What Is the Gospel? | The Jimmy Akin Podcast

The Jimmy Akin Podcast | Episode 027 (March 31, 2025) Christians talk a lot about “the gospel,” and many of them know that this term means “good news.” But what—precisely—is that good news? In this episode, Jimmy Akin reviews a bunch of proposals for what the gospel is and reveals why they do not correspond to the New Testament’s own understanding of the gospel. For example, the gospel is NOT the message of how to “get saved” or “go to heaven.” He then reveals what the actual New Testament understanding of the gospel is, where it came from, and who it’s actually about. Timecodes 00:00 – Coming Up 01:06 – Intro 01:40 – “The Gospel” 02:19 – “A Different Gospel” 03:26 – The Gospel = All of Scripture 05:44 – The Gospel = All Christian Doctrine 07:59 – The Gospel = Grace? 10:14 – The Gospel = My Favorite Doctrine 12:27 – The Gospel = Sola Fide? Sola Gratia? 15:02 – Gospel = How to “Get Saved”? 17:29 – What About Scripture? 18:18 – Good News in the Bible 19:02 – Good News in Isaiah 21:51 – The Gospel in the Gospels 25:04 – What’s Missing? 26:49 – Implications for the Gospel 27:36 – References in Other Passages 31:26 – The Gospel on the Angelic Level 34:24 – The Gospel and the Son 36:24 – What’s Still Missing 40:54 – Gospel Misconceptions 42:34 – Conclusion 43:04 – Closing/Outro 43:59 – End