What is The Gospel?
The Gospel screams out man's total depravity, including the captivity of his will since fall from creation. ( Romans 3:23, Romans 1:21, Romans 14:23) It says that we are all spiritually dead, hostile, and can not submit to God's law. (Ephesians 2:1, Romans 8:7-8) For us to be saved, or work out our salvation, God must produce in us the will to work. (Philippians 2:12-13) God does this through the giving of faith that comes from hearing the Word of God. (Romans 10:17) The Word says that in order to redeem a people from fallen man, God the Father sent His son Jesus to live a perfect life as both man and God, lay down that life only for His sheep and credit His righteousness to us. (2 Cor 5:21, Isaiah 53:9, Hebrews 4:15, 1 John 3:5, John 10:15, John 10:26, Matthew 20:28). This salvation comes in the form of an irresistible grace, a sovereign calling from Almighty God that always accomplishes it's purposes. (John 6:37-40, Isaiah 55:11) Once our hearts have been changed and we have been counted His, nothing can remove us from His grasp. We will remain His throughout eternity. (John 10:27-30) This calling, choosing or electing love was not given us because of anything that we have done or will ever do. We were set apart before the foundation of the world to be redeemed by the blood of Jesus and worship the triune God throughout all eternity. (John 6:37-39, Ephesians 1:3-4, Romans 8:30)
That is The Gospel.
