Here’s a summary of the gospel to help you understand it and enjoy it and share it! 1) God created us for his glory. “Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory” (Isaiah 43:6–7).
In this gnostic gospel, Mary Magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by Jesus for special teachings. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death. Mary stands up ...
Publishers Weekly: THE GOSPEL OF MARY OF MAGDALA: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle
THE GOSPEL OF MARY OF MAGDALA: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle
Psychology Today: Should the Gospel of Mary Be in the New Testament?
The gospel is good news because it brings a person into the everlasting and ever-increasing joy of Jesus Christ. He is not merely the rope that pulls us from the threatening waves; he is the solid beach under our feet, and the air in our lungs, and the beat of our heart, and the warm sun on our skin, and the song in our ears, and the arms of our beloved. What Is the Gospel?
We no longer live in the heyday of the gospel-centered movement. But no Christian, however mature, has outgrown the need to remain daily centered on the gospel.
What makes the gospel Gospel is that it brings a person into the everlasting and ever-increasing joy of Jesus Christ. The words Jesus will speak when we come to heaven are: "Enter into the joy of your Master" (Matthew 25:21).