The gospel is not a debate or a list of things to believe. The gospel is a person. Jesus Christ is the gospel. He is the truth. He is the point. He embodies all of the salvation/redemption/forgiveness/freedom stuff Himself, and because He is a personality, He does not require doctrinal mastery to connect with an individual. In Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller takes it one step further. He writes about a radio interview he had with a non-Christian talk show host who urged him to defend Christianity.