Definition of Gospel

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Gospel

Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation.

One of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus Christ, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

A selection from one of the gospels, for use in a religious service; as, the gospel for the day.

Any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy; as, this political gospel.

Anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; as, they took his words for gospel.

Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as, gospel righteousness.

To instruct in the gospel.

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Gospel Quotations

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
Winston Churchill

Just because it's in print doesn't mean it's the gospel.
Michael Jackson

God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
Martin Luther

If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at the risk of life itself.
Martin Luther

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
Saint Augustine

You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion that we are serving the Gospel through an exaggerated interest in the wide field of temporal problems.
Pope John Paul II

The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message.
Pope John Paul II

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christ's vineyard.
Pope John Paul II

The gospel to me is simply irresistible.
Blaise Pascal

If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality.
Oswald Chambers

Gospel Translations

gospel in Dutch is evangelie
gospel in German is Evangelium, Evangelien
gospel in Norwegian is evangelium
gospel in Spanish is evangelio
gospel in Swedish is evangelium

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