The Gospel Of Jesus Christ: God's Gift For Mankind

The scriptures tell us that part of God's plan is for Jesus to return to this earth sometime in the near future to rule and then judge both the living and the dead. He will then establish eternal peace in a new heaven and a new earth. Jesus said, "The Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done" (Matthew 16:27). One day while Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately...

In the Gospel according to John, Jesus explains to Nicodemus what a person must do to gain eternal life. Jesus said, "Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." "How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Can he enter his mother's womb a second time to be born?" Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the...

Near the end of Jesus' ministry and a few days before the Passover, Jesus once again prophesied of his death. He told his disciples that soon he would be handed over to be crucified. Satan was now heavily influencing the religious leaders, those who wanted to kill Jesus, so the chief priests and other Jewish leaders plotted to have Jesus arrested so they could kill Him. Plotting with Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus' apostles, they agreed to pay him 30 pieces of silver if he would find an...

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!" (Luke 2:14). That is what the angels were singing when Jesus was born. God's plan for the salvation of mankind continued to move forward as His son who is to be the savior of all who believe was about to begin His ministry here on earth. The Gospel according to John tells us, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things...

In the Gospel according to Luke, we learn that the Angel Gabriel was sent from God to the town of Nazareth in Galilee. Gabriel went to Mary, a virgin woman who of course had never had been with a man. At this time, Mary was already promised in marriage to Joseph of the family of David. Gabriel told her, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. So the angel told her, "Do not be...

The death of Moses happened somewhere around the year 1407 BC. Between that time and the birth of the Christ, the Israelites continued to be a disobedient people proving repeatedly that they could not keep the Law of God handed down to Moses for the people of the Creator. It was for this reason the Lord sent prophets to speak on His behalf to correct, guide, and prepare the Israelites as they struggled in their lives here on earth. The bibles Old Testament contains many events and God given...

Many historical events happened between the time of Abraham and the days of Moses, far too many to mention here in this blog. However, through it all the Almighty God creator of heaven and earth was faithful to His people, the nation of Israel. It was during a time of great famine, the nation of Israel travelled from their Promised Land to the land of Egypt to find relief. This was because the Pharaoh found great favor with Joseph an Israelite who served the Pharaoh well. Once arriving in...

As God Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, loving patience endured in spite of mankind's wickedness He continued to employ His plan to restore mankind from their sinful nature by offering a way for eternal life. He began by calling out a people of His own from among mankind. It was at that time God called upon Abram and his wife Sarai who were from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans. "And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of...

As Satan continued to influence mankind to disobey and turn away from the Almighty God the world became an evil place. However, God demonstrated patience and was set on creating a plan to restore mankind back into a right relationship with Him. However, for every good thing God did for mankind Satan remained vigilant to spoil God's plan. As you read this, it should be quite apparent to you that Satan continues to try to make a mess up God's work here on earth today. Therefore, it should come...

Part 1, "In the Beginning: God's Perfect Creation," illustrated creation from the very beginning and concluded with a discussion on Satan's evil plot to destroy the Creator's perfect work. "The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil" (1 John 3:8). Therefore, sin was introduced in this world through Satan's lies and deceptive evil schemes. Jesus tells us, "He was...

In one's attempt to understand God's plan for mankind's salvation it is important to start at the very beginning of time. Time is a relative term, especially when it comes to understanding the need for God, the creator of all things, to create a plan designed to rescue us from eternal damnation. We now know that during creation God was not alone. The Lord Jesus, also referred to as the Word, was with Him from the very beginning. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and...