What is the gospel? What does it mean to be saved? The answers to these questions are simple yet profound. The gospel is Christ, and being saved is having Christ: “He that hath the Son hath life” (1 John 5:12). That is elemental enough for a child to understand, yet complex enough to challenge every believer to a greater understanding and enjoyment of saving grace. Being saved does not require an academic degree in theology, but the more any believer understands the fullness and vastness