IS THERE MORE THAN ONE GOSPEL ?

[Guojing]

Whether or not the "gospel" is a broad tent incorporating the variety of messages received over time or if it constitutes individual messages which do differ from each other, as you have noted, is open to debate. To say that, as some have said, the gospel as revealed to Adam is one and the same gospel as revealed through Jesus Christ, is a vast stretch, IMO.

For people making that "vast stretch", they misunderstood what Paul meant in Galatians 1:6-9.

 

[Chaleb]

In Matt 10:7-23 we have what the 12 preached , The Kingdom of Heaven .

There are many Gospels......most of them are this....... Galatians 1:8

Paul's Gospel, that he stated 3x is "my Gospel" is the one that is given in the "time of the Gentiles', as Paul is "the apostle to the Gentiles".

Its this one....>"The Gospel Of the GRACE of God".

 

[timothyu]

Paul's Gospel, that he stated 3x is "my Gospel"

Separate then from the 3x's it is mentioned he taught the Gospel of the Kingdom which was Jesus'.

Acts 19:8 He (Paul) went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the Kingdom of God

Acts 28: 23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

Acts 28: 30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

 

[Guojing]

Separate then from the 3x's it is mentioned he taught the Gospel of the Kingdom which was Jesus'.

Acts 19:8 He (Paul) went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the Kingdom of God

Acts 28: 23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

Acts 28: 30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

You can preach about the kingdom of God without preaching the gospel of the kingdom.

Just because the word kingdom appears in both terms does not allow one to conclude that they must therefore be equivalent.

 

[timothyu]

You can preach about the kingdom of God without preaching the gospel of the kingdom.

What would be the point?

 

[Guojing]

What would be the point?

My conclusion that you deleted in your reply

"Just because the word kingdom appears in both terms does not allow one to conclude that they must therefore be equivalent."

 

[timothyu]

My conclusion that you deleted in your reply

Nope.. response to your post. The Gospel of the Kingdom is what it is, and Jesus' only gospel around which He surrounded His entire ministry and work.

 

[Guojing]

The Gospel of the Kingdom is what it is, and Jesus' only gospel around which He surrounded His entire ministry and work.

Yes, Jesus only preached the gospel of the kingdom in his first coming to Israel (Matthew 15:24, Matthew 10:5-8).

There is no contradiction between believing that, and believing that he, after ascending to heaven, gave Paul a new gospel to preach to the Body of Christ (Galatians 1:12).

 

[timothyu]

There is no contradiction between believing that, and believing that he, after ascending to heaven, gave Paul a new gospel to preach to the Body of Christ

Why would He cause purposeful division in His church. That is something only man would do. His church existed before Paul.

 

[Guojing]

Why would He cause purposeful division in His church. That is something only man would do. His church existed before Paul.

Because the gospel of the kingdom have Israel being saved first, before gentiles could be reached by them for salvation (Zechariah 8:23).

So once Israel rejected Christ for the final time when they stoned Stephen, if there was no Paul sent to us gentiles with a new gospel, we gentiles would have no hope for salvation, until Israel is restored to God.

Do you really think that situation will be better for us?

 

[timothyu]

Paul sent to us gentiles with a new gospel,

Why do you assume it was a new Gospel? God's coming Kingdom is about a new world, not an alternate political narrative for a different people.

 

[Guojing]

Why do you assume it was a new Gospel? God's coming Kingdom is about a new world, not an alternate political narrative for a different people.

Galatians 1:11-12, as I have stated.

And there is a reason why there had to be the Jerusalem council in Galatians 2/Acts 15.

If it was the same gospel, there would have been no need.

 

[timothyu]

If it was the same gospel, there would have been no need.

Kingdom is Kingdom. Nothing to do with the petty differences of tribes.

 

[Guojing]

Kingdom is Kingdom. Nothing to do with the petty differences of tribes.

That has nothing to do with the point I was making