The gospel is the good news that the triune God has poured out His grace in the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ, so that through His work we might have peace with God. Everything we do at Providence flows from this message.
There is one God, infinitely great and good, who eternally exists in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He created all things, and He made human beings, male and female, in His own image, to know Him, love Him, and reflect His glory.
Genesis 1:26–27 · Matthew 28:19But we have rebelled against our Creator. In Adam, humanity turned from God to go its own way and broke His law. Because of that first sin, we all stand guilty before God and are born with hearts inclined away from Him, and we add our own sins to it. The result is condemnation and death, and we cannot save ourselves.
Romans 3:23 · Romans 5:12 · Romans 6:23In love, God sent His Son. Jesus, the eternal Son of God, became man, lived the life of perfect obedience we could not live, and died on the cross as our substitute, bearing the wrath our sin deserved. By His death He upheld God's justice and displayed God's love. Three days later He rose from the dead, victorious over sin and death. He is the only Mediator between God and man.
Isaiah 53:4–6 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · 1 Timothy 2:5Salvation is a gift of grace alone, received through faith alone, in Christ alone. God calls everyone to turn from sin and trust in Jesus. All who receive Him are forgiven, declared righteous, and adopted as children of God, born not of human will, but of God.
John 1:12–13 · Romans 5:1 · Ephesians 2:8–9“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”John 3:16 (ESV)
When we trust Christ, God accepts us on the basis of Jesus' perfect obedience and His death in our place, not our own record. There is no condemnation for those who are in Him (Romans 8:1). Far from making sin seem small, that truth produces humble gratitude and a growing desire to turn from sin.
The risen Christ now dwells in His people by His Spirit, who empowers us to grow, gifts us for ministry, and leads us into truth. Our standing before God is settled in Christ, while the Spirit's work in us continues for the rest of our lives. We grow as we see more of God's holiness and more of our need, which keeps sending us back to the cross. That is why every part of disciple-making at Providence centers on the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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