Understanding the Gospel in the Ancient New Way--We believe the gospel is the coming and incarnation of Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, his death, burial, and resurrection, his sending of the Holy Spirit, and his future return.   Jesus taught that some matters were "more important" than others (Matthew 23:23), and the Apostle Paul declared that there were things of "first importance" (1 Corinthians 15:3).  The Gospel, then, is contained in the New Testament, but is not everything written in it.  For example, the form of the Sunday morning worship assembly, the way of organizing church, beliefs about spiritual gifts, or the interpretation of the details of Jesus' return to earth, though important, are not part of the gospel, and should not detract us from it.