1 a<\/b> often capitalized<\/i> :<\/b> the message concerning Christ, the kingdom of God, and salvation b<\/b> capitalized<\/i> :<\/b> one of the first four New Testament books telling of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ; also<\/i> :<\/b> a similar apocryphal book c<\/b> :<\/b> an interpretation of the Christian message [the social gospel<\/i>]
2<\/b> capitalized<\/i> :<\/b> a lection from one of the New Testament Gospels
3<\/b> :<\/b> the message or teachings of a religious teacher
4<\/b> :<\/b> something accepted or promoted as infallible truth or as a guiding principle or doctrine [took her words as gospel<\/i>] [spreading the gospel<\/i> of conservation — R. M. Hodesh]
5<\/b> :<\/b> gospel music<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Funny… to hear some bloggers talk you would think ‘gospel’ = ‘Calvinism’. Odd, eh?<\/p>\n
Regards,
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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