Gospel

Connections List
 * Chief end of man
 * Evangelism
 * Kingdom mystery
 * Great Commission
 * Salvation
 * Core gospel
 * Poverty Gospel
 * Prosperity gospel
 * Gospel brings division

Scope
 * The gospel, the central message

Etymology
 * Gospel = good news
 * Acts 8:12 'gospeling' using the same root as a verb in evangelism

Topics
 * Different perspectives
 * Good summaries from scripture
 * JC core themes

Definition of gospel in different themes
 * God made access to personal relationshipm (individual)
 * God took on forgiveness/punishment, not counting sin against (2 cor 5) (legal)
 * God defeated death, bound powers (power)
 * God source for world restoration (earth)
 * God making structural/socio restoration (econ)
 * God remarry prositite bride (group/communal)
 * Physical manifestation of tactical defeat of Satan, death (Theo)
 * Some claim that the gospel is a special announcement of 2nd coming made by Jewish remnant in the end times. This is not true.

Some good gospel summaries
 * (Chief end of man) 2 Cor 5 ambassador
 * (Legal) Coloss 2:13-15, cancel legal debt, disarm powers
 * (Adopt/gift) Eph 2:1-10
 * Rom...?
 * 1 Cor 15:3-8 mantra, earliest mantra we know (I think, I might have found an earlier one, like "Jesus is Lord").

Candidates for core theme from JC preaching
 * Repent - Matt 4:17, Luke 24:47
 * Connection with God. Structural changes, vs. pharisees, Gentiles - half of Luke, mountain in sea, ... True devotion. Inclusion of gentiles.
 * I've come to save you from sins, free captives, ransom, lamb of God
 * Coming king, kingdom, coming of shalom. Miracles - all day :) Power.