Preach The Gospel

"And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature."  Mark 16:15.  Jesus has arisen from the dead on the third day following His crucifixion.  He has spent forty days with His disciples, and is now returning to His heavenly Father.  Gathering His disciples together, Jesus gives them this charge.  Jesus had offered Himself so that all of humanity would have the opportunity to be saved.  Salvation is in a message.  That message is the gospel.  This message is conveyed to everyone by preaching.  The disciples were to preach this message to everyone everywhere.  God wants all to be saved.  The gospel must be preached, and must be believed.  The Bible contains this gospel.  One comes to an understanding of God's plan to save by either reading or hearing what the Bible teaches.  No message other than the gospel will save.  One must hear the gospel.  God has chosen preaching to save those who will believe.  This message contains three marvelous truths:  the death, the burial, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  The church continues to obey this instruction of Christ.  The church seeks to preach the gospel to every creature.