What does Kerugma mean?

What does Kerugma mean?
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- that which is proclaimed by a herald or public crier, a proclamation by herald
- in the NT the message or proclamation of the heralds of God or Christ

Kerugma means ?proclamation?. It comes from the Greek word kerux meaning ?a messenger? or ?a proclaimer?. In fact the official kerux or herald would stand in the market place and blow a trumpet, calling the attention of the crowd to the edict of the Emperor, and his proclamation was as a command? it had to be obeyed. The kerux was called upon only to proclaim. His role was not to speculate about the message, nor to explain or justify it, but simply to proclaim the message, the essence of the Gospel. The onus was on the hearer to hear and obey.

What is the gospel?
The essence of the gospel can be summed as as:

(a) Jesus is the Messiah predicted by the OT prophecies. His ministry of
teaching, his actions, his death, resurrection and ascension all comport
with the prophecies, and affirm him to be Messiah.
(b) His death was God?s act to deal with sin. His resurrection attested to
the effective power of the Cross, and affirmed Jesus as Lord over life,
death, creation
(c) Men and women must, therefore, believe his Lordship, believe on him.
repent of their sins, and receive forgiveness from their Saviour, Jesus.

Taken from True Preaching: The Agony and the Ecstasy by Rev.Geoffrey Bingham

For a more detailed writings on this topic, you can download and read True Preaching: The Agony and the Ecstasy by Rev.Geoffrey Bingham

You can also see more about proclaiming the kerugma at our main site: Kerugma.net

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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so
that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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