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The following reading from the CONCORDIA edition of the Book of Concord is for the Epistle, Acts 1:12-26 for the Easter 7, series B, May 20, 2012. It is from Solid Declaration, Article V, pages 552, 554. Great care was taken to select a well qualified witness of Jesus' resurrection to proclaim His name to all nations as an apostles of Jesus. The attached reading is formatted for the back of a standard CPH bulletin. The reading formatted for the 14" CPH Premium bulletin is available from Doug May. Pastor Doug May
Sometimes Gospel is used to mean the entire doctrine of Christ, our Lord, which He proclaimed in His ministry on earth and commanded to be proclaimed in the New Testament. This includes the explanation of the Law and the proclamation of the favor and grace of God His heavenly Father. For it is written, "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God" (Mark 1:1). Shortly afterward the chief points are stated: Repentance and forgiveness of sins. So when Christ after His resurrection commanded the apostles to "proclaim the gospel to the whole creation", He compressed the sum of this doctrine into a few words. He said, "It is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all nations" (Luke 24:46-47). Paul summarizes this doctrine under two points: Repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. In this sense the general definition of the word Gospel, when used in a wide sense and without the proper distinction between the Law and the Gospel, is correctly said to be a preaching of repentance and the forgiveness of sins. For John, Christ, and the apostles began their preaching with repentance and explained and taught not only the gracious promise of the forgiveness of sins, but also God's Law. (paragraphs 4-6)
These are excerpts from the Book of Concord.
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