The phrase "full gospel" is a common one these days. In almost all cities and towns one can find a church or a mission that pretends to teach the full gospel. No doubt that many who hear or see this often wonder what the phrase "full gospel" means.

Most of these groups claim that they preach a religion that can be felt, promoting the baptism of the Holy Spirit and divine healing. This may not be what each group wants to say, but it is what most people like most. For them, this is the gospel of Jesus Christ. We agree with them in part; for if some teach less than this, they can not pretend to preach the full gospel, since these are basic and important elements of the doctrine of the New Testament. However, they will also fall short if we define the word "complete" as something that means "thorough" and "total".

Christ entrusted to His disciples the great commission. This mandate was to go to the whole world and preach the gospel to every creature, teaching them to keep all the things that He had commanded them. Christ left various commandments through the writings of the New Testament authors, which He expects all believers to practice. His will is that all men of all the nations of the world can hear and believe. The purpose of the Great Commission is for the Church to bring the gospel of Christ to all the nations of this world and to teach those who have believed in the Lord through the testimony of the Church; they will know and practice the full gospel of Jesus Christ. The "complete gospel" encloses what Jesus said: "all the things that I have commanded you".
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