Believe The Gospel -WITH VIDEO (Lesson 7 of 10)

Laborer Training School 2018

Faith in the Gospel: Mark 1:15; 16:15; Romans 1:16; Gal. 1:8; 1 Cor. 15:1-2; Heb. 6:1

Faith
- Greek: pistis – faith, faithfulness, belief, trust (see Heb. 11:1)
- Gift of God: Rom. 12:3
  - Can be little: Matt. 17:20; Mark 9:24; 2 Tim. 2:13
  - Tend it: Luke 19:11-27
    - by God’s word: Rom. 10:17 (also Matt. 14:28-30)
    - resting on God’s power: 1 Cor. 2:1-5
    - through Spirit-led prayer: Jude 1:20 (also 1 Cor. 14:4)

The Gospel
- Gal. 1:6-2:1 – We must know the gospel accurately
- In 1 word:
  - reconciled: Rom. 5:10; 2 Cor. 5:18-20; Col. 1:22
  - justified: Acts 13:39; Rom. 3:26; 4:5; Gal. 2:16
- In 1 sentence: Luke 24:46-47 (with Mark 16:15); 1 Cor. 15:3-5
- In 1 paragraph: Rom. 3:21-26; 2 Cor. 5:17-20
- In 1 book: Romans
  - 1-3:20: All are sinners, deserve God’s wrath
  - 3:21-5:21: Christ died in our place, appeasing God’s wrath for those who repent/believe
  - 6-8: The Holy Spirit indwells us to: (A) confirm that we repented/believed, (B) conform us to live like Christ
  - 9-11: The gospel fulfills O.T. promises
  - 12-16: Application for the church to live out the gospel
- In the Old Testament: Luke 24:27, 44-47; 1 Cor. 15:3-4; Heb. 4:1-2
  - By prophecy: Is. 53 (Acts 8:32-35); Dan. 9:24 (Matt. 24:15)
  - By type/pattern: Exod. 11-12 (1 Cor. 5:7); 17:6 (1 Cor. 10:4); Lev. 16 (Heb. 9); Jonah 1:17 (Matt. 12:40)
  - By contrast: Lev. 16 (Heb. 9); Jonah 1:17 (Matt. 12:40)
- Mark 14:3-9: Goal of Gospel = Honoring/Blessing Jesus above all