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    Answers - Mississippi: Jesus and the Christian Message
    Answers - Mississippi: Jesus and the Christian Message
    Answers - Mississippi: Jesus and the Christian Message
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    Answers - Mississippi: Jesus and the Christian Message

    By Preston Condra and Kelly Condra

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    The Gospel of Christ is a message which claims to save from damnation those who believe it.

     

    The Christian message purports to reveal the Savior, Jesus Christ, what He did and why, how salvation is gained, and where to find reliable information about it. The Gospel, however, is widely doubted, disputed, and den

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    PublisherSufficient Word Publishing
    Release dateDec 23, 2023
    ISBN9781946245540
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      Answers:

      Jesus and the Christian Message

      Mississippi Baptists Edition

      Resource provided by the Mississippi Baptists

      By Preston Condra and Kelly Condra

      Copyright © 2017 All rights reserved.

      Mississippi Baptists Edition by Sufficient Word Publishing,

      a division of Sufficient Word Ministries, Springdale, AR.

      First Edition by Sufficient Word Publishing;

      Originally titled: I Have Some Good News: The Gospel: Objections and Answers.

      Copyright © 2017. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author except in the case of brief quotations. For information, contact Sufficient Word Ministries: publisher@sufficientwordpublishing.com.

      Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the KING JAMES VERSION of the Bible, public domain.

      Scripture quotations marked (NKJV) have been taken from the Holy Bible, NEW KING JAMES VERSION®, Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked (ISV) are taken from the Holy Bible: International Standard Version®. Copyright © 1996-forever by The ISV Foundation. All Rights Reserved Internationally. Used by permission.

      Scripture quotations marked (NASB) are taken from the 1995 update of the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission.

      Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

      Mississippi Baptists Leadership:

      Dr. Shawn Parker, Executive Director-Treasurer

      Don Lum, Director of Evangelism

      Production & Design: Sufficient Word Ministries;

      Madison Lux, upwork.com/fl/madisonlux

      To order, send shipping address, contact information, and number of copies requested to publisher@sufficientwordpublishing.com

      Mississippi Baptists Edition: November 2023

      ISBN: 978-1-946245-54-0

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: What’s the Point?

      Chapter 1: The Gospel By Which We Are Saved

      Chapter 2: Who He Is

      Chapter 3: What He Did

      Chapter 4: Why I Need It

      Chapter 5: How To Get It

      Chapter 6: Where To Find It

      Conclusion: What the Gospel Isn’t

      Appendix: Index of Objections

      INTRODUCTION

      What’s the Point?

      We, the authors, were both religious before we were Christian. As church-goers from church-going families, church attendance was expected, and we didn’t think much more about it than that. If someone had asked either of us the purpose of going to church, we might have replied that God probably liked it when people learned about Him and sang about Him. We thought we were doing the right thing and pleasing Him. Most religion is like that; it is an attempt to please, appease, or gain favor with its god.

      Eventually we became convinced that God was not particularly impressed that we showed up in a church building or sporadically tried to read and learn the Bible. We didn’t understand much of what we read or heard about it, but from what we did understand of the Bible’s message, we recognized that we didn’t measure up. All those verses about loving and serving each other, about joyfulness regardless of circumstances and continual thankfulness—we knew that maintaining such things for any length of time was impossible. In short, we recognized that sinfulness was part of our nature.

      Our religious tendencies led both of us to investigate other religions. The more we looked into Christianity, the more poorly the other religions fared in comparison. Some were oppressive, some seemed pointless, and some were even ridiculous. But Jesus seemed credible: His message was unique, and His story was both tragic and inspiring. He was not famous. He was poor. He preached in a small area for a few years, and then He died young. He should have vanished into obscurity, but instead, His contemporaries said His teachings turned the world upside down. He claimed to fulfill the prophecies of ancient Jewish writings, and to be the only way to God. Do more and try harder, was the message of religion, but Jesus said our religious efforts were vain. The uniqueness of that message was both perplexing and intriguing. Neither of us could turn away until we were convinced one way or the other.

      We both began our faith journeys with respect for the Bible and a belief in an afterlife; the idea that after death it was just lights out, was not even a consideration. Because of this conviction, we could see the reasonableness of a creator having some standards for entrance into His realm. We knew that we couldn’t fix the wrongs that we had done in the past, and even if we improved, we still wouldn’t have the perfection which the Bible says is required in heaven. It did seem reasonable that God would have to be the one to make us fit for His kingdom.

      Arriving at the point of belief in Jesus’ claims did take time. In our separate lives and in our own time—one of us had a two-year path, and one of us had a ten-year path—we made the connection between our continual shortcomings and Jesus’ answers. Both of us heard the Gospel message, that Jesus Christ paid the price for the sins of mankind to save us from sin’s punishment. According to this good news, those who believed would spend eternity with God, rather than remain separated from Him because of sin. We each had our own questions, however, which had to be answered in order for us to come to faith.

      Today, we remain convinced that there is a creator who provided an eternal destiny for those He created. We further believe that the Creator is the God of the Bible, and that He draws mankind into a relationship with Himself through the Gospel and through the convincing work of the Holy Spirit, as coming to faith is not merely an intellectual exercise. We believe that individuals have a choice to accept or to reject the Gospel message, and that God does not force anyone into a relationship with Him. We also believe that God has made efforts to make Himself known and knowable. Not everyone comes to the same conclusions, and we understand that. But we hope it is worth the time and effort to explore and consider the Christian message of good news also called the Gospel of Christ. Perhaps you will come to believe it. We hope that this book will help you toward that end.

      –Preston and Kelly

      1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures… (1 Cor 15:1-4)

      Chapter One

      The Gospel By Which We Are Saved

      The Gospel of Christ

      Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. (1 Cor 15:1-8)

      The Gospel message, or good news of Christianity, is contained in 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, which declares it to be the message by which one is saved. In Romans 1:16, this message is given a title by the Apostle Paul, who calls it the Gospel of Christ, adding that it is the power of God unto salvation. Although other verses such as John 3:16 and Ephesians 2:8-9 contain additional information about biblical salvation, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 is the essential core of the Gospel, namely, the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ for our sins, and, therefore, contains the object of faith for the Christian.

      For the purposes of this book, we most often refer to the Gospel as 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, because we believe that verses 1-2 are worthy of inclusion in an explanation of the Gospel. These verses identify the passage as the saving Gospel message and also provide a warning about believing in vain, a factual belief without the intended purpose of salvation. In other words, one can simply believe some or all of the Bible as a historical narrative without further significance. Verses 5-8 of 1 Corinthians 15 are also significant because they record that the resurrection was verified by hundreds of witnesses.

      We have labeled the five elements of the Gospel of Christ as who, what, why, how, and where. Here they are briefly described according to historical Christianity:

      Who: Jesus Christ, God the Son, the one and only Savior of sinners, and the one and only way of salvation.

      What: The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the cross for sins. Jesus died for the

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