About
Author/Speaker Bio
C. Edward Rose, Jr., MD, founded Good Soil Good Fruit Ministry, which encourages people to receive Jesus Christ and then grow in His image and become disciple-makers. Ed has been an elder and part of medical mission teams to India, Bolivia, and Honduras. He continues to lead Bible studies and discipleship groups. Ed’s passion is to share the gospel and disciple Christ-followers to discipline themselves to God’s means of grace to grow in Christlikeness to bear fruit. Since he came to faith in Jesus Christ over 40 years ago, he has been a speaker to many different groups and individuals in Protestant denominations.
Ed is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Following his clinical and research training, he moved to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he was a pulmonary and critical care medicine professor for more than 40 years. Ed continues to practice medicine in a free clinic in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Core Beliefs of GSGF Ministry
Good Soil Good Fruit Ministry (GSGF) was founded by Edward Rose to encourage growth in Christlikeness in every Christ-follower to bear good fruit which glorifies God. In addition to this website, the ministry has just published Unrelenting Pursuit through Carpenter’s Son Publishing to outline this in greater detail.
- Inspiration, inerrancy, and final authority of Scripture (1 Thess. 2:13, 2 Tim. 3:16-17)
- The virgin birth (Luke 1:34-35)
- The literal incarnation and absolute humanity and deity of Christ Jesus (Heb. 1:2-14, 1 John 4:2)
- Resurrection of Jesus from the dead (Acts 26:22-23, Rom. 8:11)
- Jesus is alive and seated at the right hand of God the Father and is our Great High Priest! (Heb. 4:14-15)
- Substitutionary atonement for our sins by Jesus by his death on the cross (1 Peter 1:18-19, 1 John 2:2)
- Salvation is by faith alone in Jesus alone (Eph. 2:8-9)
- There is no other way for salvation except by Jesus (John 14:6, Acts 4:10-12)
- Therefore, there is no other gospel (Gal. 1:6-9)
- Once reconciled by faith in Jesus Christ, every Christ-follower is called to discipline themselves to overcome sin in their life and grow in maturity in order to bear fruit (Col. 3:8-10, 1 Tim. 4:7, 2 Tim. 2:19, 1 Peter 1:14-16,
1 John 2:4-5)
How To Use this Website in Discipling Others
There are a number of resources on this website that will be useful in disciple-making:
GSGF Mission
Describes the leading and purposes of GSGF (and this website), the importance of being in a local church, and that the website is not self-help, but rather encourages being transformed through the Holy Spirit by the other means of grace God has given for a Christ-follower to grow in maturity.
Resources
Key information is provided regarding frequently asked questions (FAQ), how a person can be saved, and additional sources of information.
Book
Describes the usefulness of the newly published book Unrelenting Pursuit on how to grow in Christlikeness and bear fruit including sharing the gospel and disciple-making.
Credits for the Website and Unrelenting Pursuit
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations in Unrelenting Pursuit are taken from the NASB®. Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org.
Scripture quotations marked (NKJV) are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.