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Gospel Essentials
The Four Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John from the New Testament portray the
works of Jesus Christ as good news. Gospels, meaning “good news”, helped shape the Christian
Worldview by telling the story of Jesus; his words, his death on the cross, and his resurrection.
The Gospels are where Christians gain most of their knowledge on Jesus Christ. Jesus provides
parables to his disciples to spread the Word of God. The Gospel informs us about God,
Humanity, Jesus, and the Restoration. With these Gospels Christians are able to learn the
importance of Jesus Christ and how to grow closer to God.
The Bible talks a lot about who God is and what he is like. The Bible talks about how He
is a spirit, which is mentioned in the Gospel of John. Jesus says to a woman that “God is a
Spirit”. God has been around before the creation of the world he has no beginning and he will
have no end, for he is eternal making him the sovereign creator of the universe. “It could be
deduced the world was created exactly as God intended it to be, including all that we consider
good or bad” (Payn, 2016). Whether it is good or bad, God will always have a plan for us. God is
perfect in every way; he is unable to sin, unable to fall under temptation, he is limitless. He has
no limit to his power creating no limit of wisdom, love, or mercy. He is holy and righteous;
according to 1 John 1:5 (English Standard Version, {ESV}), “This is the message we have heard
from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” He provides a
plan for our redemption and salvation. God is comprised of three entities: The Father, The Son,
and The Holy Spirit, according to the Trinity. Although God may not be bound to a body he is a
person. He feels, forgives, loves, thinks; he has all the qualities of a person. God has many
characteristics and Psalm 145 goes into depth about all the things he is known for. He is gracious
and merciful, slow to anger, and dedicated to his love for us. He is there for us when we call and

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raises us up when we are down. He is good, and he will never lose his traits. God’s attributes