Wisdom-Trek / Creating a LegacyWelcome to Day 1171 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.I am Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomWhat Is the Good News? - Worldview WednesdayWisdom - the final frontier to true knowledge. Welcome to Wisdom-Trek where our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before.Hello, my friend, I am Guthrie Chamberlain, your captain on our journey to increase wisdom and create a living legacy. Thank you for joining us today as we explore wisdom on our 2nd millennium of podcasts. This is Day 1171 of our trek, and it is Worldview Wednesday.Creating a Biblical worldview is important to have a proper perspective on today’s current events. To establish a Biblical Worldview, you must also have a proper understanding of God and His Word. On our Worldview Wednesday episodes we are in a series in which we are covering another detailed review of a book from one of today’s most prominent Hebrew scholars Dr. Micheal S. Heiser. We are taking a deep dive and will share Dr. Heiser's insights into the question, which is also the title of his book “What Does God Want?”What Is The Good News?As we continue on with Dr. Heiser’s book, it may sound odd to ask that question at this juncture. We have invested several weeks walking through the story of the Bible, the story of how God wants us in his family. We join that family by believing the good news, referred to as the gospel.I’ve discovered that a lot of people who attend church don't really understand the gospel. Some can't articulate it. Others who can express it coherently often struggle with truly surrendering to its simplicity. They suffer inside over truly believing that the gospel is all that's necessary for everlasting life.Some of you may wonder what I'm talking about. I’m willing to bet, though, that as I explain what I mean, you'll either see yourself or someone you know in what follows.We'll start by defining the gospel. I'll ask some questions along the way that are important to consider for clarity. We also need to talk about what the gospel isn't, but we will save that for next week. When we get to that part of the conversation, you'll see what I mean by the struggle I mentioned.If people struggle to define it, what is The Gospel?It's fairly easy to define what the term “gospel” means. The biblical word “gospel” refers to the message of salvation. The English word “gospel” is a translation of a Greek word (the original language of the New Testament) that referred to a reward given to someone who brought good news. Hence you'll often hear the term “gospel” equated with “good news” — the good news about the message of salvation.Let’s think about that. It might feel like we learned something. I suppose we did, but we didn't actually learn the thing we needed to know. It's nice that we can now define a term. But we actually haven't said anything about the content of the message of salvation. We’ve defined what the word “gospel” refers to, but not what the gospel actually is.So let's talk about what the gospel means. What is the content of God’s offer of salvation? What are the details of the good news? And why is it good news? The word appears almost 100 times in the New Testament so we ought to be able to figure this out.The apostle Paul probably talks about the gospel message more than any other New Testament writer. He uses the word “gospel'' for the message he preached about Jesus in I Corinthians 15:1-4.Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it.  It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passe...