Step 4: Read:

The gospel literally means “good news.” This good news has two key facets to it, an individual one and a corporate one. Depending on the angle at which we read the Bible, one of these facets dominates our understanding of the Scriptures. We must learn to read the Bible in such a way that we see both facets of the gospel so as to properly perceive the beauty and power of the gospel. Then we can truly grasp the hope that it holds out for us, humanity, and creation. The video in the last step explains the individual facet of the gospel – how we can personally be put in the right with God. The corporate facet of the Gospel looks at how God is going to put the world right. 

If we were to consider the world we all want, there would be a great deal of agreement. We desire a world where there is no suffering, sickness, or death. A world where evil does not exist and we never have to lose those we love; a world of justice, peace, and plenty. The Bible tells us that is exactly what this world is destined for. We have seen a glimpse of it in Jesus. But it is not the world we know now. The world we live in is broken and full of evil, pain, sorrow, suffering, sickness, poverty, injustice, and death. The Bible gives us the best explanation for the world that is, and it gives us the greatest hope for the world we all want.