Gospel. This great theme may be summarized as follows:

I. In itself the word Gospel means good news.

II. Four forms of the Gospel are to be distinguished:

(1) The Gospel of the kingdom. This is the good news that God purposes to set up on the earth, in fulfilment of the Davidic Covenant 2 Samuel 7:16 a kingdom, political, spiritual, Israelitish, universal, over which God’s Son, David’s heir, shall be King, and which shall be, for one thousand years, the manifestation of the righteousness of God in human affairs. (See Scofield "Matthew 3:2") .

Two preachings of this Gospel are mentioned, one past, beginning with the ministry of John the Baptist, continued by our Lord and His disciples, and ending with the Jew’s rejection of the King. The other is yet future Matthew 24:14 during the great tribulation, and immediately preceding the coming of the King in glory.

(2) The Gospel of the grace of God. This is the good news that Jesus Christ, the rejected King, has died on the cross for the sins of the world, that He was raised from the dead for our justification, and that by Him all that believe are justified from all things.

This form of the Gospel is described in many ways. It is the Gospel “of God” Romans 1:1 because it originates in His love; “of Christ” 2 Corinthians 10:14 because it flows from His sacrifice, and because He is the alone Object of Gospel faith; of the “grace of God” Acts 20:24 because it saves those whom the law curses; of “the glory”; 1 Timothy 1:11; 2 Corinthians 4:4 because it concerns Him who is in the glory, and who is bringing the many sons to glory Hebrews 2:10 of “our salvation” Ephesians 1:13 because it is the “power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth” Romans 1:16 of “the uncircumcision” Galatians 2:7 because it saves wholly apart from forms and ordinances of “peace” Ephesians 6:15 because through Christ it makes peace between the sinner and God, and imparts inward peace.

(3) The everlasting Gospel Revelation 14:6. This is to be preached to the earth-dwellers at the very end of the great tribulation and immediately preceding the judgment of the nations Matthew 15:31. It is neither the Gospel of the kingdom, nor of grace. Though its burden is judgment, not salvation, it is good news to Israel and to those who, during the tribulation, have been saved ; Revelation 7:9-14; Luke 21:28; Psalms 96:11-13; Isaiah 35:4-10.

(4) That which Paul calls, “my Gospel” Romans 2:16. This is the Gospel of the grace of God in its fullest development, but includes the revelation of the result of that Gospel in the outcalling of the church, her relationships, position, privileges, and responsibility. It is the distinctive truth of Ephesians and Colossians, but interpenetrates all of Paul’s writings.

III. There is “another Gospel” Galatians 1:6; 2 Corinthians 11:4 “which is not another,” but a perversion of the Gospel of the grace of God, against which we are warned. It has many seductive forms, but the test is one--it invariably denies the sufficiency of grace alone to save, keep, and perfect, and mingles with grace some kind of human merit. In Galatia it was law, in Colosse fanaticism Colossians 2:18, etc. In any form its teachers lie under the awful anathema of God.

Revelation 14:6

And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

2 Samuel 7:16

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

Matthew 3:2

And saying, another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matthew 24:14

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped unto the gospel of God,

2 Corinthians 10:14

For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped the gospel of Christ:

Acts 20:24

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

1 Timothy 1:11

According to the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

2 Corinthians 4:4

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped, should shine unto them.

Hebrews 2:10

For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped perfect through sufferings.

Ephesians 1:13

In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Ephesians 6:15

And your feet shod with the preparation of the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped;

Matthew 15:31

Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped.

Revelation 7:9-14

9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped God,

12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped? and whence came they?

14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped.

Luke 21:28

And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped draweth nigh.

Psalms 96:11-13

11 Let the heavens another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.

12 Let the field be another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

13 Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

Isaiah 35:4-10

4 Say to them that are of a another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

5 Then the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped.

7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped shall walk there:

10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Romans 2:16

In the day when God shall judge the another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Galatians 1:6

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped:

2 Corinthians 11:4

For if he that cometh preacheth another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

Colossians 2:18

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his another gospelanother Jesusblood of the Lambcaptain of their salvationestablishedeverlastingeyes of the blindfearful heartfinish my coursefleshly mindgloriousGod of Israelgospel of peacegospel of your salvationimage of Godjoy and gladnessjoyfuljudge the earthLambpower of GodpreachingredeemedredemptionrejoiceRepentSalvationsecretsseparatedsprings of waterstreams in the desertthanksgivingway of holinesswhite robeswitnessworshipped,