What is "The Good News?"

EBA · Post by **EBA** » Thu Nov 30, 2017 11:06 pm

Tell me, what is "The Good News?"

Peace be to all.

Divine Insight · Post by **Divine Insight** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 2:11 am

Didn't you hear "The Bad News"?

God is out to condemn you to everlasting punishment.

The "Good News" is that his Son can supposedly save you from his irate Dad.

There's no point in placing your faith in the "Good News" if you haven't already placed your faith in the "Bad News".

JehovahsWitness · Post by **JehovahsWitness** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 3:22 am

[Replying to post 1 by EBA]

Biblically the "good news" is the information regarding God's purpose to bring and end to human suffering, vindicate his name and establish universal and eternal peace.

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JP Cusick · Post by **JP Cusick** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 11:22 am

EBA wrote: Tell me, what is "The Good News?"

Peace be to all.

I agree with JW in his comment #3 above.

So I add that the correct Bible text to answer the question is this:

Matthew 24:
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

The word "Gospel" means "Good News" and the News is that there is a coming Kingdom of God on earth as it is in Heaven.

ttruscott · Post by **ttruscott** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 11:50 am

The good news? People are sinners but can be saved from their addiction to sin and the legal consequences of that sin by faith, an unproven hope, in Christ as their Saviour.

Divine Insight · Post by **Divine Insight** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:50 pm

ttruscott wrote: The good news? People are sinners but can be saved from their addiction to sin and the legal consequences of that sin by faith, an unproven hope, in Christ as their Saviour.

Exactly.

The Unproven Bad News:

Every human is addicted to sin and deserves to die, or be cast into a horrific state of eternal punishment as Christ has claimed.

Note: This Unproven Bad News must be believed on pure faith.

The Unproven Good News:

Supposedly if a human is willing to condone having an innocent demigod brutally beaten and crucified in their place they can be pardoned from their deserved everlasting punishment.

Note: This Unproven Good News must be believed on pure faith.

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Finally take special note that the Unproven Good News doesn't make any sense at all unless a person first places their FAITH in the truth of the Unproven Bad News.

You absolutely must place your FAITH in the unproven bad news first. Otherwise the unproven good news is meaningless.

EBA · Post by **EBA** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 2:57 pm

Here is the "Good News"

And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. (1 John 4:14)

Though there are very few that believe it.

Peace.

Divine Insight · Post by **Divine Insight** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 4:56 pm

EBA wrote: Here is the "Good News"

And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. (1 John 4:14)

Though there are very few that believe it.

Peace.

Well, like I say, before a person can believe in this "Good News" they must first believe in the "Bad News" that they are in dire need of being saved.

So before the "Son" makes any sense we need to believe in a monster "Father" who is out to damn us. Without that threat of damnation the so-called "Good News" isn't good news at all.

You have to believe in a damning Father before it makes any sense to believe in a saving Son.

JehovahsWitness · Post by **JehovahsWitness** » Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:31 am

JP Cusick wrote:
Matthew 24:
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

The word "Gospel" means "Good News" and the News is that there is a coming Kingdom of God on earth as it is in Heaven.

Excellent scripture. We (Jehovah's Witnesses) are indeed preaching the good news of the Kingdom worldwide, its not easy but it is a great privilege to be used by God to fulfill inspired scripture. As Jesus indicated elsewhere, his disciples (us) are not to always expect a favorable reception, but the work must be done, and when it is to God's satisfaction "the end" will come.

JW

Post by **Tcg** » Sat Dec 02, 2017 10:20 am

[Replying to post 1 by EBA]

This reminds me of a joke the late Larry Norman used to tell during some of his concerts. It went something like this:

Evangelist: Have you been washed in the blood?

Larry: I don't think so.

Evangelist: Have you been born again?

Larry: Not lately.

Evangelist: Have you been saved?

Larry: Sure. Last summer... at camp. It was a beautiful moonlit night and we were in a boat out on the lake. I don't know how to swim and the boat turned over. My counselor grabbed me...

Evangelist: That's not what I'm talking about!!! I'm asking if you have been sanctified! Have you been consecrated! Have you... I'm trying to tell you the Good News!

Larry: The Good News! What's that?

Evangelist: You're going to hell!

Larry: What's the bad news?

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