[smvoice]

What is the Gospel, northmountain? What EXACTLY is it? What Scripture specifically tells you what the Gospel that saves you says?

[Ken Regis]

Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,

1 Cor 15:1-4

[Ken Regis]

... and in the context of THIS thread, it would be a shame to not include what God says about human effort, wrt the gospel.

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?

Gal 3:1-3