I wish to draw an analogy between a football game and the Gospel. In this analogy the Coach is God, the quarterback is Christ, the ball is the Gospel and the receiver is the one who receives the Gospel,(ball) and runs with it in order to make a touchdown. We start with the Coach. (God) He decided long ago to send His Son into this world in order to shed His blood for humanities sins. God the Father (Coach) made the plans for this feat of sacrificial giving. It's by His Grace alone that anyone can be saved and inherit eternal life through the action of His Son. (The Quarterback)
Christ (The Quarterback) came down to earth in the form of a man. He was/is part of the Holy Trinity. He died on the cross (paying for the sins of ALL humanity) He then, resurrected and went to sit down at the right hand of the Father. (Coach) Christ's earthly ministry was to the lost sheep of the House of Israel, only. Before He left this world, He passed the Gospel (The Ball) to Peter, the receiver. Peter and the rest of the Apostles carried the ball across the length of the earthly field seeking to make a touchdown. (Spread the Kingdom Gospel to the Jews)
One day the Ascended Lord Jesus Christ met Paul on the road to Damascus. Subsequently, Christ, The Quarterback, once more passed the ball, this time to Paul, the Receiver. Paul was to carry the Grace Gospel (The ball) across the field to the Gentile touchdown. Paul stated the following in Romans 2:16 "In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel."
You'll notice Paul called it, his Gospel, his ball. Each time a member of the human race becomes saved, at the same time the Gospel, (the ball) becomes "their" Gospel. Therefore, they become the receiver and are obligated to carry the Gospel (The ball) across the earthly field towards the Touchdown.
Christ (The Quarterback) came down to earth in the form of a man. He was/is part of the Holy Trinity. He died on the cross (paying for the sins of ALL humanity) He then, resurrected and went to sit down at the right hand of the Father. (Coach) Christ's earthly ministry was to the lost sheep of the House of Israel, only. Before He left this world, He passed the Gospel (The Ball) to Peter, the receiver. Peter and the rest of the Apostles carried the ball across the length of the earthly field seeking to make a touchdown. (Spread the Kingdom Gospel to the Jews)
One day the Ascended Lord Jesus Christ met Paul on the road to Damascus. Subsequently, Christ, The Quarterback, once more passed the ball, this time to Paul, the Receiver. Paul was to carry the Grace Gospel (The ball) across the field to the Gentile touchdown. Paul stated the following in Romans 2:16 "In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel."
You'll notice Paul called it, his Gospel, his ball. Each time a member of the human race becomes saved, at the same time the Gospel, (the ball) becomes "their" Gospel. Therefore, they become the receiver and are obligated to carry the Gospel (The ball) across the earthly field towards the Touchdown.