There is so much confusion out there today about what constitutes the essential elements of the New Testament gospel.

And so my conviction is that we are in a period of crisis with respect to our understanding of the actual biblical content of the gospel.

What is the gospel? That is a vital question for a fallen sinner to be able to answer

if they are to have the hope of eternal life.

So today and tomorrow, R.C. Sprawl will help us understand the essential elements of the gospel.

Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and thanks for joining us today for renewing your mind.

As a teenager searching for truth, even though I asked, many professed Christians struggled to clearly communicate the content of the gospel to me.

Then as a new Christian, my understanding of the work of Christ was shallow at best.

That's why we don't assume that everyone listening or watching today knows the good news,

and why we revisit this topic often.

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So what does the word gospel mean? Here's Dr. Sproul.

Today we're going to look at one of the most important themes that we ever encounter

in the scriptures, and that's the theme of the gospel itself.

Recently, I was involved in teaching a course for clergy, and I had 40 ministers present

from 17 different denominations.

And I started this seminar by asking the question openly,

what is the gospel? And I went to the blackboard and more or less moderated their

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