The Gospel

God created Adam and Eve in His image,

Gen. 1:26-27; 5:1; 9:6; 1 Cor. 11:7; Col. 3:10; Jm. 3:9

but they sinned when tempted by Satan.

Gen. 3:1-6; Jn. 8:44; Rom. 5:12-14; 16:20; 2 Cor. 11:3; 1 Tim. 2:13-14

In union with Adam,

Job 14:4; Ps. 51:5; Jn. 3:6; Rom. 3:12; 5:12-14; 1 Cor. 15:22a; 1 Jn. 1:8

human beings are sinners by nature and by choice,

Gen. 6:5; Jer. 17:9; Isa. 6:5; Rom. 5:15; 8:5-8; Eph. 2:1-2; 4:17-19

alienated from God,

and under His wrath.

Rom. 5:10

Rom. 1:18; 2:5; 3:9-19, 23; Eph. 2:3

Jesus Christ, as our representative

Gen. 2:15-17; Matt. 4:1-11; Mk. 1:12-13; Lk. 4:1-13; Rom. 5:18-19; 1 Cor. 1:30; 15:45, 47; Phil. 3:9

and substitute,

Mk. 10:45; Heb. 2:16-17; 1 Pet. 2:24; 3:18

shed His blood on the cross

Lev. 17:11; Matt. 26:28; Heb. 9:14, 22; 10:19; 1 Pet. 1:18-19; Rev. 12:10-11

as the perfect, all-sufficient sacrifice

1 Cor. 5:7; Heb. 9:23-24, 26, 28; 10:1; 13:11, 12

for our sins.

Isa. 53:5-7, 12; Jn. 1:29; Rom. 3:21-26; 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13; 1 Jn. 3:5

His atoning death

Rom. 3:25; Heb. 2:17; 1 Jn. 2:2; 4:10

and victorious resurrection

Col. 1:13; 2:13-15; Heb. 2:14-15

constitute the only ground for salvation.

Rom. 4:25; 6:4, 11, 14; 1 Cor. 6:14; 15:20; 2 Cor. 4:14; Eph. 1:19-20; 2:5-6; 1 Pet. 1:3

Only through God’s saving work in Jesus Christ

Acts 4:12; 1 Tim. 2:5

can we be rescued,

1 Thess. 1:10

reconciled,

Rom. 5:1-2, 10; Col. 1:20

and renewed.

Rom. 8:29; 2 Cor. 3:18; Eph. 4:24; Phil. 3:21; 1 Jn. 3:2