It is the good news of God.
There are many ideas about what makes the good news.
Definition:
But we are very clear what is the good news according to the Bible. Christ died for our sins according the Bible, buried and rose from the dead according to the Scriptures. 1 Cor 15.
Is this the first importance for you?
Verification
The resurrection of Jesus is not just one man's subjective feeling. The good news of Jesus was verified by first by Peter, then to the Twelve. More than five hundred brothers verified the resurrection of Jesus.
Even Jesus' half brother James who once thought that his brother Jesus was crazy put his trust in Jesus' resurrection when his brother Jesus appeared to him.
Paul's testimony.
Paul was the most devout Jew of the time. He was so confident of himself. But when the Risen Jesus appeared to him, he began to realized that something was terribly wrong with him. So he recognized that he was 'abnormally born.'.
In his zeal without the knowledge he persecuted the very God he wanted to serve.
But he said by the grace of God he was who he was. Jesus' death and resurrection healed his self righteousness and began to see himself in need of Jesus' grace.
When he received God's grace, God's grace enabled him to work harder than anyone else. It is indeed God's grace for us that we are who we are.
As much as we know Jesus' death and resurrection (i.e. Grace) we can be transformed by his power and be transformed.
We are the people of the good news. We are the people of the gospel.
We thank God for sending his own Son for us that our abnormalities can be transformed by the grace of Jesus. By Jesus death and resurrection his transforming power continues among us.
This is indeed God's grace for us.
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