I just came back from an evening Bible study at the Worcester church of Christ. The study was on the “Gospel”. Mike, the Bible study leader asked us “what comes to mind when you hear the word ‘Gospel’?”
This seems like an easy question to answer for those of us who have been in a church or Bible study before but we were challenged to think about the different responses people might give. Some of the answers that were given were “good news”, “one of the first four books of the New Testament”, “the death burial and resurrection”. After talking about these and other answers Mike zeroed in on the way Paul defines it in 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. Paul defines the “gospel” as the death burial and resurrection of Jesus the Christ and he says it’s of first importance.
Some of the things we talked about were “how does this gospel impact us and change us today”, “Does the gospel have the same impact today as it did in the first century”, and “What is the only way we can see the gospel power today?”
The study was very well done and is something we need to continue to think about. Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 this week and ask some questions about the text.
