The Pure Gospel

By Danilo H. Gomes

Do you truly know the gospel, or only what you've been told? Have you been told the whole truth?

Today, we have a surprising number of people who classify themselves as Christians, but at the same time, they defend absurd ideas that are completely unbiblical, simply because they have heard the gospel without consulting the original source: the Holy Bible. Could you be one of these people? Are you sure? We urgently need to return to the pure gospel, without human additions.

The PURE GOSPEL presents a comprehensive view of the gospel entirely based on the Holy Scriptures, without any questionable or dubious additions, in order to root the believer back to the source of wisdom. It narrates the journey of fallen humanity up to Christ, always based on what the Bible says, letter by letter.

Discover the gospel in a way you may have never known before, from creation, through salvation, to the obligations of the Christian.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BadPress
• Release date: Jun 5, 2023
• ISBN: 9781667457987

Danilo H. Gomes

Danilo Henrique Gomes, brasileiro, marido de Débora Gomes, nasceu em Araçatuba/SP no ano de 1993. É cristão desde o berço, apaixonado por Jesus e fascinado pela arte de escrever. Em meados de 2016, dois anos após o início de uma forte crise financeira que assolou o Brasil, foi demitido pela primeira vez em sua vida. Desempregado e com poucos recursos, mas cheio de ideias, escreveu seu primeiro livro sem ao menos saber qual seria o futuro daquele projeto. Seu projeto teve sucesso. Desde então não parou de escrever e publicar livros que já alcançaram vários países ao redor do mundo. Segue sua vida como escritor independente e fiel cristão. Site oficial: www.danilohgomes.com Instagram: @danilo.h.gomes Youtube: Danilo H. Gomes Telegram: t.me/danilohgomes

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The Pure Gospel

Danilo H. Gomes

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Translated by Paula Chiarotti 

The Pure Gospel

Written By Danilo H. Gomes

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The Pure Gospel

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The profound simplicity of the Word

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Index

What is the Pure Gospel? 13

Before you continue... 27

The Fallen Man 29

The Creation of Man 30

Adam and Eve’s Mistake 33

Spiritual Death 34

Body, Soul, and Spirit 37

Adam's Offense 39

God and Sin 40

Sin 41

God’s Law 42

God Approaches Man 46

Necessary Sacrifice 49

Expiation of Sins 52

The Satisfaction of Justice 55

Propitiation 57

Perdition 58

The Light on the Horizon 61

A Small yet Glorious Sign 61

Preparations for the Light 65

Prophets 66

Prophecies 68

The Erroneous Interpretation 72

Savior 77

The Light Arrives 78

John the Baptist 80

Poor welcoming 81

Persecution 82

Crucifixion 83

Resurrection 88

The Apostles 91

Behind the Cross 93

It's not over 103

Life with God 109

Door: Faith, Repentance, and Baptism 109

Path: Constant Growth 122

Goal: Christlikeness 132

Disciple or Crowd? 135

Important Considerations 145

1. What is the Church? 146

2. So Where Should the Church Gather? 149

3. Discipleship 155

4.God's Eternal Purpose 161

5. The Holy Spirit 164

Conclusion 177

Author's Note 185

Bibliography 189

About the Author 197

I first thank the Holy Spirit of God, who continues to reveal His sweet and perfect will to a miserable sinner like me.

My gratitude also goes to my beloved wife and companion, and to my brothers in Faith in Araçatuba and the surrounding region, who have patiently taught me profound truths about the God's Kingdom.

For the God's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:17

What is the Pure Gospel?

The Pure Gospel is the itching in the ears of religious people. It is the fear of the big leaders attached to fame. It is the fear of those who hate admitting they are wrong. It is the fear of intellectuals who love the notoriety they receive. It is the passion of those whose spiritual eyes have been opened to the truth.

Let's start with the question: what is purity? A quick search on Google gives us the following answer:

[...] having no mixture or impurities.

Simple. Purity is the absence of mixtures or impurities. We can also understand it as the original condition of things, without additions. I understand that earthly elements, in their essence, are hardly completely pure, as in our universe, nothing is created, and everything transforms. Much of what exists in this world has departed from its original state centuries ago.

There are mutations in the animal and plant kingdom, the atmosphere is certainly not the same as in the past, the air is polluted, the rivers and seas are dirty, and even human beings, in some way, have changed.

Note that I am not declaring myself an evolutionist. I wholeheartedly believe in the book of Genesis, from beginning to end. This is my faith (and probably yours too). However, I believe that human beings have been affected by time in a way that the essence of their physical structure, for example, is not exactly the same as that of Adam and Eve.

In other words, according to what I think, everything has changed. Talking about purity under these conditions may seem complex. But this does not apply, in any degree, to the gospel. Ah... my brother, my sister... the gospel is timeless and fascinating.

In the Bible, we have the ultimate revelation of God. Jesus is the apex of God's revelation to humankind, after all, Jesus is God Himself¹. The Bible revolves around Christ, whether directly or indirectly. Therefore, in the Scriptures, we have everything we need to know about God.

Genesis explains the origin and beginnings of humanity. Already in this book, the first in the Bible, we find the first sin of humankind and its terrible consequences. Since then, many things have happened, stories upon stories, some exciting, others revealing, others miraculous, etc.

The Old Testament prepares the reader for the arrival of the savior of humanity: Jesus Christ of Nazareth. However, the 39 books of the Old Testament do not fully reveal Christ. We have numerous prophecies about the savior sent by God, but nothing extremely clear.

Most of the Old Testament deals with events related to the Israelite people, at that time known as the Hebrew people. This people is the same one that crossed the Red Sea, an event so well-known and widespread in the world.

And it is worth noting that the history of the Israelite people is indispensable to the Christian faith. We must remember that we only know God because of this brave and disciplined people. I see so many people saying that their god is a god who accepts everything... My God is the God of the Hebrews (the people enslaved by ancient Egypt and later freed by God through Moses) who was presented to me while I was still a child. I praise the lives of my parents who introduced me to the God of this people.

Since this God already existed when I came into the world, it is up to me to know Him more and to fulfill His will. I do not create a god in my mind and worship him, but I seek to know the God who performed so many miracles and wonders among the Hebrews and I want to worship Him too.

And why do I believe in the Bible? Because this remarkable book is the record of what thousands of people witnessed: the miraculous actions of a perfectly just God. I trust in the countless eyewitnesses of the events recorded in the Scriptures.

The Holy Bible is the only book that reveals to me everything I need to know about my Creator. There are no shortcuts or modern visions that reveal something more than what the Word of God (the Bible) shows me.

And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the Tree of Life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

Revelation 22:19

Believe me, if the records of Moses about the miracles among the Hebrew people or the records of the apostles about the miracles and resurrection of Jesus were a great lie, those people would not diligently preserve these scriptures. People died for this book, died for this truth, died for this - the one and only - God.

No lie would survive for so long in the face of so many people. Thousands of people witnessed the things that the writers of the Bible recorded. It is a fact that some information in the Holy Scriptures is supernatural revelations, such as the accounts of creation (the first chapters of Genesis), for example.

In this case, faith in the truthfulness of what was written is linked to who wrote it. If I saw an ordinary man, through the power of God, part the sea (Exodus 14:21), go up the mountain where God Himself was (Exodus 24:1,2), shine intensely on his face (Exodus 34:29,30), and do many other miraculous things, I would certainly