The Jeremiah Study Bible on the Gospel

Here is Dr. David Jeremiah's study note on the gospel from 1 Corinthians 15, in The Jeremiah Study Bible:

"[1 Corinthians] 15:3-7 Here is the standard by which every definition of the gospel must be measured. It must include four elements: Christ's death, burial, and resurrection as well as the testimony of the witnesses to the Resurrection. The gospel cannot be preached the way it should be without proclaiming all four truths."[1]

The reason I like Dr. Jeremiah's explanation of the gospel is that he makes it clear that the definition of the gospel includes not merely the two facts of Christ's death and resurrection, but rather four facts: "Christ died for our sins...was buried...was raised...and was seen" (1 Cor. 15:3-5).  Not a popular truth for some people today, but it's biblical!

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[1] Dr. David Jeremiah, The Jeremiah Study Bible, note on 1 Corinthians 15:3-7.

Bob Utley's "FOUR ASPECTS OF THE GOSPEL"

Dr. Bob Utley begins to discuss the "FOUR ASPECTS OF THE GOSPEL" at 

the "3:44" time stamp of the video. 

Here's a screenshot of Dr. Bob Utley's "FOUR ASPECTS OF THE GOSPEL:"

"DEFINING THE GOSPEL" | by David Jeremiah

In his book Sanctuary: Finding Moments of Refuge in the Presence of God, David Jeremiah shares the following true story in a daily devotional titled "DEFINING THE GOSPEL":

"Duncan McNeil, the Scottish evangelist, once said that in school he had a seminary professor who insisted on opening his theology classes with a question. No one could ever anticipate what the question would be. One day he said to his students, 'Gentlemen, can someone give me a definition of the gospel?'

A student rose and read John 3:16: 'For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.'

The professor said, 'That is a good gospel text, but it is not a definition of the gospel.' Another student read 1 Timothy 1:15: 'How true it is, and how I long that everyone should know it, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - and I was the greatest of them all.' Again the professor declined to accept it; he waited for what he wanted. Finally, a student stood and read 1 Corinthians 15:3-5, much to the professor's delight. It was evident that he had the reply he desired; he said, 'Gentlemen, that is the gospel. Believe it, live it, preach it, and die for it if necessary.'"¹


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¹ David Jeremiah, Sanctuary: Finding Moments of Refuge in the Presence of God (Nashville: Integrity Publishers, 2002), pg. 277.