The Glorious Gospel

# 25 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 1Ti 1:9-11, “ knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, 11 according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust. The “glorious gospel.” The glorious good news! What is this good news committed to the trust of the Apostles and the church? Why was the message of the New Testament church so different from the message of the Old? To be sure the gospel is all over the Old Testament as it spoke of promises to be fulfilled concerning the coming Messiah, and Jesus pointed that out to His disciples as He walked with them on the road to Emmaus. We read in Lu 24:27, “And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.” So the Gospel is everything in the Bible that concerns Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the Living God. He IS the Good News! And all of His teachings are sound doctrine. Yes, He lived and died in accordance with the Old Testament prophecies, and in His life, death, and resurrection, we are offered the gift of forgiveness of sins and eternal life. We need not follow the ritualistic sacrifices which foreshadowed His sacrifice, we only need to receive the gift, for it is by grace we are saved through faith and that not of ourselves it is the gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast! It is glorious Good News to know that “ as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: (Jn 1:12) It is glorious Good News to know that, “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” But there is so much more involved in the sound doctrine of the Gospel. Teachings on baptism, the Lord's Supper, the Holy Spirit, prayer, and many more things that He passed along through Paul and others. Rejoice in your salvation but don't stop there, revel in the other good news TEACHINGS of Jesus as well!