(THE Gospel Report) is the most interesting report ever delivered.

I. The Nature of The Gospel Report. 
William Nicholson's excellent short article, "The Gospel Neglected!"

1. It is a report of man's lost and ruined condition.

That he is fallen, become vile, disobedient, 

condemned, accursed. See verse 6. 

The language of the prophet, from verse 3-9, 

implies awful guilt on the part of the sinner. 

See the evil and bitter nature of sin 

in the "sorrows," "grief," "despite," 

"smitings," "wounds," "bruises," 

"chastisement," "stripes"-- 

which afflicted and oppressed 

the REDEEMER. 

Sin is so heinous to Infinite Purity, 

that he is necessitated to hurl upon it, 

his vengeance either on the perpetrator, 

or an adequate substitute.

2. It is a report of the helplessness of man.

It is a report of the futility of all human 

attempts to emancipate man from 

the direful effects of transgression. 

It says:
you cannot break your fetters,
you cannot unbar the gates 

of your prison-house,
you cannot raise yourself 

from the pit of darkness.

You are sick-- 

but you can not heal yourself.

You are vile--

but you cannot purify yourself, 

"Can the Ethiopian change his skin 

or the leopard its spots? Neither can 

you do good who are accustomed 

to doing evil!" Jeremiah 13:23

You are cursed-- 

but you cannot turn 

the curse into a blessing!

You are at variance 

with your MAKER-- 

but you cannot reconcile 

yourself to HIM. 

"Can two walk together except 

they be agreed?"   (Amos 3:3)

3. It is a report of the devisings 

of infinite love for man's salvation.

GOD knew that man would fall. 

Before this orb was created, man 

as a lapsed, rebellious, and vile sinner, 

stood before the eye of JEHOVAH. 

Then HE made him the object of HIS 

infinite commiseration, by devising 

the plan of redemption, to be carried 

out by HIS only begotten SON-- 

the "lamb slain from the foundation 

of the world."

4. It is a report of the actual 

accomplishment of the purposes 

of divine mercy for man's salvation. 

These purposes had been revealed to 

Adam; to the patriarchs, prophets, etc. 

"But when the time had fully come, 

GOD sent HIS SON, born of a woman, 

born under law, to redeem those under 

law, that we might receive the full 

rights of sons!" Galatians 4:4-5

It is a report . . .
of HIS incarnation;
of HIS perfect obedience to the law;
of the manifestations of HIS Divinity;
of HIS ignominious sufferings and death;
of HIS glorious resurrection and 

triumphant ascension, etc.

It is a report that HIS sufferings 

and death were sacrificial, 

and accepted by Jehovah as . . .

magnifying the law,
satisfying Divine justice,
and reconciling man to GOD.

It is a report of the rich blessings 

of HIS Sacrifice. Pardon for the vilest. 

Peace for the distressed, etc., etc. 

It is the most interesting report ever delivered.