Not to monopolize these comments but space was limited. Let me continue what my last comment was saying. I have met many "christians" who are not christians. The church, for what ever reason, is filled with people who think they are believers but, in truth, these people deny the gospel (Jesus deity, humanity, messiahship, and death and bodily resurrection) When I speak with these people on the streets, I have had to explain that unfortunately they have been mislead into thinking because they attend church, were baptized, made Jesus their personal Lord and Savior they are saved. When I simply ask them who Jesus is, people I meet largely can not give a simple confession of the gospel.

The gospel that we as the church should preach today is:
Jesus is God almighty who became a man, He is the Messiah of Israel (ie the fulfillment of prophecy about the coming world ruler), that Jesus of Nazareth died on the cross and bodily rose from the dead. (1 Cor. 15:3-4, Rom. 1:1-4, John 20:30, 31, 2 Tim 2:8, 1 Jn 5:1). The gospel Jesus preached was the gospel of the kingdom (also preached by John the Baptist). They are different because the kingdom was a genuine offer, but now we do not know when the kingdom will come and the issue is faith in who Jesus is and what He did. I have evangelized for nearly 20 years now. I meet all kinds of "christians" who have "asked Jesus into their heart," "made Him their personal Lord and Savior," but do not believe He is God incarnate. The gospel preached by the church today is wrong because Jesus Himself is not preached. This article, sadly, is exactly what's wrong with the "gospel" preached today.

"The gospel (or good news) is the fact that in Christ, the reign of God is at hand and is now breaking into the world. His redemptive kingdom, which has come, continues to come forth and will be fully consummated on the day of Christ’s return."

And WE are to: break the reign of God into the world, continue to bring forth His kingdom, and complete the consummation (which just might trigger Christ's return).

That sounds difficult until we remember that this will all be accomplished by the Holy Spirit, working through us upon our complete surrender!

The Gospel is found in I Corinthians 15:1-6. It is called the Gospel of the Kingdom because those who accept the "good news" as God's truth become eternal members of God's family...heirs to His Kingdom. God is the King. Those Gentiles who accept His loving offer of forgiveness for their sins, and who re-order their lives under His Lordship (being lead by His indwelling Spirit) become His adopted children. Those Jews who believe now or eventually believe in Jesus as their Messiah become the children of God according to His Abrahamic Covenant. That is the good news we are to share with all people. Be assured, according to Jesus there is ONLY ONE GOSPEL! Be careful that the Gospel you preach is THAT Gospel. If ANY man preach another gospel, his name will be accursed according to the Word of God.