Framework

This second Organiser hopefully addresses the simplicity of the gospel. It contains a list of essential points and related references. Please work through the list at your own pace.

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 ... Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

	TOPIC
	The Good News concerns the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ.
	• Acts 8
	God is the creator and sustainer of all life.
	• Deuteronomy 6 . Psalm 139 . Isaiah 45 . John 17
	God created man and placed him in the garden of Eden.
	• Genesis 2
	Man disobeyed the commandment of God, and partook of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
	• Genesis 3 . (Jeremiah 17)
	The consequence of this disobedience was that man was cursed with mortality.
	• Genesis 3 . Psalm 103 . Ecclesiastes 9
	Hope existed only in God's provision, as shown by the slaying of a lamb to provide a covering for Adam and Eve's nakedness.
	• Genesis 3v21 . Romans 4
	God's promise to Abraham was that through a descendant of his, all the world would be blessed.
	• Genesis 15 . Genesis 17 . Genesis 22
	God promised to King David (a man after God's own heart), that a descendant of his would sit on his throne and rule over the whole world, and that this kingdom would be everlasting.
	• 2 Samuel 7 . Acts 13
	This descendant was prophecied and foretold by men of faith, as recorded in the Old Testament.
	• 2 Samuel 7 . Acts 13
	Jesus was born of the virgin Mary, and was both Son of God and Son of Man.
	• Luke 1 . Galatians 4 . Mark 15
	Jesus Christ is a descendant of both Abraham and David.
	• Matthew 1 . Matthew 21 . Mark 12 . Galatians 3
	Jesus lived a sinless life. (complete obedience to God)
	• 2 Corinthians 5 . 1 Peter 2 . 1 John 3
	Jesus preached repentance, the resurrection and the Kingdom of God.
	• Matthew 6 . Mark 1 . Mark 10 . Luke 13
	Jesus was crucified and freely offered himself as a sacrifice - an atonement for sin - for all.
	• Matthew 27 . Hebrews 9 . Romans 5
	Jesus rose from the dead on the third day.
	• Matthew 28 . Luke 9 . 1 Corinthians 15
	The Son of God now sits at God's right hand, as a High Priest and mediator between man and God.
	• 1 Timothy 2 . Hebrews 10
	Jesus Christ will return to the earth and establish a New Order under a single righteous government.
	• Acts 1 . 1 Thessalonians 4 . Revelation 5 . Zechariah 14
	Upon Jesus' return, all those who have 'put on Christ' will be raised from the dead - from the dust of the earth in which they sleep.
	• Daniel 12 . Romans 6 . Job 19 . John 6
	Christ will reign from the appointed city - Jerusalem (Mount Zion).
	• Isaiah 2 . Joel 3 . Micah 4
	After reigning for a thousand years, Christ himself will be subject to God and to His rule.
	• 1 Corinthians 15 . Revelation 20
	In that day there will be no more death, and no longer will there be pain and suffering.
	• Revelation 21 . Psalm 37
	Truly the whole earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord.
	• Isaiah 35 . Isaiah 65 . Numbers 14 . Habakkuk 2
	This is the gospel which was originally preached to Abraham: eternal life in the Kingdom of God on earth under the rule of a righteous King.
	• Galatians 3 . Hebrews 11
	It is possible for us to be in this Kingdom of peace if we believe, repent and are baptised, and lead a Christ-like life.
	• 1 Peter 1 . Colossians 2-3 . Romans 12 . 1 Corinthians 13 . Matthew 24