Thankful for the Gospel

[425 words] Gospel = Good News. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the good news that sinners can be saved! Thanks to the sacrificial death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, sinners like you and me have hope because we can be cleansed of our sins and made righteous in the sight of God. Romans 1:1-17 has so much to say about the Gospel. It is very helpful in our understanding this important topic. Additionally, this passage helps us to be ever more thankful for God and His plan of salvation. First, we learn that the Gospel was promised via prophets (Rom. 1:2). For centuries the prophets of God had been spreading the message of good news that a Savior was coming to rescue the world and to set people free. This wasn’t a last minute invention. Make note of passages like Genesis 3:15; 12:3; 22:18; Psalm 110; Isaiah…