As is commonly known, the word gospel comes from the Greek word euangélion, which is properly translated “good news.” In one sense, every page of Scripture contains the gospel, but in another sense, the gospel refers to a very specific message—the salvation accomplished for a fallen people through the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In accordance with the Father’s good pleasure, the eternal Son, who is equal with the Father and is the exact representation
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