tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post113999408525367747..comments2024-01-11T10:58:30.769-05:00Comments on Jesus community: The GospelTed M. Gossardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-1140332202720947342006-02-19T01:56:00.000-05:002006-02-19T01:56:00.000-05:00The gospel/good news of the kingdom of God include...The gospel/good news of the kingdom of God includes the message that Jesus is Lord and Caesar is not. It has to do with much more than individual's personal salvation. It has to do with all things. God's kingdom coming is brought to bear on the kingdom of this world, and judges all things. It's a good news, but for those who resist, it's certainly bad news.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-1140332087024920522006-02-19T01:54:00.000-05:002006-02-19T01:54:00.000-05:00anonymous, Thanks for your comment.The gospel does...anonymous, Thanks for your comment.<BR/><BR/>The gospel does indeed concern the entire cosmos. Romans 8 makes it clear that creation awaits in expectation (and groaning) for God's children to be revealed. This will occur in the redemption of our bodies at the resurrection, and creation will also share in this release from its present bondage, according to Romans 8.<BR/><BR/>Certainly hell is for all who are in rebellion against God. Though the gospel is proclaimed to all, not all receive it.<BR/><BR/>I am not denying that people must repent and believe in Jesus and his work for them in his death and resurrection. But I am saying that the good news of the kingdom of God coming embraces all of creation. Redemption has to do with creation. Certainly judgment is in the picture as well. But that does not mean this gospel is not a big gospel in the way I'm trying to understand from Scripture and describe.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-1140311368341149452006-02-18T20:09:00.000-05:002006-02-18T20:09:00.000-05:00There are many things that could be commented on h...There are many things that could be commented on here but since we are as yet unaquainted I will stick to your paragraph that begins with these words:<BR/><BR/>"The gospel is a big gospel......."<BR/><BR/>First off for understanding the Gospel is the promise of God to save His people conditioned on the atoning blood and imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ alone.<BR/><BR/> Therefore it is not a gospel for all of His creation as you have stated; if that were the case then Jesus would failed in securing the salvation of all His creation in that some still end up in Hell.<BR/><BR/> If some of the creation ends up in Hell then Jesus' sacrifice alone would not be the only condition for salvation; and if He is not the only condition for salvation then one would then suppose that somehow we would make some or all of our own salvation conditioned on ourselves which is total blasphemy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com