Lutherans often get a bad wrap about having a narrow definition of the gospel. I'm sure we often bring this upon ourselves. However, the gospel in Lutheran theology also does have a "wide" sense of the term. Our confessions teach:
"the sum of the preaching of the Gospel is this, namely, to convict of sin, and to offer for Christ's sake the remission of sins and righteousness, and the Holy Ghost, and eternal life, and that as regenerate men we should do good works."
Apology of the Augsburg Confession 12.29
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