What is the gospel message according to Ephesians 1:13?
According to Ephesians 1:13, the gospel is the word of truth: that Christ died, was buried, and rose again. After hearing it and believing, a person is saved and sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. Salvation comes through believing this message, with nothing else added.
Les explains that Paul writes to believers, primarily Gentile believers, though there is no difference today between Jew and Greek in God's dealing in salvation. The Ephesians were primarily Gentiles, and Paul says they trusted after hearing the word of truth, the gospel that Christ died, was buried, and rose again, of their salvation, and after believing were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. Les stresses that nothing else is in the text except believing; many think other things should be there, but it is not so.
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
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