What is the gospel, Zuriel? And where in Scripture may I find it?
The death, buriel, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Death=repentance (hating the sinful life that the flesh lives for. Also, remember Paul said, “I die daily”)
Buriel=”buried with Him in baptism unto death”; which Peter made clear to be for the remission of sins.
Resurrection=baptism of the Holy Ghost (”But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” Rom. 8:11)
Simple..so simple that childlike faith is all it takes to ‘hear the word of God and keep it’.
Obeying the gospel is not our own works. Jesus Christ remits the sins, and has ordained it to take place in baptism in his name. (Acts 2:38; is it from heaven or of men?).
Remember, Peter proclaimed that God has given the Holy Ghost to them that obey him. That is foretold in several places, such as this passage: “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me is loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.” John 14:21. Manifest how? by the infilling of the Holy Ghost.