The Psalmist says of God, "He has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping." Psalm 66:9. Why do we need the Gospel preached to us everyday? We are not only saved by grace but we are kept by God's grace. We do not begin the Christian life by faith in the grace of God and then are left on our own. We must live each day by faith. Paul said that God's grace is sufficient.
So what is the Gospel? It is Christ Jesus as our Saviour and our Lord. It is trusting in the work of Christ on the cross for our salvation and for our day to day living. It is the fact that He died for our sins and that He died to keep us from sin. The Gospel is the good news that man can be reconciled with God.
Rahab understood the Gospel. She was willing to abandon her past life completely and to trust in the God of Israel. She knew that she did not have to go through some ritual or do certain works but to simply trust.
When the Israelites lost sight of the Gospel they fell into defeat. They had to come back to the place of trust.
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