Definition of the Gospel: Clear & Urgent Q&A
- Definition of the Gospel is clarified as the story of Jesus the saving King—sent by the Father, incarnate in David’s line, crucified, buried, raised, witnessed, enthroned, and returning.
- Bates separates the gospel itself from gospel benefits, showing how forgiveness, adoption, Spirit fruit, and eternal life flow from the King’s reign.
- Repentance and allegiance are presented as the proper response, expressed through confessing Jesus as Lord and formalized in baptism.
Join Matthew Bates and Bobby Harrington as, through a mix of fun and serious questions, they discuss Bates’s new book The Gospel Precisely: Surprisingly Good News about Jesus Christ the King.