Website: preachingfromthebible.net Sermon: What is the Gospel? Pastor Timothy Christian Huynh & Priscilla Christian Huynh - Page 7: 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before *God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. It is precisely because of the current fallen state of humanity that people need salvation. The salvation mentioned in the Bible is liberation from the power of sin and the consequences of sin. The power of sin is the nature that prefers sin, thinks about sin, and commits sin within each person. The consequence of sin is eternal punishment in hell. Salvation can only come from *God. *God is good; therefore, anything that opposes God is inherently moral evil. The Bible refers to all such evil as sin. *God is holy; therefore, He does not accept any sin, even a single lie or a lustful thought. *God is just; therefore, He must punish those who are guilty. However, *God is also love and the source of love, so He desires “all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:4). Therefore, He has given humanity the opportunity to be saved from the power and consequences of sin. The Bible tells us that there is only one God consisting of three persons, which the Bible refers to as: the Father, also known as *God; the Son, also known as the Word and the Lord Jesus; and the Holy Spirit, also known as the Spirit. The Father is the person of God that represents the will of God. He expresses God’s desires over all creation. The Son is the person of God that represents the Word of God. He manifests all of God’s desires through His words and actions. The Holy Spirit is the person of God that represents the life and power of God. He demonstrates God’s life and power by granting life to all creatures and preserving them. #✝यीशु वचन