The Gospel Articles
Nowhere does the Bible say the gospel is that Jesus Christ came to die for our sins! Instead, the true gospel tells us why He did so. More than that, it reveals the momentous purpose that God is accomplishing, what it means to be born again, how to receive eternal life, what salvation is, and the reason reconciliation through the blood of the Lamb is necessary.
Basic Doctrines: Salvation
Summary: Are you saved already or are you being saved? What is salvation anyway? What part do we play in our own salvation? These are important questions that we must answer from God's Word.
Basic Doctrines: The Reward of the Saved
Summary: Before going on a trip, it is a good idea to have a destination in mind, and so it is with Christianity. Just where do true Christians go after they die? What is their reward? Where is their reward?
Caught Up in the Rapture
Summary: Is the rapture biblical? If so, when will it occur? Where do the saints go? Richard Ritenbaugh clarifies this sometimes confusing subject from the Bible.
God's Master Plan
Summary: Like any good builder, God has a master plan to accomplish His purpose for humanity. We find the blueprint for His creation in the pages of the Bible.
God's Promises Are Sure!
Summary: Using primarily the story of Joseph, John Ritenbaugh expounds the lessons we can learn and the encouragement we can glean from God's dealings with men during the time of the Feast of Trumpets.
Holy Days: God's Plan in the Holy Days
Summary: Leviticus 23 not only reveals God's holy days--it also provides, in symbol form, a detailed schematic of God's plan!
Is the Christian Required To Do Works? (Part Five)
Summary: Jesus Christ came to this earth with a message of salvation, which the Bible calls 'the gospel of the Kingdom of God.' John Ritenbaugh, in setting up the final article in the series, describes just what Christ's gospel is and its relationship to Christian works.
Is This the Only Day of Salvation?
Summary: Modern Christianity teaches that there are only two classes of people--the lost and the saved. But what about those who die never having heard the name of Christ? Would God be fair to condemn them?
Jesus and 'the Spirits in Prison'
Summary: Peter's statement that Jesus 'preached to the spirits in prison' (I Peter 3:19) has for years baffled many a Bible student. Richard Ritenbaugh examines this verse in context, showing that the traditional interpretation is woefully off-base to the point of suggesting a totally unbiblical conclusion.
Just What Do You Mean . . . Born Again?
Summary: Many professing Christians sincerely believe they have been 'born again'—but do not understand what Jesus meant by those words. Why did not the Pharisee, Nicodemus, understand when Jesus said to him: 'Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God'? God's Government will be divine Government, by the saints converted into divine spirit persons, born of God!
The Elements of Motivation (Part Six): Eternal Life
Summary: If you knew you would live forever, how would you live? John Ritenbaugh explains that, biblically, eternal life is much more than living forever: It is living as God lives!
The Four Horsemen (Part Two): The White Horse
Summary: At God's command, the white horse and its rider gallop over the earth 'conquering and to conquer.' Richard Ritenbaugh analyzes the symbolism of this horseman, a precursor of the destruction that is wrought by its fellows.
The True Gospel
Summary: There are many 'gospels' in the world but only one true gospel--the message that Christ brought about the good news of His coming Kingdom! It is the ONLY gospel that will bring us salvation. We need to hear it!
The Wonderful World Tomorrow: What It Will Be Like
Summary: Why today's world evils? How will they be ended? What will cause this world to erupt
into peace, and plenty? How will such incredible changeover be brought about? And what will this world tomorrow be like? How will it be governed? Who will rule?
What Do You Mean . . . Salvation?
Summary: Do you realize not one in a hundred knows what salvation is--how to get it--when you will receive it? Don't be too sure you do! Here, once for all, is the truth made so plain you will really understand it!
What Is a False Prophet?
Summary: The Bible warns us that a great False Prophet will soon arise to sway mankind into idolatry. In addition, numerous passages speak of other false prophets and false teachers in the church and in the world. David Grabbe, in exposing the differences between false prophets and true ones, explains what we need to look out for as the end nears.
What Is God's Purpose for Mankind?
Summary: God created human beings for an awe-inspiring purpose. But few have ever understood that purpose! The Bible reveals man's incredible potential. It shows how God is working out His glorious purpose on earth!
What Is the Book of Revelation?
Summary: Everyone knows what the book of Revelation is all about, right? The end of the world, strange and fearsome symbols, and enigmatic clues about the shape of things to come. David Grabbe, however, argues that, though those are included in its pages, the real subject of Revelation is readily apparent.
What Is the Reward of the Saved?
Summary: What assurance have we that our departed loved ones have gone to heaven? By WHAT AUTHORITY have we believed that we shall go to heaven if we're saved?
What Is the True Gospel?
Summary: "Just believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and you'll be saved," is the message of most professing Christian ministers today. But is that what the true gospel really is? Almost nobody seems to know!
What Is the True Gospel?
Summary: What is the true gospel that Jesus preached? Did Paul preach a different gospel to the Gentiles? Here, at last, is made plain the truth about the Kingdom of God.
What It Means to Be Born Again
Summary: Many professing Christians sincerely believe they have been 'born again'—but do not understand the real meaning of the new birth. The truth about being 'born again' is not only surprising—it is startling—the most awesome revelation of your Bible!
What Will You Be Doing in the Next Life?
Summary: Are you one who won't be there—because you're deceived into a false salvation? Nothing is more misunderstood than the difference between "GRACE" and "WORKS."
Whatever Happened to Gnosticism? Part One: False Knowledge
Summary: "Gnosticism" sounds like an old and very dry Greek philosophy, the subject of a somnolent college lecture. Not so, says David Grabbe. Gnosticism is very much in vogue today in books and movies--and in the belief systems of a great many people who profess to be Christian.
Whatever Happened to Gnosticism? Part Three: Satan's Three Heresies
Summary: When Satan confronted humanity's first parents, Adam and Eve, he fed them three heresies that he continues to promote to deceive the world today. David Grabbe expounds on these three lies, revealing how Gnosticism incorporated them into its parasitic philosophy and way of life.
Why Were You Born?
Summary: Men have always wondered if there is a purpose for human existence. Mr. Armstrong reveals the reasons why God created man and the astounding potential each of us has.
World Peace: How It Will Come
Summary: Most world leaders are of superior ability. Yet they are utterly unable to abolish world evils or bring about world peace. Why?
You Must Be Born Again!
Summary: "Have you been born again?" Protestants ask this question frequently, and in many cases do not know what Jesus really meant! John Ritenbaugh explains the biblical answer to this theological controversy.
Your Awesome Future—How Religion Deceives You
Summary: It has remained undiscovered by science. Higher education has never taught it. And organized religion has withheld it. How? By suppressing
the real gospel message Christ brought from heaven that reveals the awesome purpose
of human life.
For more on the true gospel, God's plan, mankind's destiny, and the coming Kingdom of God, see the Gospel Sermons page.
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