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I’m not saying he wasn’t. You asked why Abraham needed to have the Gospel preached to him. I simply showed you that it is exactly what happened according to the Scriptures. The “why” is given for you in the Scripture I quoted.
In Gal.3 the gospel was preached to Abraham beforehand not after he was dead as 1 Peter 4:6 says. Both verses are independent of each other, in other words, the verses in Gal. 3 are related to Abraham while 1 Peter 4:6 is not.


“Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. Therefore, recognize that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.” So then, those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3‬:‭6‬-‭9‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

“For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as people, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬
 
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In Gal.3 the gospel was preached to Abraham beforehand not after he was dead as 1 Peter 4:6 says. Both verses are independent of each other, in other words, the verses in Gal. 3 are related to Abraham while 1 Peter 4:6 is not.


“Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. Therefore, recognize that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.” So then, those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3‬:‭6‬-‭9‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

“For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as people, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬
Understood. It sounded like you were refuting the Scriptures as not having preached the Gospel beforehand to Abraham.
 
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Beforehand? My post was in respond to 1 Peter 4:6. Abraham was still saved by his faith.
FAITH IN WHAT ; GOD, Christ and the gospel. The gospel is believed in by faith. Look up the word gospel in a concordance , read those verses, then you will see.
 
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If you love Jesus and his Father may I offer you up this message:

We do have something in common I think, we both love Jesus and his Father and I feel that it is an important Bond even though we may believe differently.
:) :sparklingheart:
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