#26 How to Explain the Gospel in Simple Terms Today | Guest: Joe Thorn

What is the Gospel? Could you answer that question in simple terms, to a person who was unfamiliar with our Christian jargon? The Gospel is so crucial that the Apostle Paul Himself called it a matter of “first importance” in 1 Corinthians 15:3, so we'd better figure it out quickly. To help us answer this question, we’re joined today by someone who has helped to deepen my own understanding of the Gospel, Joe Thorn. Joe Thorn is a good friend and has been my family’s pastor since we became members of Redeemer Fellowship in St. Charles, Illinois in 2021. He has written books like Note to Self and Experiencing the Trinity, and he is an extremely based, and gospel-based teacher of the word. In this episode you’ll learn: • How the Gospel finally clicked for Joe Thorn, the former Satanist—and what happened next. • Why Paul says the Gospel is “of first importance” in 1 Corinthians 15:3. • Why God doesn’t just save his elect directly, rather than using us. • Who is the audience of God’s theater of redemption? • What the Gospel actually is. • How Jesus’ death 2000 years ago can pay for our sins today. • Where we go wrong in defining and sharing the Gospel. • Whether the Gospel is the dividing line between true and false churches. • How to share the Gospel without gimmicks. ---- Resources: The THINK Method Full Guide (Free): https://thethink.institute/thinkmethod/ NET Bible (with epic footnotes): https://netbible.org/bible/ Free Bible Commentaries from BibleHub: https://biblehub.com/commentaries/ ---- Please support this work! Give to the Think Institute at https://thethink.institute/partner. —- Join the ThinkSquad community: https://facebook.com/groups/thinksquad ---- Subscribe to the Think Institute YouTube Channel! This channel will deliver even more knowledge on how to answer questions and objections to the Christian worldview! If you subscribe now, you'll get to hear the next video in this series... ---- Want to bring Joel to speak at your church or event? Go here: https://thethink.institute/booking ---- Music Credits: Synthwave Intro 10 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8736-synthwave-intro-10 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license