The Gospel of Jesus Christ: An Evangelical Celebration

Christianity Today 6/14/99 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT A Call to Evangeli al Unity

No one should be an accidental evangelical - or a merely cultural one. Unfortunately, few evangelicals can actually articulate the gospel. They can lead people to Christ and help them pray the sinner's prayer, but when it comes to setting forth just how Jesus saves, most of us flounder. ast year, two evangelical theologians had a bright idea. !ouldn't it be wonderful, they said, if evangelicals could achieve a broad consensus on the gospel and join in a common statement" These theologians felt the pinch of recent tense discussions over how to define the doctrine of justification, a #ey element of the gospel. They saw the need for a reference document for those engaged in interchurch dialog, for theological students, for pastors, for parachurch ministries, for itinerant evangelists, and for the rest of us. Those two theologians recruited some top Christian leaders and scholars $along with two representatives ofCHRISTIANITY TODAY%. &ow, almost a year later, the fruits of their passion appear below. Of the ma#ing of many statements, there is no end. 'n the history of evangelical (rotestantism, issues and opportunities have called forth declarations on various topics. The ausanne Covenant $)*+,% is the most famous and influential, with the Chicago -tatement on .iblical 'nerrancy $)*+/% running a close second. Curiously, those who bear the name evangelical $a term that means 0of or relating to the gospel0% have never put forth a large-scale defining document about the gospel. That is because the gospel itself has not been at the center of modern disputes. 'n the decades when many evangelical institutions were being founded $from the &ational 1ssociation of 2vangelicals and 3outh for Christ in the early forties through 4uller -eminary and the .illy 5raham 2vangelistic 1ssociation and up to CHRISTIANITY TODAY in )*67%, most (rotestants agreed $at least formally% on justification, though they were at odds over a multitude of other issues. 1s modern evangelicalism emerged from its isolation and engaged 1merican culture as it then was, evangelical leaders paid attention to safeguarding the authority of the .ible and the propositional nature of truth in order to counter the e8istentialist, liberal, and neo-orthodo8 tendencies in the theological world of that day. Today, classic theological liberalism is no longer the church's main threat. 1s we enter a post-Christian world, one driven by consumer culture and the entertainment industry, we face more basic challenges, such as the radical devaluation of human life. 'n this conte8t, we find ourselves standing with Catholic and 9rthodo8 believers on #ey social issues. 'n deed, through collaboration with Catholic and 9rthodo8 activists in the prolife movement, many evangelicals have discovered a genuine appreciation for and developed friendships with them. This deeper friendship has re:uired that (rotestants #now their (rotestantism $and that Catholics #now their Catholicism and the 9rthodo8, their 9rthodo8y%. (rovidence gave the first evangelicals a gift; at the time of the <eformation, the renewal of classical learning provided an opportunity to return to the sources of the gospel, sharpen the church's understanding, and disseminate that understanding through new channels of travel, communication, and commerce. Today, in evangelicals' ongoing contact and collaboration with the historic churches, it is time for us to revisit, reaffirm, and recapture the gospel. 4or as religious communities and Christian individuals come together to enrich one another and wor# together, the biblical understanding of the good news is, first, the most important thing that we can offer friends in these churches and, second, the only thing in which we can find true unity. =uman beings seem to have an infinite capacity for getting things wrong, and unfortunately, we have often gotten the gospel wrong, loo#ing for ways to ta#e some of the credit for our own rescue or fearing

that giving 5od all the credit robs sinners of responsibility. Thus this statement not only celebrates what 5od has done to set things right, but also ta#es the space to name and deny the ways the church and her members have misconstrued or even perverted the good news. These affirmations and denials continue a pattern set long ago and continued in this century by the .armen >eclaration and the Chicago -tatement on .iblical 'nerrancy. 1s the drafting committee wor#ed on this statement, they brought to bear the varying disciplines of history, theology, patristics, and biblical studies. 'n some sense, their wor# is remedial; we are living in a time when evangelicals choose their churches based on music style or speciali?ed ministries rather than doctrine or biblical content. 'f some parts of this document sound li#e a reprise of themes from the si8teenth century, it is because those themes have grown faint for many. This is not merely a biblical study of salvation, but a pastoral reminder of where we have come from, a remembrance of a relevant past. &evertheless, while the statement is remedial and a reminder, it is not a reprimand. Through out the writing process, the drafters, long 0e8perts0 in the gospel, found themselves celebrating afresh the truth of grace. Though evangelicals have their inner tensions and conflicting styles, we believe that, as we go into the ne8t millennium, this statement not only represents the synthesis of the <eformation's recovery of biblical truth, but that this truth is the #ey to our Christian identity and our continued effectiveness in 5od's mission. Unli#e the ausanne Congress and the Council on .iblical 'nerrancy, the process that birthed this statement has been very informal. There have been no public meetings, no Congress on 1nything. The names listed below as endorsing this document represent just the first wave of friends and leaders who by virtue of personal connections have joined their names to this project. 1s endorsements have been gathered, a number of people have been stunned by the broad acceptance of this statement. !hen, since the 4undamentals, has something li#e this happened" as#ed one historian. 9ver the coming wee#s and months, many more will receive an invitation. !e trust that this already broad list $@ethodist and (resbyterian, (entecostal and cessationist, .aptist, utheran, 1nglican, and free church% will become longer and more international. (lans are being laid for a public celebration of the gospel in ABBB. The leadership of the Christian .oo#sellers 1ssociation has graciously offered to devote one of the services on -unday, July *, ABBB, at their &ew 9rleans convention to this gospel focus. This venue will give ma8imum public e8posure to this document, as the convention is well attended by media representatives as well as by evangelicalism's most prominent public spea#ers and writers. 'n addition, plans for a boo#-length treatment of this document will be unveiled there. Charles !esley was right; 0'n vain the first-born seraph tries to sound the depths of love divine.0 !e pray that this document is not the last word on the gospel. !e hope that it will spar# renewed discussion and appreciation among evangelicals of the wonders of saving grace. et us remember that we are 0wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and na#ed.0 et our only plea be Christ's shed blood. .ut let us, in all things, celebrate 5od's boundless love, and let us share that love with the world. By David Neff, executive editor, CHRISTIANITY TODAY. Funding for u!"i#$ing t$i# # ecia" #u "e%ent, a art of CHRISTIANITY TODAY&# 'vange"ica" Doctrina" Rene(a" )ro*ect, (a# rovided in art !y t$e +i""y 'ndo(%ent.

THE GOSPEL OF JES S CH!"ST: A# E$A#GEL"CAL CELE%!AT"O#

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. &&JOH# ':() Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. &&"saiah (*:+

Prea,ble
The

5ospel of Jesus Christ is news, good news; the best and most important news that any human being ever hears. This 5ospel declares the only way to #now 5od in peace, love, and joy is through the reconciling death of Jesus Christ the risen ord. This 5ospel is the central message of the =oly -criptures, and is the true #ey to understanding them. This 5ospel identifies Jesus Christ, the @essiah of 'srael, as the -on of 5od and 5od the -on, the second (erson of the =oly Trinity, whose incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension fulfilled the 4ather's saving will. =is death for sins and his resurrection from the dead were promised beforehand by the prophets and attested by eyewitnesses. 'n 5od's own time and in 5od's own way, Jesus Christ shall return as glorious ord and Judge of all $) Thess. ,;)C-)/D @att. A6;C)-CA%. =e is now giving the =oly -pirit from the 4ather to all those who are truly his. The three (ersons of the Trinity thus combine in the wor# of saving sinners. This 5ospel sets forth Jesus Christ as the living -avior, @aster, ife, and =ope of all who put their trust in him. 't tells us that the eternal destiny of all people depends on whether they are savingly related to Jesus Christ. This 5ospel is the only 5ospel; there is no otherD and to change its substance is to pervert and indeed destroy it. This 5ospel is so simple that small children can understand it, and it is so profound that studies by the wisest theologians will never e8haust its riches. 1ll Christians are called to unity in love and unity in truth. 1s evangelicals who derive our very name from the 5ospel, we celebrate this great good news of 5od's saving wor# in Jesus Christ as the true bond of Christian unity, whether among organi?ed churches and denominations or in the many transdenominational co operative enterprises of Christians together. The .ible declares that all who truly trust in Christ and his 5ospel are sons and daughters of 5od through grace, and hence are our brothers and sisters in Christ. 1ll who are justified e8perience reconciliation with the 4ather, full remission of sins, transition from the #ingdom of dar#ness to the #ingdom of light, the reality of being a new creature in Christ, and the fellowship of the =oly -pirit. They enjoy access to the 4ather with all the peace and joy that this brings. The 5ospel re:uires of all believers worship, which means constant praise and giving of than#s to 5od, submission to all that he has revealed in his written word, prayerful dependence on him, and vigilance lest his truth be even inadvertently compromised or obscured. To share the joy and hope of this 5ospel is a supreme privilege. 't is also an abiding obligation, for the 5reat Commission of Jesus Christ still stands; proclaim the 5ospel everywhere, he said, teaching, bapti?ing, and ma#ing disciples.

.y embracing the following declaration we affirm our commitment to this tas#, and with it our allegiance to Christ himself, to the 5ospel itself, and to each other as fellow evangelical believers. The 5ospel This 5ospel of Jesus Christ which 5od sets forth in the infallible -criptures combines Jesus' own declaration of the present reality of the #ingdom of 5od with the apostles' account of the person, place, and wor# of Christ, and how sinful humans benefit from it. The (atristic <ule of 4aith, the historic creeds, the <eformation confessions, and the doctrinal bases of later evangelical bodies all witness to the substance of this biblical message. The heart of the 5ospel is that our holy, loving Creator, confronted with human hostility and rebellion, has chosen in his own freedom and faithfulness to become our holy, loving <edeemer and <estorer. The 4ather has sent the -on to be the -avior of the world $) John ,;),%; it is through his one and only -on that 5od's one and only plan of salvation is implemented. -o (eter announced; 0-alvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved0 $1cts ,;)A%. 1nd Christ himself taught; 0' am the way, the truth and the life. &o one comes to the 4ather e8cept through me0 $John ),;7%. Through the 5ospel we learn that we human beings, who were made for fellowship with 5od, are by nature - that is, 0in 1dam0 $) Cor. )6;AA% - dead in sin, unresponsive to and separated from our @a#er. !e are constantly twisting his truth, brea#ing his law, belittling his goals and standards, and offending his holiness by our unholiness, so that we truly are 0without hope and without 5od in the world0 $<om. );)/-CA, C;*-ABD 2ph. A;)-C, )A%. 3et 5od in grace too# the initiative to reconcile us to himself through the sinless life and vicarious death of his beloved -on $2ph. A;,-)BD <om. C;A)-A,%. The 4ather sent the -on to free us from the dominion of sin and -atan, and to ma#e us 5od's children and friends. Jesus paid our penalty in our place on his cross, satisfying the retributive demands of divine justice by shedding his blood in sacrifice and so ma#ing possible justification for all who trust in him $<om. C;A6-A7%. The .ible describes this mighty substitutionary transaction as the achieving of ransom, reconciliation, redemption, propitiation, and con:uest of evil powers $@att. AB;A/D A Cor. 6;)/A)D <om. C;AC-A6D John )A;C)D Col. A;)6%. 't secures for us a restored relationship with 5od that brings pardon and peace, acceptance and access, and adoption into 5od's family $Col. );AB, A;)C-),D <om. 6;)EAD 5al. ,;,-+D ) (et. C;)/%. The faith in 5od and in Christ to which the 5ospel calls us is a trustful outgoing of our hearts to lay hold of these promised and proffered benefits. This 5ospel further proclaims the bodily resurrection, ascension, and enthronement of Jesus as evidence of the efficacy of his once-for-all sacrifice for us, of the reality of his present personal ministry to us, and of the certainty of his future return to glorify us $) Cor. )6D =eb. );)-,, A;)-)/, ,;),)7, +;)-)B;A6%. 'n the life of faith as the 5ospel presents it, believers are united with their risen ord, communing with him, and loo#ing to him in repentance and hope for empowering through the =oly -pirit, so that henceforth they may not sin but serve him truly. 5od's justification of those who trust him, according to the 5ospel, is a decisive transition, here and now, from a state of condemnation and wrath because of their sins to one of acceptance and favor by virtue of Jesus' flawless obedience culminating in his voluntary sin-bearing death. 5od 0justifies the wic#ed0 $ungodly; <om. ,;6% by imputing $rec#oning, crediting, counting, accounting% righteousness to them and ceasing to count their sins against them $<om. ,;)-/%. -inners receive through faith in Christ alone 0the gift of righteousness0 $<om. );)+, 6;)+D (hil. C;*% and thus be come 0the righteousness of 5od0 in him who was 0made sin0 for them $A Cor. 6;A)%. 1s our sins were rec#oned to Christ, so Christ's righteousness is rec#oned to us. This is justification by the imputation of Christ's righteousness. 1ll we bring to the transaction is our need of it. 9ur faith in the 5od who bestows it, the 4ather, the -on, and the =oly -pirit, is itself the fruit of 5od's grace. 4aith

lin#s us savingly to Jesus, but inasmuch as it involves an ac#nowledgment that we have no merit of our own, it is confessedly not a meritorious wor#. The 5ospel assures us that all who have en trusted their lives to Jesus Christ are born-again children of 5od $John );)A%, indwelt, empowered, and assured of their status and hope by the =oly -pirit $<om. +;7, /;*-)+%. The moment we truly believe in Christ, the 4ather declares us righteous in him and begins conforming us to his li#eness. 5enuine faith ac#nowledges and depends upon Jesus as ord and shows itself in growing obedience to the divine commands, though this contributes nothing to the ground of our justification $James A;),-A7D =eb. 7;)-)A%. .y his sanctifying grace, Christ wor#s within us through faith, renewing our fallen nature and leading us to real maturity, that measure of development which is meant by 0the fullness of Christ0 $2ph. ,;)C%. The 5ospel calls us to live as obedient servants of Christ and as his emissaries in the world, doing justice, loving mercy, and helping all in need, thus see#ing to bear witness to the #ingdom of Christ. 1t death, Christ ta#es the believer to himself $(hil. );A)% for unimaginable joy in the ceaseless worship of 5od $<ev. AA;)-6%. -alvation in its full sense is from the guilt of sin in the past, the power of sin in the present, and the presence of sin in the future. Thus, while in foretaste believers enjoy salvation now, they still await its fullness $@ar# ),;7)-7AD =eb. *;A/%. -alvation is a Trinitarian reality, initiated by the 4ather, implemented by the -on, and applied by the =oly -pirit. 't has a global dimension, for 5od's plan is to save believers out of every tribe and tongue $<ev. 6;*% to be his church, a new humanity, the people of 5od, the body and bride of Christ, and the community of the =oly -pirit. 1ll the heirs of final salvation are called here and now to serve their ord and each other in love, to share in the fellowship of Jesus' sufferings, and to wor# together to ma#e Christ #nown to the whole world. !e learn from the 5ospel that, as all have sinned, so all who do not receive Christ will be judged according to their just deserts as measured by 5od's holy law, and face eternal retributive punishment.

nit- in the Gospel

Christians are commanded to love each other despite differences of race, gender, privilege, and social, political, and economic bac#ground $John )C;C,-C6D 5al. C;A/-A*%, and to be of one mind wherever possible $John )+;AB-A)D (hil. A;AD <om. ),;)-)6;)C%. !e #now that divisions among Christians hinder our witness in the world, and we desire greater mutual understanding and truth-spea#ing in love. !e #now too that as trustees of 5od's revealed truth we cannot embrace any form of doctrinal indifferentism, or relativism, or pluralism by which 5od's truth is sacrificed for a false peace. >octrinal disagreements call for debate. >ialogue for mutual understanding and, if possible, narrowing of the differences is valuable, doubly so when the avowed goal is unity in primary things, with liberty in secondary things, and charity in all things. 'n the foregoing paragraphs, an attempt has been made to state what is primary and essential in the 5ospel as evangelicals understand it. Useful dialogue, however, re:uires not only charity in our attitudes, but also clarity in our utterances. 9ur e8tended analysis of justification by faith alone through Christ alone reflects our belief that 5ospel truth is of crucial importance and is not always well understood and correctly affirmed. 4or added clarity, out of love for 5od's truth and Christ's church, we now cast the #ey points of what has been said into specific affirmations and denials regarding the 5ospel and our unity in it and in Christ.

Affir,ations an. /enials

).!e affirm that the 5ospel entrusted to the church is, in the first instance, 5od's 5ospel $@ar# );),D <om. );)%. 5od is its author, and he reveals it to us in and by his !ord. 'ts authority and truth rest on him alone.

!e deny that the truth or authority of the 5ospel derives from any human insight or invention $5al. );)-))%. !e also deny that the truth or authority of the 5ospel rests on the authority of any particular church or human institution. A.!e affirm that the 5ospel is the saving power of 5od in that the 5ospel effects salvation to everyone who believes, without distinction $<om. );)7%. This efficacy of the 5ospel is by the power of 5od himself $) Cor. );)/%. !e deny that the power of the 5ospel rests in the elo:uence of the preacher, the techni:ue of the evangelist, or the persuasion of rational argument $) Cor. );A)D A;)-6%. C.!e affirm that the 5ospel diagnoses the universal human condition as one of sinful rebellion against 5od, which, if unchanged, will lead each person to eternal loss under 5od's condemnation. !e deny any rejection of the fallenness of human nature or any assertion of the natural goodness, or divinity, of the human race. ,.!e affirm that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, the only mediator between 5od and humanity $John ),;7D ) Tim. A;6%. !e deny that anyone is saved in any other way than by Jesus Christ and his 5ospel. The .ible offers no hope that sincere worshipers of other religions will be saved without personal faith in Jesus Christ. 6.!e affirm that the church is commanded by 5od and is therefore under divine obligation to preach the 5ospel to every living person $ u#e A,;,+D @att. A/;)/-)*%. !e deny that any particular class or group of persons, whatever their ethnic or cultural identity, may be ignored or passed over in the preaching of the 5ospel $) Cor. *;)*-AA%. 5od purposes a global church made up from people of every tribe, language, and nation $<ev. +;*%. 7.!e affirm that faith in Jesus Christ as the divine !ord $or ogos, John );)%, the second (erson of the Trinity, co-eternal and co-essential with the 4ather and the =oly -pirit $=eb. );C%, is foundational to faith in the 5ospel. !e deny that any view of Jesus Christ which reduces or rejects his full deity is 5ospel faith or will avail to salvation. +.!e affirm that Jesus Christ is 5od incarnate $John );),%. The virgin-born descendant of >avid $<om. );C%, he had a true human nature, was subject to the aw of 5od $5al. ,;6%, and was li#e us at all points, e8cept without sin $=eb. A;)+, +;A7-A/%. !e affirm that faith in the true humanity of Christ is essential to faith in the 5ospel. !e deny that anyone who rejects the humanity of Christ, his incarnation, or his sinlessness, or who maintains that these truths are not essential to the 5ospel, will be saved $) John ,;A-C%. /.!e affirm that the atonement of Christ by which, in his obedience, he offered a perfect sacrifice, propitiating the 4ather by paying for our sins and satisfying divine justice on our behalf according to 5od's eternal plan, is an essential element of the 5ospel. !e deny that any view of the 1tonement that rejects the substitutionary satisfaction of divine justice, accomplished vicariously for believers, is compatible with the teaching of the 5ospel. *.!e affirm that Christ's saving wor# included both his life and his death on our behalf $5al. C;)C%. !e declare that faith in the perfect obedience of Christ by which he fulfilled all the demands of the aw of 5od in our behalf is essential to the 5ospel.

!e deny that our salvation was achieved merely or e8clusively by the death of Christ without reference to his life of perfect righteousness. )B.!e affirm that the bodily resurrection of Christ from the dead is essential to the biblical 5ospel $) Cor. )6;),%. !e deny the validity of any so-called gospel that denies the historical reality of the bodily resurrection of Christ. )).!e affirm that the biblical doctrine of justification by faith alone in Christ alone is essential to the 5ospel $<om. C;A/D ,;6D 5al. A;)7%. !e deny that any person can believe the biblical 5ospel and at the same time reject the apostolic teaching of justification by faith alone in Christ alone. !e also deny that there is more than one true 5ospel $5al. );7-*%. )A.!e affirm that the doctrine of the imputation $rec#oning or counting% both of our sins to Christ and of his righteousness to us, whereby our sins are fully forgiven and we are fully accepted, is essential to the biblical 5ospel $A Cor. 6;)*-A)%. !e deny that we are justified by the righteousness of Christ infused into us or by any righteousness that is thought to inhere within us. )C.!e affirm that the righteousness of Christ by which we are justified is properly his own, which he achieved apart from us, in and by his perfect obedience. This righteousness is counted, rec#oned, or imputed to us by the forensic $that is, legal% declaration of 5od, as the sole ground of our justification. !e deny that any wor#s we perform at any stage of our e8istence add to the merit of Christ or earn for us any merit that contributes in any way to the ground of our justification $5al. A;)7D 2ph. A;/-*D Titus C;6%. ),.!e affirm that, while all believers are indwelt by the =oly -pirit and are in the process of being made holy and conformed to the image of Christ, those conse:uences of justification are not its ground. 5od declares us just, remits our sins, and adopts us as his children, by his grace alone, and through faith alone, because of Christ alone, while we are still sinners $<om. ,;6%. !e deny that believers must be inherently righteous by virtue of their cooperation with 5od's lifetransforming grace before 5od will declare them justified in Christ. !e are justified while we are still sinners. )6.!e affirm that saving faith results in sanctification, the transformation of life in growing conformity to Christ through the power of the =oly -pirit. -anctification means ongoing repentance, a life of turning from sin to serve Jesus Christ in grateful reliance on him as one's ord and @aster $5al. 6;AA-A6D <om. /;,, )C-),%. !e reject any view of justification which divorces it from our sanctifying union with Christ and our increasing conformity to his image through prayer, repentance, cross-bearing, and life in the -pirit. )7.!e affirm that saving faith includes mental assent to the content of the 5ospel, ac#nowledgment of our own sin and need, and personal trust and reliance upon Christ and his wor#. !e deny that saving faith includes only mental acceptance of the 5ospel, and that justification is secured by a mere outward profession of faith. !e further deny that any element of saving faith is a meritorious wor# or earns salvation for us.

)+.!e affirm that, although true doctrine is vital for spiritual health and well-being, we are not saved by doctrine. >octrine is necessary to inform us how we may be saved by Christ, but it is Christ who saves. !e deny that the doctrines of the 5ospel can be rejected without harm. >enial of the 5ospel brings spiritual ruin and e8poses us to 5od's judgment. )/.!e affirm that Jesus Christ commands his followers to proclaim the 5ospel to all living persons, evangeli?ing everyone everywhere, and discipling believers within the fellowship of the church. 1 full and faithful witness to Christ includes the witness of personal testimony, godly living, and acts of mercy and charity to our neighbor, without which the preaching of the 5ospel appears barren. !e deny that the witness of personal testimony, godly living, and acts of mercy and charity to our neighbors constitutes evangelism apart from the proclamation of the 5ospel.

Our Co,,it,ent
As evangelicals united in the 5ospel, we promise to watch over and care for one another, to pray for and forgive one another, and to reach out in love and truth to 5od's people everywhere, for we are one family, one in the =oly -pirit, and one in Christ. Centuries ago it was truly said that in things necessary there must be unity, in things less than necessary there must be liberty, and in all things there must be charity. !e see all these 5ospel truths as necessary. &ow to 5od, the 1uthor of the truth and grace of this 5ospel, through Jesus Christ, its subject and our ord, be praise and glory forever and ever. 1men. "THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST: AN EVANGELICAL CELEBRATION" IS COPYRIGHT 1999 BY THE COMMITTEE ON EVANGELICAL UNITY IN THE GOSPEL, P.O. BOX 5551, GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL 6 1!9"5551

Co!!ittee and Endorsing Lists"

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