Unashamed of the Gospel of Christ: Impact on Schools, Communities and Workplaces

This paper discusses the impact of the Gospel of Christ on schools, communities and workplaces. It emphasizes the importance of not being ashamed of the Gospel and how its teachings can benefit individuals and society. The paper also explores the sources, strength, scope and secret of the Gospel.

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Introduction
The purpose of the following paper is to discuss about the Gospel of Christ and its impact
on the schools, communities and workplaces. The Unashamed of the Gospel of Christ would be
the central topic of the discussion through which the sermons should be created so that the
students of schools and colleges can be influenced. The students should never get ashamed of the
Bible because the messages revealed through the Holy Scripture are only there for the good of
the community only (McGrath, 2016). The context of the salvation among all the human beings
would be very important for the situation of salvation from their sins and begin a new life
altogether. There might be several effects on the common people especially students of this
Gospel of Christ but the essential teachings should always benefit the common people in all the
ways. In this essay the Unashamed (Romans 1:16, 17) will be discussed in the light of Gospel of
Christ (Irons, 2015).
The Sources of the Gospel
The atonement of the Jesus Christ is one of the biggest events in the advent of
Christianity. The messages of the Jesus Christ had been conveyed through the Holy Scripture.
The entire four primary Gospels, namely Matthew, Mark, Luke and John have given the
messages of the Jesus Christ to convey the divine messages. In this section, it can be mentioned
that Jesus Christ gave away His own life to rescue all the human beings of their sins (McGrath,
2016). The students of the schools and colleges must understand the fact that they should not be
ashamed of the Gospel since the teachings and preaching of the Jesus Christ have been revealed
through this. There are certain moral or ethical values that should be there within the human
beings so they can take the decisions properly (Hood, 2013).

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If the human beings long for peace they must follow the laws of the Gospel that tells all
the human beings to act ethically and indulge in the good deeds and get involved in the well-
being of the society (McGrath, 2016). The Almighty power of the God and Jesus Christ must
always be admitted and the divine revelations should be obeyed. According to the Bible, the
Divine Father had sent his Holy Son Jesus Christ to the world because the world became full of
sins (Kasper, 2012). This is why Jesus Christ gave up His life through the act of crucifixion.
The messengers like Paul, Mark, John, Matthew have delivered their messages through
their Gospels. Everyone should be proud and not ashamed of the Gospel since the teachings in
the Gospels have led to the enlightenment of the body and soul of the human beings (McGrath,
2016). The teachings of faith and morality should always be supported and the persons should
not at all be afraid of it even if they face the impending death before them. The reading of the
Gospel is considered as the only way to reach the Heaven and to the Holy Divine where the God
resides (Kasper, 2012). Paul wanted to bring the Gospel to Rome as the city of Rome was in
desperate need of the Gospel.
The strength of the Gospel
In this section the strength of the Gospel would be discussed since it signifies the power
of the Omnipotent God from all the contexts. When the wrath of God is about to destroy the life
of the human beings, they should always crave for seeking shelter through the means of the
Gospel (McGrath, 2016). The human beings who have committed great sins should always
search for salvation and Gospel has this power to motivate the human beings in various ways.
There are several people who have read the Gospel of Christ several times and they believe the
God will salvage them of all their sins (Stott, 2012). God is not powerful or full of strength

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physically but His Divine power is something to fear about the sinners. One who has faith will
surely receive the good results from the God (Chapell, 2018). The righteousness of the human
beings will lead them to the damnation as per the judgment of God.
Some people believe that the human beings trust only in the works-based and
performance-based religion. This can prove to be very fatal if the human beings believe in the
religion only for their well-being (McGrath, 2016). Most of the human beings have admitted that
the Gospel had saved their lives from the sins. Jesus Christ has always acted as the motivation in
the minds of the human beings. The different stories or the verses in the Bible have always been
inspirational for all the human beings or individuals (Placher & Nelson, 2013).
They have been much motivated by the words or messages that have been provided
through the Holy Scripture. According to several people the Holy Bible has often been seen as a
great source for the spiritual strength (Dowling, 2012). The various questions about the different
circumstances have been provided in the different forms of the Bible and the Gospel. As the
Gospel of Christ strengthens the lives and souls of the human beings they should not be ashamed
of the Gospel at all (Placher & Nelson, 2013). Rather they should always cherish the ways the
Bible and the Gospel has enhanced the confidence and faith of the human beings. When the
individuals are torn between the personal conflicts, they seem to seek the solace through the
Bible (Liederbach & Bible, 2012).
The scope of the Gospel
The believers of the Gospel have been very much confident and they have enough faith in
the authors of the Gospel (Dowling, 2012). The primary purpose of the human beings to get the
salvation and they must possess the ultimate faith in their minds so they can get rid of their

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greedy activities and their sins (Kärkkäinen, 2017). Jesus Christ is considered as the ultimate
savior of the human beings and He does not let His believers down anytime.
The sinners seek for the redemption and come to Jesus Christ to confess their sins. The
sinners can account on the Divinity of the Holy Jesus Christ and the Holy Trinity (Liederbach &
Bible, 2012). The sermons should be preached by the priests that will motivate the individuals to
keep the faith in the God (Irons, 2015). If the believers have all the faith in the Gospel of the
Christ it will be a very good news for them since all their sins will be washed off by the
confession and redemption. The doors for salvations will be opened for them (Kärkkäinen,
2017). The Christian believers should keep their confidence in the true Gospel that encourages
the individuals to be free of their sins. The God will forgive the individuals if they confess their
sins.
The justifications will be given on the facts that the believers should not think of escaping
from the hell. It is because the individuals can go to heaven if they commit good deeds (Irons,
2015). The individuals should not get ashamed of the Gospel because all the obstacles in the path
of achieving the true heaven will be removed (Regan & Torrance, 2016). The individuals should
always crave for making fellowship with Jesus and survive his wrath for committing the sins.
The small things like escaping the hell or being forgiven will not be a huge boost for the true
Christians but the fellowship with Jesus will. Here lies the importance of being a true believer of
Christianity and preaching the sermons of the Gospel by not getting ashamed (Carson, 2012).
The secret of the Gospel
In the Gospel of Christ, Paul has discussed about the righteousness of God. In the Roman
(1:17), the righteousness of God is said to be revealed. The righteousness of God has been set to

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be manifested as well as per Roman (3:12). It has been believed that God’s righteousness is a
very effective piece of work by God that does not have proper limitations (Regan & Torrance,
2016). The total creation of the universe is very much associated with this and not just the
individual.
The things that Omnipotent god has declared have come to be the reality since He is both
the creator and the redeemer. A parallelism has to be drawn on account for the three things
related to God. These are God’s wrath, (Roman 1;18), His righteousness (Roman 1;17) and His
omnipotent power (Rom 1;16). The individuals should always get the taste of success when they
achieve the salvation in terms of redeeming their sins. The ultimate powers of God might be
unleashed when the world will be full of sins and His wrath will take over the sinners as well
(Carson, 2012).
The three things that can be set as parallel are His view of salvation, mercy and truth. The
effectiveness of God’s wrath can be judged when the God will unleash His power to eradicate
the sins from the world (Waggoner, 2014). Whenever an individual is unable to praise the God or
not worship Him, the individual will be put under the extreme wrath of the God. The life has to
be considered as a gift from God and His powers cannot be separated from His gift. These are
some of the reasons as to why the people within the community should be unashamed of the
Gospel. It will be good for the individuals to preach the sermons of the Gospel since they would
be salvaged of their sins and redeemed.
Conclusion
On a concluding note, it can be said that the Gospel of Christ has been a very effective
document for the individuals who believe in the Christianity. The individuals will need to believe

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in the true spirit of Christianity so they can have faith in the Holy Scripture. The effectiveness
can be found in the sermons of the Holy Bible and the Gospel of Christ. The omnipotent power
of the God will be the most crucial factor for the salvation of the sins for the individuals. The
individuals seek for the redemption from their sins and this can be achieved only if they worship
the God and His Greatness. The individuals should be unashamed of the Gospel of Christ since
this has provided the human beings with the ways for the salvation of the sins and start living a
pure and holy life altogether. Thus the faith of individuals on the Jesus Christ and God will
remain the same and they will continue to worship the God for their salvations.

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