There is only one Gospel that is the power of God unto salvation. It is Christ's work. Full stop. That is a hill to die on.
See Galatians 1:6-9 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+1%3A6-9&version=HCSB
What Is The Gospel?~Zacharius Ursinus:
"The term gospel signifies, 1. A joyful message, or good news. 2. The sacrifice which is offered to God for this good news. 3. The reward which is given to him who announces these joyful tidings. Here it signifies the doctrine, or joyful news of Christ manifested in the flesh; as “behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, for unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2: 10, 11.)
...The gospel is, therefore, the doctrine which the Son of God, our Mediator, revealed from heaven in Paradise, immediately after the fall, and which he brought from the bosom of the Eternal Father; which promises, and announces, in view of the free grace and mercy of God, to all those that repent and believe, deliverance from sin, death, condemnation, and the wrath of God; which is the same thing as to say that it promises and proclaims the remission of sin, salvation, and eternal life, by and for the sake of the Son of God, the Mediator; and is that through which the Holy Spirit works effectually in the hearts of the faithful, kindling and exciting in them, faith, repentance, and the beginning of eternal life. ...the doctrine which God revealed first in Paradise, and afterwards published by the Patriarchs and Prophets, which he was pleased to represent by the shadows of sacrifices, and the other ceremonies of the law, and which he has accomplished by his only begotten Son; teaching that the Son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption; which is to say that he is a perfect Mediator, satisfying for the sins of the human race, restoring righteousness and eternal life to all those who by a true faith are ingrafted into him, and embrace his benefits."
So, the Gospel is a precise thing. More specifically, it is particular news. Good news that is announced to us by Christ, Himself, though the means of preaching. It does not depend on the person in need of it. It is all Christ and what He has accomplished for us and for our salvation.
There is only one Gospel:
"...Christ died for our sins
according to the Scriptures,
4 that He was buried,
that He was raised on the third day
according to the Scriptures..." (I Corinthians 15:3-4).
according to the Scriptures,
4 that He was buried,
that He was raised on the third day
according to the Scriptures..." (I Corinthians 15:3-4).
See also: Faith Comes from Hearing with
John Fonville
/ Paramount Church
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxpfwPHv2P8 Sermon begins around min. 32.
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