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Most of us have been taught that the gospel, or the “good news” is Christ's life, His mystery birth, earthly activities, His death on the cross and resurrection. Apostle Paul's words in 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 are often used to support this definition of the gospel of Christ.  Is this the full definition of the gospel message Christ preached?  With that being said, we will continue to examine the synoptic gospels.

 St. Mark says that this gospel is the news of the Kingdom of God, and this is the gospel we are commanded to believe in.  As mentioned above, the word "gospel" literally means "good news." Jesus brought His gospel as the "good news of the Kingdom of God."

Disciple St. Matthew also records the subject matter of Jesus Christ's preaching. In Matthew 4:17 he writes, after the devil tempts Jesus: “From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.' ”Matthew’s term for the content of Jesus Christ's preaching is "the kingdom of heaven", another term for the same message. Jesus began preaching the message of God's kingdom from the very beginning of His ministry.

Dr. Luke also confirms that Jesus preached the Kingdom of God, nothing that Christ said, "Because for this purpose I have been sent" (Luke 4:43). Luke's account continues in Luke 8:1 ". . . He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings (the gospel, or good news) of the kingdom of God. . ." Later Jesus sent the 12 disciples to preach the same gospel of the Kingdom (Luke 9:2). After that, He sent 70 others, instructing them to speak also of the Kingdom of God (Luke 10:9-11).  After Jesus death and resurrection, but before He ascended to His Father, He "presented Himself alive" to the apostles, again "speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God" (Acts 1:3).

 It is noteworthy that Apostle Paul used the Old Testament scriptures-"the Law of Moses and the Prophets"-to preach the Kingdom of God and Jesus Christ (Acts 28:23). The Bible has a consistent message from the beginning of the Old Testament to end of the New Testament concerning the Kingdom of God. The Bible is also clear why Jesus Christ brought this message of the Kingdom of God.

Jesus Christ, proclaims in John 14 chapter,  I am the way, the truth and the life.