What is the Gospel?

Where We Are Headed

• God
• Man
• Christ
• Faith

God

Scenario: How can we know that God exists?

Existence of God

• Ontological Argument
• Cosmological Argument
• Teleological Argument
• Moral Argument

God is Both Infinite and Personal

Man

Debate: Is man basically good or bad?

4 Views of Humanity

• Basically good with veneer of bad
• Basically neutral and shaped by conditioning
• Basically bad with a veneer of good
• Biblical view: originally created good but now marred by sin

What is Sin?

All Have Sinned

Sin Has Consequences

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Christ

Jesus is God

Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation.
- Col. 1:15

Jesus Died in Our Place

Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you home safely to God.
- 1 Peter 3:18a

Jesus Came Back to Life

Jesus is the Only Way

The Trilemma

Discussion: There are really only three possibilities about who Jesus is (Liar, Lunatic, Lord).
What do you think about that statement?

Faith

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.
- Ephesians 2:8-9