Smells like "Euangelion"

Euangelion is the Greek word meaning "good news." It is the origin of our word, 'gospel.' I know you've heard the word 'gospel' used often, but I think it would be helpful to consider it in greater detail. There are many counterfeit gospels out there & it is my desire that you know, taste, & smell the really good news. 

The ESV Study Bible states that the gospel "included not just a call to initial saving faith but Paul's entire message about Jesus Christ & how Christ's saving activity transforms all of life & all of history." 

The gospel is great news. The gospel of God teaches us that despite our inability to live perfectly & our inclination towards sin, God would give His Son, Jesus, on our behalf to reconcile our relationship with Him. 

"The apostles did not invent it; it was revealed & entrusted to them by God. This is still the first & most basic conviction which underlies all authentic evangelism. What we have to share with others is neither a miscellany of human speculations, nor one more religion to add to the rest, nor really a religion at all. It is rather the gospel of God, God's own good news for a lost world. Without this conviction, evangelism is evacuated of its content, purpose, & drive." (Stott, Romans, 48). 

The gospel is about Jesus.

"The whole gospel is contained in Christ." Therefore, "to move even a step from Christ means to withdraw oneself from the gospel." (Calvin, p.15)