Out of those choices I picked 1 which is part of the gospel but not the entire gospel message. The Resurrection is central to the gospel and without it our faith is in vain but it includes His death for our sins, burial and raised on the 3rd day according to the scriptures and He was seen over 40 days by many people/witnesses and last of all appeared to Paul.
Something I had learned from the Lord while discussing with some members in the forum.
John 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. 26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. 27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
From these passages, I understood that our believing in Jesus Christ is the work of the Father, but I learned just how much it is.
Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Acts 10
:43 To him give all the prophets witness,
that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. 44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Since faith comes by hearing the word of God and the Holy Ghost came on the Gentiles that heard the word, and seeing how the fruit of the Spirit is singular thus alluding that when you have the Holy Ghost, you have the faith; hence our believing in Jesus Christ.
So when the Father gave us to the Son to save us; by baptizing us with the Holy Ghost at the hearing of the gospel is how faith came also.
John 6:37
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
So the Father gave us faith in Jesus Christ & the Holy Ghost at the same time at the hearing of the gospel. Still boggled by it.
If any saved believer out there doubted that they have the Holy Ghost or that they were born again, just by believing in Him is proof of that.
Galatians 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith..... 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Kind of reminds me of Adam's sin which was not believing the Word of God for why he had hearkened unto the word of a woman. And so salvation comes by the grace of God by the Father enabling us by baptizing us with the Holy Spirit in believing in Jesus Christ at the hearing of the gospel.
