by being BAPTIZED. It is the
good news that when we repent of our sins, are baptized in the name of Jesus
for the remission of our sins, we can receive the gift of His Spirit to walk in
new life.
"And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be
saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." - Mark 16:15-16 KJV
Believing who Jesus is is also wrapped up in the good news
package. It is good news that God paid for our sins, when only He could pay the
price. He is our Saviour, there is no other Saviour beside Him. (Isaiah 43:11).
While every man that was born after Adam is born in sin, only God is without
sin. It took God, robing Himself in flesh and blood, to die for our sins. Jesus
is God robed in flesh.
Only the Father in a sinless body could pay the price of our sins. And only the eternal Father could resurrect His human body from the dead. (Acts 2:24).
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Jesus said from the beginning He is the Father. He told His
disciples, “he that hath seen me hath seen the Father” and “the words that I
speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he
doeth the works.” (John 14:7-10). If
Jesus was only a man and not the Father, He could not pay the price of our
sins. Believing that Jesus is the Father is part of the good news gospel
package.
"I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your
sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins." -
John 8:24 KJV [I AM Exodus 3:14].
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