What Is the Gospel?

This newestaddition to the IXMarks series presents a clear, straightforwardstatement of the gospel, the third mark of a healthychurch. What is thegospel? It seems like a simple question, yet it has been known toincite some heated responses, even in the church. How are we toformulate a clear, biblical understanding of the gospel? Tradition,reason, and experience all leave us ultimately disappointed. If wewant answers, we must turn to the Word of God. Greg Gilbert doesso in What Is the Gospel? Beginning with Paul's systematicpresentation of the gospel in Romans and moving through the sermonsin Acts, Gilbert argues that the central structure of the gospelconsists of four main subjects: God, man, Christ, and a response.The book carefully examines each and then explores the effects thegospel can have in individuals, churches, and the world. BothChristian and non-Christian readers will gain a clearerunderstanding of the gospel in this valuable resource.