Nobody is more loved or hated than Jesus. This is not surprising given that he is the most famous person in all of human history. More songs have been sung to him, artwork created of him, and books written about him than anyone who’s ever lived. Our calendar is even based off his life, dividing time before and after him. Naturally, someone this important has both friends and foes.
Many people have an idea of who Jesus is. Ideas originate from a plethora of sources including what we see on television, what we have read in history books, what we recall from past church experiences, or from hearsay. But, just because we have ideas of who Jesus is doesn’t mean we actually know Jesus.
At Crossroads, we are all about Jesus—and the only way to get to know Jesus is to understand what the Bible says about the Gospel, which includes what Jesus said about himself.
It's all about Jesus
The Gospel is the good news of Jesus Christ.
The Gospel is "good news" because it answers the deepest needs of every man, woman, and child - the need of sinners to be reconciled to a Holy God. The Bible teaches that each one of us is a sinner by nature and by choice when compared the holiness of God - the true standard of what is right. God is perfect and we are not. Our sin is infinitely offensive to God because God is infinitely glorious. The Word of God teaches that though God created us and loves us, we have become His enemies. No one is righteous in
God's sight - not even one.
However, God was not satisfied to leave His creation in rebellion. He sent His One and Only Son, Jesus Christ, to live the life that we could not live and die the death that we deserved so that each one of us could become sons and daughters of God.
Christianity is not a "religion" as man sees religion - a set of rules by which we live better lives, but instead a message of redemption offered freely because Jesus kept the rules that we could not keep. The heart of the gospel is substitution. Jesus took our place - both in life and in death. If we receive the gift of God's grace by faith in Jesus Christ, we can be forgiven our sin and reconciled to our Heavenly Father. Jesus removes the wall of sin that separates us from God and restores our relationship with Him.
Though the gospel is utter foolishness to the world, it is God’s very wisdom. The Bible declares that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation for all who believe. God is working today in the world through the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
As Paul wrote to us in 1 Corinthians 15, the gospel is christological, centering on the cross andresurrection of Jesus Christ. The gospel is biblical (his death and resurrection are according to the Scriptures), theological and salvific (Christ died for our sins, to reconcile us to God), historical (if the saving events did not happen, our faith is worthless, we are still in our sins, and we are to be pitied more than all others), apostolic (the message was entrusted to and transmitted by the apostles, who were witnesses of these saving events), and intensely personal (where it is received, believed, and held firmly, individual persons are saved).
At Crossroads, we proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ as the primary message of the whole Bible, as the only hope for a fallen world, and as the source of salvation and life-transformation for all who believe. We invite all who have ears to hear to believe today on the Lord Jesus Christ for life - both abundant life now and eternal life forever.
God's sight - not even one.
However, God was not satisfied to leave His creation in rebellion. He sent His One and Only Son, Jesus Christ, to live the life that we could not live and die the death that we deserved so that each one of us could become sons and daughters of God.
Christianity is not a "religion" as man sees religion - a set of rules by which we live better lives, but instead a message of redemption offered freely because Jesus kept the rules that we could not keep. The heart of the gospel is substitution. Jesus took our place - both in life and in death. If we receive the gift of God's grace by faith in Jesus Christ, we can be forgiven our sin and reconciled to our Heavenly Father. Jesus removes the wall of sin that separates us from God and restores our relationship with Him.
Though the gospel is utter foolishness to the world, it is God’s very wisdom. The Bible declares that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation for all who believe. God is working today in the world through the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
As Paul wrote to us in 1 Corinthians 15, the gospel is christological, centering on the cross andresurrection of Jesus Christ. The gospel is biblical (his death and resurrection are according to the Scriptures), theological and salvific (Christ died for our sins, to reconcile us to God), historical (if the saving events did not happen, our faith is worthless, we are still in our sins, and we are to be pitied more than all others), apostolic (the message was entrusted to and transmitted by the apostles, who were witnesses of these saving events), and intensely personal (where it is received, believed, and held firmly, individual persons are saved).
At Crossroads, we proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ as the primary message of the whole Bible, as the only hope for a fallen world, and as the source of salvation and life-transformation for all who believe. We invite all who have ears to hear to believe today on the Lord Jesus Christ for life - both abundant life now and eternal life forever.