Jesus is the Message

The Gospel isn't a message about Jesus. Jesus was and is the message from God to man. Jesus brought the message about God by being it. The Gospel is what we do having received and believed the message that was Jesus. What do we do? We give the deliverer of the message a reward. We surrender our self-lordship, the self-direction and control of our lives, submitting ourselves in recognition unto HIS lordship. Then forgiving us and accepting our sincere surrender and humble submission, He regenerates our spirits. We're back in Paradise again.