The gospel is good news because Jesus bought me! That is such a grand statement. We sing the song "Victory In Jesus." The lyrics say...he sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood. The idea of Jesus buying me is the doctrine of redemption. We should truly rejoice when we consider just how far reaching Jesus' redemption of us goes: 1) He paid our ransom price with His blood, 2) He bought us out of the slave market of sin never to be sold again, 3) He not only paid the price, but He set us free, 4) and beyond freedom, He actually invites us into his family through adoption. Jesus doesn't just save us from the uttermost. He saves us to the uttermost. And when we think about what He has done for us by redeeming us we will know personally that the gospel is good news because Jesus bought me.