What is the one thing Les says the Gospel is?
The Gospel is one thing: that Christ died for me and for you, paid the sin penalty, suffered in our place, shed His divine blood as total payment for sin, was buried, and arose victorious. He was really dead, and because He lives, we live and will live.
Les explains that many have reduced the Gospel to clichés like 'take Jesus into your heart' or 'believe in Jesus,' but those are not the Gospel itself. He stands on his heels to proclaim the Gospel is only one thing: Christ died for me and for you, paid the sin penalty, suffered in our place, and shed His divine, pure, precious blood as total payment for sin. He was buried, truly dead, and arose powerful and victorious. Because He lives, we live and will live. Only after understanding and believing this does one take Christ into their heart and have Him as personal Savior. Les notes many hear everything but the Gospel.