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From the beginning God has shown His desire to build an eternal relationship with the human race. The gospel includes three aspects of His plan to build this spiritual relationship. All center on Jesus Christ.
Simply put, our entrance into this eternal relationship is by (1) what God has done for us, (2) what God is doing for us and (3) what God will do for us. All three are accomplished through Jesus Christ.
The first facet of the gospel is the role of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus in our salvation. Without this there would be no means to reconcile us to God and begin the process of salvation. This is where most theologians place the emphasis, but often to the exclusion of two other important aspects. Many interpret this part of God's plan as the end of the salvation process. In reality it is only the starting point.
The second aspect flows from Christ's promise to send a "Helper," God's Spirit, to lead Christ's disciples into understanding and living by the truth of God (John 14:16-17,26). When one repents in faith and receives the gift of God's Spirit (Acts 2:38), he begins a Spirit-led life. Through His Spirit, as Paul explained, God "works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13).
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