The Good News of Y’hoshua, Part 2: The King Has Come—Repent, Believe, and Follow Him

In Part 1, we saw that the Good News begins with Avinu Y’hovah, creation, sin, covenant, Yisrael, the prophets, and the Kingdom hope. We saw that the message of redemption did not appear suddenly in the Brit HaDashah (New Covenant), but was promised beforehand in the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures).

Now we come to the center of that story:
Y’hoshua HaMashiach.

He did not come to cancel the story. He came to fulfill it. He did not come to detach salvation from Yisrael. He came as Yisrael’s promised Mashiach (Messiah).

He did not come merely to inspire or to start a new religion. He came to proclaim YHVH's Kingdom, confront sin, offer Himself up, rise from the dead, and call men and women into teshuvah (repentance) and faithful talmidut (discipleship).

This is the heart of the Good News.

Y’hoshua Came Proclaiming the Kingdom

When our Rabbi Y’hoshua began His public ministry, He proclaimed a message that was both urgent and royal.

Marqos (Mark) 1:14–15, CJB
“After Yochanan had been put in prison, Yeshua came into the Galil proclaiming the Good News from God:
‘The time is fulfilled, the Kingdom of God is near! Turn to God from your sins, and believe the Good News!’”

Mattithyahu (Matthew) 4:17, CJB
“From that time on, Yeshua began proclaiming, ‘Turn from your sins to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near!’”

The Good News, then, is not simply “God loves you.” It is not simply “You can be forgiven."

It is also this:
The Kingdom is near. The King has come.
Turn and believe.

This matters greatly because the gospel is not only about rescue from judgment. It is also about coming under the righteous rule of Avinu Y’hovah through His Mashiach.

The Good News includes forgiveness, yes.
But it also includes kingship.
Authority.
Rule.
Allegiance.
Obedience.

To believe in Y’hoshua is not merely to agree with facts about Him or a Sunday religious ritual. It is to begin living under His rule. He is your Lord, right?

Y’hoshua Announced Good News to the Poor, the Broken, and the Bound

Y’hoshua’s ministry was not abstract theology. It touched the brokenness of real human lives.

Luqas (Luke) 4:16–21, CJB
“Now when he went to Natzeret, where he had been brought up, on Shabbat he went to the synagogue as usual. He stood up to read,
and he was given the scroll of the prophet Yesha‘yahu. Unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written,
‘The Spirit of Adonai is upon me; therefore he has anointed me to announce Good News to the poor; he has sent me to proclaim freedom for the imprisoned and renewed sight for the blind, to release those who have been crushed,
to proclaim a year of the favor of Adonai.’
After closing the scroll and returning it to the shammash, he sat down; and the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him.
He started to speak to them: ‘Today, as you heard it read, this passage of the Tanakh was fulfilled!’”

The Good News reaches the poor, the captive, the blind, the crushed.

But we must understand this properly. Y’hoshua did not merely come to improve circumstances. He came to bring covenant restoration, healing, release, and reconciliation under the authority of Avinu Y’hovah.

His message was compassionate, but never shallow. Merciful, but never man-centered. Restorative, but never separated from truth.

The Good News Deals Honestly With Sin

Many people want comfort, but not repentance. They want relief, but not surrender. They want blessing, but not truth.

Yet Y’hoshua came to save His people from their sins.

Mattithyahu (Matthew) 1:21, CJB
“She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Yehoshua, [which means ‘ADONAI saves,’] because he will save his people from their sins.”

That is the issue. Sin. Not merely sorrow. Not merely pain. Not merely emptiness.

Sin is rebellion against Y’hovah. It is covenant violation. It is estrangement from the Holy One. It is uncleanness, guilt, corruption, and death-working separation. That is why human effort cannot solve the problem.

Romiyim (Romans) 3:23–24, CJB
“since all have sinned and come short of earning God’s praise.
By God’s grace, without earning it, all are granted the status of being considered righteous before him, through the act redeeming us from our enslavement to sin that was accomplished by the Messiah Yeshua.”

No one rescues himself or justifies himself. No tradition, ritual, effort, or emotion can erase guilt before our Father Y’hovah.

We need mercy.
We need atonement.
We need redemption.

Mashiach Died and Rose Again According to the Scriptures

At the center of the Good News is the death and resurrection of Y’hoshua.

Qorintiyim Alef (1 Corinthians) 15:1–4, CJB
“Now, brothers, I must remind you of the Good News which I proclaimed to you, and which you received, and on which you have taken your stand,
and by which you are being saved — provided you keep holding fast to the message I proclaimed to you. For if you don’t, your trust will have been in vain.
For among the first things I passed on to you was what I also received, namely this: the Messiah died for our sins, in accordance with what the Tanakh says;
and he was buried; and he was raised on the third day, in accordance with what the Tanakh says.”

Those words are central:
for our sins and in accordance with what the Tanakh says.

Y’hoshua’s death was not merely an example of love, though it certainly was loving.
It was not merely martyrdom. It was atoning and redemptive. Scripturally anchored. Necessary.

And His resurrection was not merely a happy ending.
It was vindication. Triumph. Declaration.
The defeat of death.
The public testimony that Avinu Y’hovah had indeed acted in His Mashiach (anointed one).

The Prophets Spoke of the Suffering of the Righteous One

The suffering and atoning work of HaMashiach were already foreshadowed in the Tanakh.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 53:4–6, JPS 1917
“Surely our diseases he did bear, and our pains he carried; whereas we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded because of our transgressions, he was crushed because of our iniquities: the chastisement of our welfare was upon him, and with his stripes we were healed.
All we like sheep did go astray, we turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath made to light on him the iniquity of us all.”

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 53:10–11, JPS 1917
“Yet it pleased the LORD to crush him by disease; to see if his soul would offer itself in restitution, that he might see his seed, prolong his days, and that the purpose of the LORD might prosper by his hand:
of the travail of his soul he shall see to the full, even My servant, who by his knowledge did justify the Righteous One to the many, and their iniquities he did bear.”

These words are weighty and holy. The righteous one bears the iniquity of the many. He suffers, not for His own sin, but in relation to ours. The purpose of Avinu Y’hovah prospers through that suffering.

That is part of the Good News.

His Blood Brings Redemption and Forgiveness

The emissaries speak plainly of the value of Mashiach’s blood.

Kefa Alef (1 Peter) 1:18–19, CJB
“You should be aware that the ransom paid to free you from the worthless way of life which your fathers passed on to you did not consist of anything perishable like silver or gold;
on the contrary, it was the costly bloody sacrificial death of the Messiah, as of a lamb without defect or spot.”

Eph’siyim (Ephesians) 1:7, CJB
“In union with him, through the shedding of his blood, we are set free — our sins are forgiven; this accords with the wealth of the grace”

The Good News includes ransom.
Forgiveness.
Freedom.
Redemption.

Not cheap religion.
Not emotional excitement.
But costly redemption through the blood of Mashiach.

This is why the Good News is so precious. It costs something.
Rather, it cost Someone.

The Resurrection Declares That the Crucified One Is Also the Exalted King

The resurrection changes everything.

Ma‘asei (Acts) 2:22–24, CJB
“Men of Isra’el, listen to this! Yeshua from Natzeret was a man who was clearly shown to you by God to have his authority from God through the powerful works, miracles and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know.
This man was arrested in accordance with God’s predetermined plan and foreknowledge; and, through the agency of persons not bound by the Torah, you nailed him up on a stake and killed him!
But God has raised him up and freed him from the suffering of death; it was impossible that death could keep its hold on him.”

Ma‘asei (Acts) 2:36, CJB
“Therefore, let the whole house of Isra’el know beyond doubt that God has made this Yeshua, whom you executed on a stake, both Lord and Messiah!”

The One who was rejected has been exalted. The One who was crucified lives.
The One who suffered reigns.

The Good News is not only that sins may be forgiven, but that the King Messiah has triumphed.

The Right Response Is Repentance, Faith, and Reception of the Ruach HaKodesh

When the Good News is truly heard, it calls for a response.

Ma‘asei (Acts) 2:37–39, CJB
“On hearing this, they were stung in their hearts; and they said to Kefa and the other emissaries, ‘Brothers, what should we do?’
Kefa answered them, ‘Turn from sin, return to God, and each of you be immersed on the authority of Yeshua the Messiah into forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Ruach HaKodesh!
For the promise is for you, for your children, and for those far away — as many as Adonai our God may call!’”

Teshuvah (Repentance) is not optional.
Emunah (Faith) is not passive.
Mikveh (Baptism) in His Name is not a meaningless ritual.
The Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) is not a side issue. It is the promise we seek after.

The Good News brings people into
forgiveness, into Spirit-empowered life,
and into covenant belonging.

Faith Must Become Faithful Walking

This point is vital. Biblical emunah is not dead agreement. It is living trust expressed through obedience.

Ya‘aqov (James) 2:17, CJB
“Thus, faith by itself, unaccompanied by actions, is dead.”

Ya‘aqov (James) 2:22, CJB
“You see that his faith worked with his actions; by the actions the faith was made complete;”

That means the Good News does not call men merely to make a decision. It calls them to become talmidim (disciples).

Luqas (Luke) 9:23, CJB
“Then to everyone he said, ‘If anyone wants to come after me, let him say no to himself, take up his execution-stake daily and keep following me.’”

This is where much modern evangelism has often weakened the gospel. It seeks assent without surrender, comfort without repentance, and verbal profession without discipleship.

But Y’hoshua calls us to follow Him. Not admire Him from a distance.
Not to speak His Name while resisting His rule. But follow Him.

The Good News Is for Jew and Gentile Alike

The Good News is profoundly Jewish in origin and gloriously wide in reach.

Eph’siyim (Ephesians) 2:11–13, CJB
“Therefore, remember your former state: you Gentiles by birth — called the Uncircumcised by those who, merely because of an operation on their flesh, are called the Circumcised —
at that time had no Messiah. You were estranged from the national life of Isra’el. You were foreigners to the covenants embodying God’s promise. You were in this world without hope and without God.
But now, you who were once far off have been brought near through the shedding of the Messiah’s blood.”

The nations were once far off. Now they are brought near. Not into a rootless religious system, but near to the covenants, near to the promises, near through the blood of Mashiach. And this was always part of Y’hovah’s plan.

Galatiyim (Galatians) 3:8, CJB
“Also the Tanakh, foreseeing that God would consider the Gentiles righteous when they live by trusting and being faithful, told the Good News to Avraham in advance by saying, ‘In connection with you, all the Goyim will be blessed.’”

So the Good News is not anti-Jewish, and it is not anti-Gentile. It is the fulfillment of the promise that through Avraham’s line the nations would be blessed.

The Good News Produces New Creation and New Life

The Good News is not just about avoiding condemnation. It creates a new people and a new life.

Qorintiyim Bet (2 Corinthians) 5:17–20, CJB
“Therefore, if anyone is united with the Messiah, he is a new creation — the old has passed; look, what has come is fresh and new!
And it is all from God, who through the Messiah has reconciled us to himself and has given us the work of that reconciliation,
which is that God in the Messiah was reconciling mankind to himself, not counting their sins against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
Therefore, we are ambassadors of the Messiah; in effect, God is making his appeal through us. What we do is appeal on behalf of the Messiah, ‘Be reconciled to God!’”

This is beautiful and powerful.

The Good News reconciles, renews, and commissions. Those who receive it are changed by it and then become messengers of it.

The Good News Leads Into Spirit-Empowered Obedience, Not Lawlessness

Within Netzari Mashiach Judaism, this point must be spoken plainly. The Good News does not free us into lawlessness. It frees us into covenant life through the Ruach.

Romiyim (Romans) 8:3–4, CJB
“For what the Torah could not do by itself, because it lacked the power to make the old nature cooperate, God did by sending his own Son as a human being with a nature like our own sinful one [but without sin]. God did this in order to deal with sin, and in so doing he executed the punishment against sin in human nature,
so that the just requirement of the Torah might be fulfilled in us who do not run our lives according to what our old nature wants but according to what the Spirit wants.”

This is not the cancellation of TORAH. It is the fulfillment of its righteous requirement in those who walk by the Spirit.

The problem was never Y’hovah’s instruction (TORAH). The problem is the human heart. That is why the Good News includes forgiveness and transformation.

The Good News Calls for Endurance

A final important truth: the Good News calls us not only to begin, but to endure.

Mattithyahu (Matthew) 24:13, CJB
“But whoever holds out till the end will be delivered.”

Hitgalut (Revelation) 14:12, TS2009
“Here is the endurance of the set-apart ones, here are those guarding the commands of Elohim and the belief of יהושע/Y'hoshua.”

The path of a talmid is not a momentary emotional experience. It is a life of enduring trust, faithful obedience, and steadfast allegiance to Rabbi Gadol Y’hoshua.

This is why discipleship matters, and why follow-up matters. This is why shallow evangelism and not making disciples fail.

The Good News is not merely about getting people to start. It is about calling them to walk faithfully until our King Mashiach comes back.

Conclusion to Part 2: The Good News of Y’hoshua in Full

So what is the Good News of Y’hoshua?

It is the scriptural announcement that Avinu Y’hovah, the Elohim of Yisrael and Creator of all, has fulfilled His promises through Y’hoshua the Mashiach. Humanity is lost in sin and unable to save itself, but Avinu Y’hovah in His mercy sent His Son, the promised King, to proclaim the Kingdom, call sinners to repentance, die for sins according to the Scriptures, rise again according to the Scriptures, and be exalted as Master and Mashiach. Through Him, forgiveness, cleansing, reconciliation, and the gift of the Ruach HaKodesh are given to those who turn to Avinu Y’hovah in faith. Jew and Gentile alike are invited into covenant restoration through Mashiach—not into lawlessness, but into Spirit-empowered obedience, discipleship, endurance, and the hope of the coming Kingdom.

That is the Good News! Covenantal, prophetic, redemptive, royal, and transforming. It is the POWER of Y’hovah Elyon unto salvation.

Final Exhortation

As Netzari Disciples, if we are going to proclaim Y’hoshua faithfully in this generation, we must proclaim more than a slogan. We must recover the fullness of the message.

We must begin with our loving Father, Y’hovah.
We must honor the place of Yisrael in our covenant relationship.
We must proclaim the Kingdom of YHVH.
We must preach repentance.
We must declare the atoning death and victorious resurrection of our Rabbi Y’hoshua.
We must continue to proclaim so (that those who have ears to hear) will seek to be born again and walk daily in discipleship, not a mere decision or to recite some sinner's prayer.
And we must do all according to the complete Scriptures (TORAH).

The world does not need a thinner or fake gospel.
It needs the real one.

May Avinu Y’hovah Elyon raise up faithful messengers who proclaim the Good News of Rabbi Y’hoshua with truth, depth, love, clarity, and power—and may He form through His message a people who do not merely profess His Name, but truly walk in His DEREKH (WAY). The only WAY!

By Rabbi Francisco Arbas
📧 franciscoarbas.yisrael@gmail.com
Following His ‘WAY’ — Netzari Mashiach Judaism