Of The Gospel

Summary

The sermon explains the gospel as the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ, beginning with the bad news of humanity's sin and separation from God due to Adam's fall. It emphasizes that Christ, the seed of the woman, defeated Satan and satisfied God's wrath through His sacrificial death and resurrection. The gospel is proclaimed outwardly to call the elect to faith and repentance, but regeneration and new spiritual life are the work of the Holy Spirit alone. The preacher underscores God's sovereignty in salvation and the necessity of the gospel for revealing redemption, while affirming that the gospel itself does not regenerate but is the means by which God calls His elect.