God Is the Gospel

Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself

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"Gospel" means good news—but what makes the good news good? What is the goal of the gospel, without which it is no longer good? It is that Christ’s death brings sinners to God! Were it to bring us anywhere else we would be left hopeless. But the gospel is that God gives us himself—Christ died to give us Christ—, and this self-giving is his highest mercy to us and the best news for us! The most profound, most exceedingly gracious, final and decisive good of the good news is Christ himself as the glorious image of God revealed for our endless satisfaction.

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Additional Resources

• God is the Gospel Study Guide (PDF)
  
• God is the Gospel Leader's Guide (PDF)

Video Q&A with John Piper about the Book

• What led you to write God Is the Gospel?
• Can someone be a Christian if God isn't their most valued possession?
• If belief is ultimately a result of the Holy Spirit, is there a place for human arguments?
• Is it possible to distinguish God from his gifts?
• Why has God planned for a new heavens and a new earth if he is to be our ultimate treasure?
• What are some practical implications to God Is the Gospel?
  

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