It is commonly assumed that the gospel message which Jesus Christ brought is that He died for our sins.

Many believe I Corinthians 15:1-3 backs this up. However, focusing on this passage to the exclusion of what Jesus Himself said, as well as the context and the rest of the chapter, gives an incomplete picture. I Corinthians 15:1-3 says, Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to youunless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. . . . While Jesus Christ's death for our sins is, without question, extremely "good news," it is in fact only a part of the reason that He came to earth, as the rest of the context shows. But before looking at the rest of I Corinthians 15, consider what message Jesus Christ brought:

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. (Matthew 4:23) And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. (Matthew 9:35) Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. repent, and believe in the gospel." (Mark 1:14-15) [Jesus] said to them, "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent." (Luke 4:43) Now it came to pass, afterward, that [Jesus] went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings [gospel] of the kingdom of God. (Luke 8:1) The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it. And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one title of the law to fail. (Luke 16:16-17) And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:14)

From Jesus' own words, it is clear that the "good news" which Jesus Christ brought was about the Kingdom of God. The "gospel of Jesus Christ" is simply the message of good news that Jesus preachednot a message about Jesus. It is not primarily a message about the events in His life and of His becoming the Savior of the worldalthough it most certainly does include all that. But Jesus Christ's predominate theme in His "good news" announcement was the Kingdom of God.

Scriptures about Jesus Gospel emphasize. NASB -

Mat 11:5 the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM. Mat 26:13 "Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her." Jesus said this gospel. What gospel Jesus talking about? Is that the gospel about death and resurrection of Jesus for our sins? NO! Its about the gospel of the kingdom! Mar 1:1 - The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. THE MESSAGE OF JESUS! Mar 1:14 Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, 15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."
Here we can clearly see what is the gospel which Jesus preached.

Mar 8:35 (Mar 10:29) - "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it. For which gospel should we give away our life for? For the gospel which Jesus preached and not about Jesus died and resurrected for our sins. Mar 13:10 "The gospel must first be preached to all the nations. Again, which gospel is Jesus talking about? Its about the gospel which Jesus preached and not accept Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins. Johns gospel is just as same as the gospel of Jesus Christ Luk 3:11 - And he would answer and say to them, "The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise." 12 And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?" 13 And he said to them, "Collect no more than what you have been ordered to." 14 Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, "And what about us, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do

not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages." Luk 3:18 - So with many other exhortations he (John) preached the gospel to the people.

Luk 4:18 "THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED, 19 TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD." This is the gospel! Luk 9:6 Departing, they began going throughout the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
What would be the gospel that the disciples preaching at this time? Its about the gospel of the kingdom of God and not believing in Jesus just for the forgiveness of sins.

Luk 20:1 On one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted Him, What was the gospel that Jesus would be preaching in the temple at that time before his crucifixion and resurrection? Sure its about the gospel about the kingdom of God. And every time when Jesus say Preach the Gospel He meant only this gospel and NOT the gospel what we hear around now-a-days. (believe in Jesus for your sins to be forgiven)

The purpose for which Jesus sent into this world is Luk 4:43 But He said to them, "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose." - NASB Jesus completed His work which was given to Him by God the Father even before He was crucified!

Joh 17:4 "I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.

In the context for Luke 4:43 is just perfect--he was indeed sent by God to preach the gospel. Gosh, we usually hunt all over the Bible for passages on why he was sent, and they are nothing at all like that. Jesus came to die for us, so we look for verses on sacrifices and dealing with the problem of sin. Here we have Jesus saying that he came to earth to preach the gospel of the kingdom. He describes the kingdom as a hidden treasure, and now I learn that no one is taking the time to look for it? This is very strange.
Mat 13:44 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

After all, this thing about treasure is the gospel of the kingdom, and the gospel of the kingdom is the gospel of Jesus Christ. It has to be the gospel of Jesus Christ, because this is the gospel Jesus was preaching. And surely he knows his own gospel!
Luk 17:20 Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, 21 nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you." When we see Mat 13:44 in context with Luk 17:21, Jesus says, Man is the field and the treasure which is the kingdom of God is within the field or within you. Alright, this verse is important. And moreover, Jesus was speaking to a group of Pharisees. We know that Jesus had an ongoing debate with some of those people. But yet he said the kingdom is within you. So it appears that this phrase applies to everyone. Kingdom of heaven is already within these Pharisees! Gosh, this includes even the unbelievers?!?! Everyone has this treasure within themselves, and its called a hidden treasure. Jesus must be giving everyone the good news of a treasure which is hidden to them, but is known by him. He must be there to show them how to find it!

You may think - Im starting to sound like one of those eastern new age people. Better get yourself into a real Bible study in a hurry; youre really slipping off the edge. Perhaps, if I go to a real Bible study and study the entire word of God to put the gospels in proper context, I may understand it more clearly! You may think, - this teaching is really out of the mainstream. These Bible things have been studied for hundreds of years. Great scholars have done all the work; the interpretation is finished. Youre nuts to think you can go in there and figure the whole thing out on your own; its a foolish idea. Youll need some help from the experts. All these above questions arises just because, I showed what Jesus said The kingdom of God is within you means even in an unbeliever. Even Paul talks about the same thing in Col 1:26 - the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. 27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Christ in you, the hope of glory is the mystery which already exist but it was kept hidden so long (for ages and generations) but now it has been revealed to the saints or to a real seeker! In Matthew 4:23 said Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom, and now in Mat 6:33 He wants His followers to seek the kingdom of God first.

Well, the overall picture is that Jesus was sent to preach the gospel of the kingdom of God. When I checked out these gospels, this is exactly what he was doing. It was his main theme. He was preaching this gospel of the kingdom to just about everybody. He described the kingdom as a treasure hidden in a field, and he went on to say that the kingdom is within you. This is the gospel Jesus Christ was preaching, so this is the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Matthew 6:14 -For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Sarah, thats right here in the Sermon on the Mount. So when we forgive others, God will forgive us; that was easy. This is how forgiveness comes.

You asked how to be forgiven, and Jesus says in here that if we want to be forgiven, we need to forgive others. If we forgive others, then God will forgive us. So whats the problem? This kind of forgiveness comes with mercy, and since we are talking about God, it would be by the grace of God. So God forgives sinful behavior through the mercy of God. And according to what Jesus is saying here, this mercy comes when we forgive those who commit crimes against us. If we forgive others, God will forgive us. God extends his mercy to those who forgive others. See how it works?

Word of God
Jesus used the phrase word of God with his own disciples (Luke 8:11). So the term is legitimate, but the way this term is being used is questionable. Most experts feel comfortable saying that the Bible is the word of God, but they dont agree on what the term actually means. Some think it means that every word in the Bible comes directly from God, and therefore every word in the Bible is of equal importance to every other word. With that point of view, the letters of Paul are elevated to a level equal to the words of Jesus. And with that same logic, this group may go ahead and use the entire Bible as if it is being spoken by the same person. Many people believe that they can move about from one book to another and still remain in context. I thought the first thing we had to do was to be saved from our sins. But I just want to pay attention to what Jesus was teaching. Im simply following his instructions. He said seek ye first the kingdom of God, and he described the kingdom as a treasure, so Im after the treasure. He said to do that first. Lets see, 'kingdom of God.' Now since this is about God, and God is eternal, this kingdom lasts forever. Eternal means once gained, it can never be lost. And not only that, but I just learned yesterday that Gods kingdom will provide the earthly things we need as well as heavenly things. Its from the Sermon on the Mount. Now, since Jesus was talking about worldly things, it means that this is something we need to find right here on earth. This wasnt about the afterlife. This is something

we should be seeking right now. It covers the inner spiritual life, and the outer material things we need as well. It takes care of everything. And once gained, these treasures can never be lost. So if I gain both treasures, and they can never be lost, then I would have nothing to worry about. Others may want to steal the treasure or remove it, but since it cannot be lost, it will never be taken away or stolen. This means I will remain happy regardless of what others try to do. Thats perfect security, and a secure person should find it easy to forgive. Its the vulnerable people who have a hard time forgiving others. They are anxious because they have never found the eternal treasure. On the other hand, a person who is happy and secure finds it easy to forgive others. So there you have it; this answers the question about forgiving others. If a person finds it difficult to forgive, just go after the treasure first, and the problem of not being able to forgive will simply disappear. Seek the kingdom of God first. Just find that treasure, and everything else will fall into place.

Sacrifice:I was wondering about this idea of passing punishment on to the innocent. Back in the old days, people bought lambs and doves to have them sacrificed at the big temple. Want to know how Jesus felt about that? Out of the thousands of verses in the Old Testament which speaks about sacrifice of animals, Jesus picked out a negative. Jesus quoted in Mat 9:13 But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not
sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." He is quoting from Hos 6:6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. Why not some other verse which talks about sacrifice?

Its from the Sermon on the Mount Mat 7:12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Thats a famous verse. And gosh, this little statement is a summary of the law and the prophets too! I just realized that I dont have to read those old books.

Sacrifice for our Sins

Animals were being sacrificed at the temple in Jerusalem for peoples sins. That side was promoting the idea that God wanted sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins. But on the other hand, John was out by the Jordan River preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. These two groups sure had different ideas on how sins are forgiven. And it appears to me that Jesus very clearly connected himself to John.
Jesus sacrificed for our sin?
People often quote this scripture and say that Jesus died for our sins.

John 3:16. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. But, where is the part about sacrifice? If you check the context; this is the discussion with Nicodemus about being born again. This is about the Spirit of God and the light of God.

The Holy Spirit is God. John was told that Jesus is coming to baptize with the Holy Spirit--so it has something to do with bringing God to the people. This early baptizing sounds important to me. What do you think?

Page 65 I dont know. Jesus had a name for this gift of God; he called it living water. The term living has a nice sound to it. Hmmm, this might be the treasure. -- Joh 4:10 Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." -- The context shows me that the woman didnt know what Jesus was talking about. She thinks he meant water from Jacobs Well. If we read in context, this gift of God is spiritual water. It cant be seen with the eyes. Living water is invisible.

Gift of God is the living water and treasure is the Kingdom of God.

how does water help us in our everyday life? Philip, I drink water when Im thirsty. Right, so water maintains our life when we drink it. What else does water do? I clean with soap and water.

John 3:16 Explained!

Then you may ask, what about John 3:16? It says, whoever believes in Gods only Son has eternal life!

Joh 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

When we read it in context from John 3:15-21, it looks like JUST if we believe in the name of Jesus, we are saved. But in fact Jesus did not say so, when we read all the gospels in a whole and put it into context! This passage does not say that when you JUST believe in the name of Jesus, you will be saved! To understand this passage we need to understand all the teachings of Jesus in a whole as written in the 4 gospels. .. Jesus always emphasizing about the fact of Kingdom of God, Word of God and knowing the truth than anything else! Lets see in detail,

Joh 8:31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
The above passage clearly states that it is NOT JUST by believing in Jesus but by holding on to His teachings one will become His disciple. In other translations hold to my teaching is translated as remain in My word, abide in My word, keep my word, obeying what I have said, continue in my word, obey my teaching, live by what I say, living out what I tell you, hold fast to my teaching etc Jesus says, If you hold on to my TEACHINGS, then you will know the truth and the TRUTH will set you free! He said much more than JUST believing in

Him! Just believing in His name does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! It is of NO use at all unless you hold on to His teachings because only His teachings contains TRUTH and only the truth will set you free! If you say that all well, but you need to believe in Jesus name to be saved or to have eternal life. Lets see what Jesus said,

Joh 5:23 - that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him. 24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.
According to the above passage it is clear that, if you honor Jesus, you WILL listen to his words. If you are not listening to His words but just believe in His name then you do not have eternal life but be still condemned and remains in death!

Lets see another passage

Joh 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." Mat 12:33 "Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."

By seeing both the above passage in context, it is evident that by JUST believing in the name of Jesus you DO NOT have eternal life and free from condemnation, but by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned. Not JUST the name of Jesus which is the eligibility factor for being acquitted and for being condemned, but it is the WORD. So, what does it means when He says by your words? If we read the previous scriptures we can see clearly that Jesus is emphasizing the fact that out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks and the good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. So it means, if his heart is good, only good words comes out of his mouth and if his heart is corrupt, only bad words comes out of his mouth. For Jesus said, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. So if we see the above two passage in its totality it shows that Just by believing in the name of Jesus you CANNOT be free from condemnation but you should DO what Jesus says. Only if you DO what Jesus says, you will be

acquitted and free from condemnation! For Jesus said in Joh 17:17 (Father) sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

Eternal Life is ONLY by believing in the Word of God EXPLAINED!

Jesus often speaks symbolically either with parables or with examples. So, only when we read the scriptures with the mind of Jesus, then we can understand it exactly. In order to know what exactly Jesus meant when He said a particular truth, we need to read the entire gospels in its context as many of us say! Lets start with, Mat 26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." 27 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. This passage is predominantly interpreted as if Jesus is literally talking about His own blood and flesh which He is gonna offer for the forgiveness of our sins on the cross. And every Christian thinks that is the major purpose of why Jesus came to earth. But, that is NOT the truth!

Lets deal with it

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Now, in the above passage Jesus again speaks symbolically as usual and NOT literal as most of us think! Eating His body and drinking His blood is nothing but feeding on the Word of God! Let me expound it... Joh 6:48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." 52 Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" 53 Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever." Joh 6:60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?" 61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does this offend you? 62 What if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! 63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. Here, Jesus clearly explains that He is not asking them to literally eat His body and drink His blood. So, what does it means? It means that Bread is nothing but the word of God! How? by comparing these following two scripture, Joh 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Joh 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

So, Jesus is not asking them to literally eat His body and drink His blood but it is a symbolic way of saying you should take my Word and based on that you should build your life just as how by eating bread you build your body! This is what He meant when He said in Joh 6:48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die. Again, if we read Jn 6:63 it is clearer. He says, the flesh counts for nothing and The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life Here, Jesus is trying to clear and make them understand that He did not mean about His literal body and blood. Thats why he said the flesh counts for nothing but what He really meant was His Words of TRUTH and they contains ETERNAL LIFE. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life In one more place Jesus is talking symbolically just the same as above. Joh 4:13 Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." Jesus said "Everyone who drinks this water (from the well) will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. The water which Jesus gives is not literal water as thought by that Samaritan woman but it is the Word of God which is the TRUTH! Jesus continued saying the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. So now it is very clear that Jesus always says the eternal life is in the Word of God and not in JUST believing Him alone! Where ever Jesus said, believe in me or believe in my name to have eternal life is nothing but believing and also doing the Word of God which he speaks and NOT by just believing in His name. Joh 6:68 Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.

Mat 12:47 Someone told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you." 48 He replied to him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

Believing the Word of God is eternal Life Joh 4:13 Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, Joh 4:14 but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." Joh 5:37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, Joh 5:38 nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. Joh 6:27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval."

Joh 6:68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Joh 12:47 "As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it. Joh 12:48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day. Joh 12:49 For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it. Joh 12:50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say."

Mar 10:17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Mar 10:18 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good--except God alone. Luk 18:18 A certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Luk 18:19 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good--except God alone.

Contradicting Verses :Who is saved and or qualified for eternal life?? John.5 [24] Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
Sanctification:John.17 [14] I have given them thy word; [17] Sanctify them in the truth; thy word is truth.

Commandments:Matt.22 [37] And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. [38] This is the great and first commandment. [39] And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. [40] On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets. Forgiveness:Matt.6 [14] For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; [15] but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Justification:Matt.12 [37] for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned. Judgment:John.12 [48] He who rejects me and does not receive my sayings has a judge; the word that I have spoken will be his judge on the last day.

Sacrifice:Paul says: 1Cor.5 [7] For Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed. Eph.5 [2] And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Jesus says: Matt.9 [13] Go and learn what this means, `I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.'
John.3 [3] Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is begotten from above,* he cannot see the kingdom of God. [6] That which is begotten of the flesh is flesh, and that which is begotten of the Spirit is spirit. [7] Do not marvel that I said to you, `You must be begotten from above.*

Joh 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
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Even Paul talks about the same thing in Col 1:26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. 27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.