Definition of "gospel" []

• The proclamation of the redemption preached by Jesus and the Apostles, which is the central content of Christian revelation. (noun)
• Bible One of the first four New Testament books, describing the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and recording his teaching. (noun)
• A similar narrative. (noun)
• A lection from any of the first four New Testament books included as part of a religious service. (noun)
• A teaching or doctrine of a religious teacher. (noun)

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• "Christ _may be denied in words; or in works; or by a perversion of the gospel, causing it to become another gospel_."
• "The word gospel comes from the Anglo-Saxon “god-spell,” i.e., the life of Christ with His message of redemption."
• "And second, I believe the word gospel in the context of faith has only one meaning."