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The Gospel of Jesus Christ

The word gospel literally means good tidings or good news. 1

The gospel of Jesus Christ is 'good news'

The good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ is God’s plan for the salvation of his children. The gospel of Jesus Christ encompasses man’s eternal journey—

  • from the moment of his spiritual birth
  • to his entering this life and receiving a physical body
  • to his dying and preparing for resurrection in the Spirit World
  • to his resurrection from the dead
  • to his final judgement
  • to his receiving an eternal inheritance in a kingdom of glory.

The central element of the gospel of Jesus Christ is the Atonement

The focal point and most important part of the gospel is the atonement of Jesus Christ. In addition to availing us grace, or divine enabling power, to aid us through the trials of this life, the Atonement provides us these two immeasurably valuable and eternal blessings:

  • The Atonement saves us from physical death by means of the resurrection.
  • The Atonement redeems us from spiritual death by paying the price of the consequences of our sins.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is the sum of truth and salvation knowledge

The gospel of Jesus Christ contains all the eternal truths, laws, and ordinances that are “necessary for you…to enable [us] to walk back to the presence of the Father,” 2 and to live with him and our families forever.

The first principles and ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ are:

  1. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ
  2. Repentance
  3. Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins
  4. Receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on on hands. 3

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my gospel….” 4 In other words, these first principles and ordinances are the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ section consists of:

  1. The Savior Cleanses Us from Sin
  2. Faith in Jesus Christ
  3. The Doctrine of Repentance
  4. Baptism, Our First Covenant
  5. The Gift of the Holy Ghost
  6. Enduring to the End

Questions about 'The Gospel of Jesus Christ'

  • What does the word 'gospel' mean?


  • The gospel of Jesus Christ is God's Plan of Salvation. Whose eternal journey does that encompass?


  • What are the stages of man's eternal journey described in the gospel of Jesus Christ?


  • Who is the central figure in and what is the most important element of the gospel of Jesus Christ?


  • What eternal blessings does the Atonement of Jesus Christ provide us?


  • Is there any truth or saving knowledge that the gospel of Jesus Christ does not answer or contain?


  • What are the first principles and ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ?

References for 'The Gospel of Jesus Christ'

  1. LDS Reference Library, 2005 – euaggelion {yoo-ang-ghel'-ee-on} Greek: noun neuter. Possible Definitions: 1) a reward for good tidings; 2) good tidings—2a) the glad tidings of the kingdom of God soon to be set up, and subsequently also of Jesus the Messiah, the founder of this kingdom. After the death of Christ, the term comprises also the preaching of (concerning) Jesus Christ as having suffered death on the cross to procure eternal salvation for the men in the kingdom of God, but as restored to life and exalted to the right hand of God in heaven, thence to return in majesty to consummate the kingdom of God; so that it may be briefly defined as the glad tidings of salvation through Christ; the proclamation of the grace of God manifest and pledged in Christ; the gospel; 2b) As the messianic rank of Jesus was proved by his words, his deeds, and his death, the narrative of the sayings, deeds, and death of Jesus Christ came to be called the gospel or glad tidings. euaggelion {yoo-ang-ghel'-ee-on}.
  2. Brigham Young, Discourses of Brigham Young, selected and arranged by John A. Widtsoe, p.416
  3. Articles of Faith: 4 – We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
  4. 3 Nephi 27:20-21 – Now this is the commandment: Repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, that ye may stand spotless before me at the last day. Verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my gospel; and ye know the things that ye must do in my church; for the works which ye have seen me do that shall ye also do; for that which ye have seen me do even that shall ye do;
 
 

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