Resources to help us understand that, when pressed into our hearts by the Spirit, our greatest resource for living the Christian life is the gospel itself.
Their delight is in the glory of God in the face of Christ, and on this gospel they meditate day and night. They are like trees planted by the streams of living water that yield the fruit of the Spirit in their season (Psalm 1.2; 2 Cor 3.18; 4.4; John 7:37-38; Gal 5:22).
The Gospel…
Now I would remind you, bothers, of the gospel I preached to you… that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures… (1 Cor 15:1-4).
Genesis 3.15; 12.1-3; Isaiah 40.9; 52.7; Mark 1.14-15; Romans 1.1-4; 3.21-26; 1 Corinthians 15.1-4; Ephesians 1.3-10; Titus 3.4-7; Hebrews 1.1-4.
Books and Articles
- What is the Gospel? Revisited, Don Carson
- God’s Plan of Salvation, Mark Dever
- What is the Gospel?, Greg Gilbert
- The Gospel in All its Forms (or here), Tim Keller
- What is the Gospel?, Soma Communities
Audio
- What is the Gospel?, Tim Keller
- What is the Gospel? (1 Cor 15), Don Carson
…In All of Scripture…
…the gospel I preached to you.. that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures… (1 Cor 15:1-4).
Genesis-Revelation; Matt 5.17; Luke 24.25-27, 44-47; John 5.39, 46-47; Romans 1.1-4; 15.4-12; 1 Corinthians 15.1-4; 2 Corinthians 1.20; Hebrews 1-13
Books, Articles, and Audio
- A New Testament Biblical Theology: The Unfolding of the Old Testament in the New, Greg Beale.
- “Did Jesus and His Followers Preach the Right Doctrine from the Wrong Texts?” in Right Doctrine From the Wrong Texts?, Greg Beale
- “The History of Redemption” in Central Themes in Biblical Theology, Roy Ciampa
- According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible, Graeme Goldsworthy
- The Big Picture Story Bible, David Helm (not just for Children!)
- God’s Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible, Vaughan Roberts
- The Kingdom of Christ (3-part audio series), Russell Moore
- Far as the Curse is Found: The Covenant Story of Redemption, Michael Williams
- Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, Christopher Wright
…For All of Life.
…the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you – unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received (1 Cor 15:1-4).
Luke 7.36-52; Romans 1.15-17; 1 Corinthians 15.1-4; Colossians 1.5-10, 21-23; 2.6-7; 3.16-17; Ephesians 4.32-5.2; Galatians 3.1-6; Hebrews 2.1-4; 3.6, 14; 2 Peter 1.9; 1 John 4.19
Books
- You Can Change, Tim Chester
- Because He Loves Me: How Christ Transforms Our Daily Life, Elise Fitzpatrick
- Counsel from the Cross, Dennis Johnson and Elise Fitzpatrick
- Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller
- Gospel Wakefulness, Jared Wilson
- The Transforming Power of the Gospel, Jerry Bridges
- Defiant Grace, Dane Ortlund
Articles
- Gospel-Driven Sanctification, Jerry Bridges,
- True Spirituality: The Transforming Power of the Gospel, Steven Childers
- How a Mega-Church is Rediscovering the Gospel, Joe Coffey
- The Centrality of the Gospel, Tim Keller
- The Gospel: Key to Change, Tim Keller
- Justification’s Double Liberation, Dane Ortlund
Audio
- The Functional Centrality of the Gospel, Mike Bullmore
- The Gospel for Christians, Ryan Kelly
- Preaching to the Heart, Tim Keller. Or the longer series, “Preaching Christ in a Postmodern World.”
- Justification (Grassroots Gospel Conf), Ray Ortlund Jr
- Gospel Transformation, Bob Thune
- The Power of the Gospel and The Purpose of the Gospel, Jeff Vandersteldt and Caesar Kalinowski,
