Crystallization-Study Outlines
The Gospel of God

Message One

The Gospel of God—
the Totality of the Divine Truths,
the Fulfillment of the Old Testament,
and the Proclamation of Jesus Christ
according to the Revelation of the Mystery

Scripture Reading: Mark 1:1, 14-15;
Eph. 1:13; Col. 1:5; Matt. 17:2-8; Rom. 10:4; 16:25

1. Most Christians have a limited, superficial, and mistaken view concerning the gospel, and they preach a gospel that is low and superficial; this should not be the situation in the Lord’s recovery—John 3:16; 8:32; 14:6; 17:17; 18:37; Eph. 3:8; 1 Tim. 2:4.
2. The gospel is “veiled in those who are perishing”—2 Cor. 4:3-4:
   1. In principle, anything such as philosophy, religion, or cultural traditions that hinders people from apprehending the gospel of Christ is a veil—3:14-15.
   2. On Mount Zion God “will swallow up / The covering that covers up all the peoples, / Even the veil that veils all the nations”—Isa. 25:7:
      1. Today the people on earth are covered with a veil that keeps them from seeing God’s economy—2 Cor. 3:15; 4:3-4; 1 Tim. 1:4.
      2. In the restoration God will take away this covering; then all the people will see something concerning God’s eternal economy—Eph. 3:9; 2 Cor. 3:16.
3. The gospel of God is the totality of the divine truths—Eph. 1:13; Col. 1:5:
   1. The truth is the gospel, and our preaching of the truth is the preaching of the gospel—Eph. 1:13; 1 Tim. 2:4, 7.
   2. The gospel of God includes all the divine truths; the expression the divine truths refers to the New Testament economy of God, which is the gospel—Gal. 2:5, 14; Eph. 3:9; 6:19.
   3. The entire New Testament is the gospel; because the New Testament as the gospel is typified by the Old Testament, we may say that the gospel actually includes the entire Bible—Luke 24:27, 44-45; John 5:39, 46.
   4. The gospel includes all the truths in the Bible; the entire Bible is the gospel of God—Eph. 1:13; Col. 1:5; 1 Thes. 1:5; 2 Thes. 2:13-14; 1 Tim. 2:4:
      1. The truth is the gospel, and the light of the truth is the light of the gospel—Mark 1:1, 14-15; John 8:12, 32.
      2. To preach the truth is to preach the high gospel, because the real gospel preaching is the speaking of the truth—Mark 1:14-15; John 18:37.
      3. If we would spread the Lord’s recovery today, we must bear the burden to diligently study the truth to the extent that we can expound the truth and announce the truth—2 Tim. 2:15; 1 Thes. 2:4; Matt. 28:19-20; Mark 16:15.
4. The gospel of God is the fulfillment of the Old Testament—1:1, 14-15:
   1. In order to know what the gospel is, we need to read the Old Testament and be enlightened concerning the revelation that is given there—Luke 24:44-46.
   2. The gospel is the fulfillment of the promises, prophecies, and types and the removal of the law; this is the full definition of the gospel—Matt. 17:2-8:
      1. The gospel is the fulfillment of the promises, such as:
         1. The gospel is the fulfillment of the promise that the seed of the woman would crush the head of the serpent—Gen. 3:15.
         2. God promised that Abraham’s seed would be a great blessing to all mankind, for all the nations would be blessed through this seed—22:17-18.
      2. The gospel is the fulfillment of the prophecies, such as:
         1. Christ was the One born in Bethlehem—Micah 5:2.
         2. Christ was the One wounded because of our transgressions—Isa. 53:5.
         3. Christ was the One raised from the dead on the third day—Hosea 6:2.
         4. Christ was the One begotten as the firstborn Son of God—Psa. 2:7.
      3. The gospel is the fulfillment of the types, such as:
         1. The Lord’s action in making coats of skin for Adam and his wife is a type—Gen. 3:21.
         2. Other types include the ark (7:13), the passover (Exo. 12:3-13), the manna (16:31), the cleft rock (17:6), the tabernacle (25:9), Joshua (Josh. 1:1-2), David (1 Sam. 16:13), and Solomon (1 Kings 6:1).
      4. The gospel is the removal of the law—Rom. 10:4:
         1. The gospel annuls the custody of the law—Gal. 3:23-26; John 10:1-9.
         2. For Christ to be “the end of the law” means that He has completed and terminated the law—Rom. 10:4:
            1. 1) Christ came to fulfill the law; by fulfilling the law He terminated the law—Matt. 5:17.
            2. 2) The result of Christ’s terminating the law is that God’s righteousness is given to everyone who believes—Rom. 3:21-26.
      5. Christ, the unique One, is the fulfillment of the entire Old Testament; the fulfillment of the promises, prophecies, and types and the removal of the law are a living person, Jesus Christ—Matt. 17:2-8; Rom. 10:4; Heb. 1:1-3.
5. The gospel of God is the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery—Rom. 16:25:
   1. We are established according to the pure and full gospel of God; Paul’s gospel is the full gospel, including the teaching concerning Christ, the Body, and the local churches—1:3-4; 2:16; 3:23-26; 12:4-5; 16:1, 4, 16, 25.
   2. The gospel is the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery—v. 25:
      1. The gospel of God is a proclamation, an official public announcement; the Lord Jesus and the apostles proclaimed the gospel—Matt. 26:13; Mark 1:14; 16:15; Rom. 1:15; 10:15; Col. 1:27-28; cf. Rev. 14:6-7.
      2. The gospel is the proclamation of Jesus Christ—Acts 8:5, 12; 9:20; 17:18.
      3. The proclamation of Jesus Christ is according to “the revelation of the mystery”; this mystery is mainly of two aspects—Rom. 16:25:
         1. The mystery of God is Christ, who is in the believers as their life and everything for His Body—Col. 2:2; 1:26-27; 3:4-11; Rom. 12:4-5.
         2. The mystery of Christ is the church as His Body to express His fullness—Eph. 3:4-6; 1:22-23.