The Full Truth of the Gospel! In evangelical Christianity, we often hear that the truth of the gospel has been uniquely revealed to us believers, and we consider it very simple to understand and explain. Indeed, the truth of the gospel as written in the Holy Scriptures is very clear and straightforward. Unlike other Christian denominations, we evangelicals have understood, believed, and received salvation through the gospel. However, it is astonishing to see that many believers, including theology students and scholars, when asked to explain what the gospel means beyond simply stating that it is about Christ, often stumble and struggle to articulate it clearly. This indicates a concerning level of misunderstanding, and even the so-called "better" understanding within the broader church does not fully grasp the biblical truth of the gospel. 💥💥💥💥 The gospel is not just about what Christ has done for us, but it is the truth of God that speaks of everything Christ has become for us. I repeat: the gospel encompasses not only what Christ has done for us but also everything Christ is for us—not just a part or a fraction of it. Therefore, we do not merely believe that Christ paid our debt through His death and justified us. We also believe that because Christ was revealed as the Son of God in His resurrection, we too have become children of God. We do not merely believe that Christ is seated at the right hand of God, but we also believe that we are seated with Him at God's right hand. We do not merely believe that Christ will appear again in glory, but we also believe that we will appear with Him, sharing in His glory. We believe that He is the High Priest, Lord, and King, and we also believe that we have become priests, lords, and kings. If we do not accept that the word of the gospel encompasses all these truths, then the gospel we preach and teach is incomplete and fragmented, not the full gospel. Otherwise, how can the statement "Jesus is Lord; He is the Son of God" be called the gospel if that doesn't apply to me or mean something for me? The truth of the gospel is indeed about us; unless it is about us, the gospel has no meaning as a good news. The following two passages tell us that Christ was raised from the dead as the Son of God, and this was done for us. Therefore, this truth is the central message of the gospel. We do not merely say that Christ rose from the dead, but we proclaim that He rose as the Son of God—and this was for you. This is the gospel. 👉 "God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: 'You are my son; today I have begotten you.'" — Acts 13:33 👉 "3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead." — Romans 1:3-4 Therefore, the truth of the gospel we preach is not just partial but has been mixed with man-made teachings, making the gospel diluted or incomplete. Just as diluted food may sustain life but does not promote growth—it weakens both the body and the mind—the same is true spiritually. If we stop at saying "the gospel is about Christ" and then add, "Unless you believe in the Trinity, you cannot be saved," we are diluting the gospel. Having said "Christ rose from the dead as the Son of God" and then if we teach, "But our sonship is by grace" to mean that it's not organic, it's not substantive, and it's different from His; then we are diluting the truth of the gospel. And so on. Statements like "Christ's sonship is by nature, but yours is by grace" and other similar phrases that the gospel does not even recognize are conclusions drawn from minds not fully illuminated by the truth of the gospel. (Yes, we obtained it by grace; but that doesn't diminish or alter the naturalness of our sonship just as He is.) While they may not have the capacity to hinder or even prevent salvation, these unfounded traditions are primarily responsible for the pervasive ill-growth of the church.