The gospel presentation of the modern American church tends to go one of two directions.
The more conservative churches say, "You are a sinner, alienated from God by your sin and bound for hell. But Jesus gave His life on the cross to win God's forgiveness for you. If you will admit you are a sinner and put your faith in Christ, when you die, you will have eternal life in heaven."
The liberal churches say, "God is love and He loves sinners like you. He has a good plan for your life. So put your faith in Him and He will help you actualize your best self."
I believe the foundations of the gospel are found in Genesis1, 2, and 3. A proper understanding of what is going on in these opening chapters of the Bible - and how God addresses the problems created by humanity - will help the believer see the grains of truth in both sides of the American gospel.
While avoiding the dross of both.
(And filling in the missing parts.)
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