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What is the Gospel to You?

To listen to this lesson,  click here .  By the end of John 1, a critical question presents itself - what is the Gospel to you? How do you view it?  We are shown several different responses and reactions to the Good News about Jesus. The question we need to be asking ourselves is, “What is the Gospel to me?” Is it a Curiosity, but Nothing More? To the religious leaders, the good news that John was proclaiming about Jesus and His kingdom was just a matter of curiosity.  Some were not even interested enough to go themselves – they sent a group to find out (John 1:19).  What about us - a re we content to take someone else’s word at face value when it comes to something as important as the Gospel? They asked detailed questions about John and what he was teaching based upon their knowledge of Scripture (John 1:20-25).  As we notice from the questions – their knowledge of the Scriptures was flawed.  Many today, because they do not study the Word of God with an open mind t