The gospel, the good news, is spoken of in a variety of ways. It is an “everlasting gospel,” for in spite of man’s fall, God through His Son purposed man’s blessing and provided for it. It is called “the gospel of God,” because it comes out from God and finds its spring in His own heart. It is the “gospel of His Son,” because Christ is the object; it is God’s testimony to men concerning His Son. It is “the gospel of the glory of Christ,” for it bears witness to the present exaltation of Christ as Man at the right hand of God in glory. There is a “gospel of the kingdom,” for the Son of Man shall reign in power, establishing peace and happiness for man on earth. It is also called “the gospel of peace,” for it reconciles man to God, man who by sin had become alienated from God. It is “the gospel of the grace of God,” for it brings God’s unmerited blessing to man, who by his own efforts only brings condemnation upon himself. The Spirit says “the gospel of your salvation,” for it is the glad tidings, not only that all trespasses are forgiven in virtue of Christ’s blood and that sin is condemned in His death, but also that the believer in Him is brought into complete salvation, a totally new place of heavenly blessing before God.
W. W. Fereday (adapted)