2. Defining the Gospel: Some Examples from My Class at Wheaton

In this article, Ed Stetzer defines what gospel is. He also includes his students definition of what gospel is. Although each student gives different definitions, all of them revolve around the same idea. They all say that the gospel is good news that came from our almighty God. However, although God created all the humans in this world, we did not listen to him, instead, we tried to rule the world ourselves. Therefore, God sent his one and only son, Jesus, in this world to live among us and die for our sins. By dying for our sins, humans can restore their relationship with God and be able experience a new life through faith. Stetzer also mentions how people can have different views of the gospel. Some people can think of the gospel as "God, man, Christ, response" or others can also think it as "Creation, fall, redemption, restoration." Although they seem different, they are both about the gospel and it is better that people try to understand them.

Ed Stetzer clearly explains what gospel is by giving the readers his definition. He emphasises the meaning of the gospel by adding what his students opinion of the word gospel is. However, in my opinion, some people may not agree with him, because, although there are students that shared their definition, Stetzer was the one who taught his students what gospel is. So, his students may just be reciting what they learned in school, what Stetzer taught them. I do agree with Stetzer, but many people, especially non believer, may not agree to his definition. Even though I am saying all these things, I do think Stetzer did a good job. Especially because he even mentioned the blogs of other peoples where the readers can find different definitions of the gospel. At the end of the article Stetzer even adds a video where the readers can watch and see for themselves what Mark Dever's opinion of the different views of the gospel is. Therefore, although there is a part where I criticised, Stetzer did a good job in trying to explain what gospel is and mentioning the different views of the gospel.

http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2014/july/defining-gospel.html