Joe Difato. Publisher of The WORD among us.

"What IS the Gospel?"

"The word gospel comes from the Old English word god, which means good, and spel, which means news or story..."


Snippet from the January 2011 edition. Page 16, right-hand column.

"What IS the Gospel?

"The word gospel comes from the Old English word god, which means good, and spel, which means news or story.

"In the New Testament, the Greek word is evangelion, which again means good news or good message.

"And what is the good news of the gospel?

"Very simply, it is that God has sent his only Son to us to set us free from sin and to open the gates of heaven to us.

"The gospel is the story of a loving Father who longs to draw all his children to his side.

"It's the story of God's Son, who was willing to endure even the cross in order to bring us back to the Father.

"It's the story of the Holy Spirit longing to transform every human heart through an outpouring of divine love and grace..."


Way to go, professor! :)