I have begun to notice a pattern. I've made no conclusions as of yet, so feel free to fill me in if I'm wrong.
Many suggest the gospel is ridiculously simple. According to conversations I've had outside this forum, the simple "Gospel" includes only, "THE NAME OF JESUS", the cross, scriptures on belief and salvation (and sometimes the story of the prodigal son).
The simple "Gospel" excludes everything else (not with all protestants/baptists, of course, just a general pattern).
When protestants/baptists share "the Gospel" with non-believers, they do not include the beatitudes, the sheep and the goats, the parable of the treasure in the field, estimating the costs of following Jesus, Luke 14:25-30, denying one self Luke 9:23, etc. They do not emphasize the character, thoughts, & convictions of Jesus, within those three years, as part of "the Gospel".
This would vastly simplify the gospel and strip it clean of so many things non-believers would need to learn as well.
Before you blast me, I speak only of my own experience with whom I have spoken. I'm not saying that all protestants/baptists are doing what I just described.
Would love to hear anyone's thoughts.