The Gospel: 10 Essential Truths

from Truth78

1. God is the sovereign Creator of all things.

Scripture: Psalm 19:1, Psalm 22:28; Psalm 24:1; Isaiah 44:24

Implication: God made you. You belong to God. Truth God is your ruler.


2. God created people for His glory.

Scripture: Psalm 29:1-2; Isaiah 43:6-7; 1 Corinthians 10:31

Implication: God created you to know, trust, and love Him most of all.


3. God is holy and righteous.

Scripture: Leviticus 19:2, 37; Deuteronomy 32:4; Romans 7:12

Implication: God is holy and righteous. God’s commands are holy and righteous. You must obey God’s commands all the time.


4. Man is sinful.

Scripture: Romans 3:10-18, 20, 23

Implication: You have disobeyed God’s commands. You are a sinner.


5. God is just and is right to punish sin.

Scripture: Isaiah 59:2; Romans 1:18; Romans 6:23a

Implication: You deserve God’s punishment of death and hell. You are helpless to save yourself.

6. God is merciful. He is kind to undeserving sinners.

Scripture: Psalm 145:8; Ephesians 2:8-9

Implication: You must depend on God’s mercy in order to be saved.


7. Jesus is God’s holy and righteous Son.

Scripture: John 1:1; 1 Timothy 1:15

Implication: Jesus came into the world to save you.


8. God put the punishment of sinners on Jesus, so that His righteousness might be put on them.

Scripture: Isaiah 53:5; Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:24

Implication: Jesus died on the cross to be punished in your place.


9. God offers the free gift of salvation to those who repent and believe in Jesus.

Scripture: Mark 1:15; John 3:16-17; Acts 4:12; Ephesians 2:8-9

Implication: God tells you to believe in Jesus and repent of your sins and you will be saved.


10. Those who trust in Jesus will live to please Him and will receive

the promise of eternal life— enjoying God forever in heaven.

Scripture: Luke 9:23; John 11:25; 1 John 2:15; Psalm 16:11

Implication: If you are trusting in Jesus for your salvation, you must follow Him. Jesus has promised that when you die He will bring you to heaven to live with and enjoy God forever.

Please find resources for joy and hope in God and growing as a follower of Jesus Christ through the following God-centered ministries:

God is most glorified in us

when we are most satisfied in Him.

The Gospel Coalition

...supports the church by providing resources that are trusted and timely, winsome and wise, and centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Ligonier Ministries

...exists to proclaim, teach, and defend the holiness of God in all its fullness to as many people as possible. We support the church by providing trustworthy teaching to help Christians know what they believe, why they believe it, how to live it, and how to share it.