The gospel is many things, but at its heart, it is a story of reconciliation and belonging. We are reconciled first to God (2 Cor. 5:16–21) and then to one another (Eph. 2:11–22), and all this happens through the torn and broken body of Jesus (v. 16).
All Christians have been given the task of telling this Good News to the world (Mark 16:15), and there are many ways to tell it. We can proclaim the gospel with our lips, but the truth of our faith is revealed not only by what we say but also by how we live. Our way of life is what gives weight to the gospel we preach. As Jesus says toward the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matt. 5:16).
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