[Mrs. Don-o]

I'm a little uncertain as to your meaning. Are you saying that, in your view, the Creeds aren't a short but accurate summary of the Gospel?

I can think of other, shorter summaries, which are not identical, but which do express facets of the Gospel:

• "Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again" (Eucharistic Acclamation);
• Or Luke 4:43 "But he said, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent." (Jesus says the Good News ---the Gospel--- is the Kingdom of God); or
• Or for example, in Matthew 6:33 Jesus says, "Seek first God's kingdom and his righteousness and all these things shall be added to you." Again he says the Kingdom of God is the main thing, all the rest is "additional."

I'm interested in your views on this.

[Theo]

I guess I was looking for something very specific like, “Jesus, the incarnation of God Himself, lived a perfectly sinless life and through His sacrificial death reconciled to Himself those whom He has chosen and called, who have placed their faith in Him.”

Or something like that. It’s kind of clumsy the way I put it.

The gospel lays out what Jesus has accomplished, and how we might become adopted into His family. We really should try to clearly convey that gospel; vagueness isn’t helpful.

Just wanted to see what Roman Catholics emphasize in their understanding of the gospel. And better understand why Roman Catholics either evangelize or don’t evangelize those currently bound for hell.