A Common Error:

[H. Richard]

It is a common error for religious preachers/teachers to assume that the Pauline Gospel of Grace should be blended in with what Jesus and the 11 preached. I feel this is a deadly error that will send many to Hell.

Gal 1:8 NKJV
8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.

It is a fact that God has given humankind different requirements down through history. The Pauline Gospel of salvation by faith in what God did on the cross (His shed blood) is without precedence in the scriptures. When a person fails to see this they will always blend the Law of Moses (what Jesus and the 11 taught to the Jews) with grace and destroy both of them. Paul warned about this in Rom. 2:16 and Rom 16:25.

Rom 2:16 NKJV
16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

Rom 16:25 NKJV
25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began.

It is clear that Jesus Christ, by His own words, did not come to minister to the Gentiles, nor was His message "the kingdom gospel" sent to the Gentiles. He did not offer the promised "kingdom of heaven" to the Gentiles. The following scriptures support this fact.

Matt 10:5-7 (NKJ)
5 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: "Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans.
6 "But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

Matt 15:23-24 (NKJ)
23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries out after us."
24 But He answered and said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

Paul said: Rom 15:8 (NKJ)
8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

Note that in Matt 10:5-7 and Matt 15:23-24 Jesus said He did not come EXCEPT to the house of Israel. Jesus came to confirm/fulfill all the promises God made to the Jews that were written about Him in the O.T. His mission was to the Jews, not to the Gentiles. This is what Paul meant in Rom 15:8 above.

IMPORTANT NOTE: -- This is not to say that God did not have another purpose for Jesus' death on the cross. But that purpose was “hidden in God” and revealed to Paul on the road to Damascus by Jesus. (Eph 3:9). The church for this age of grace (the Church of His body) started when Paul preached the gospel of grace that was given to him by Jesus.

 

[Deborah_]

But as soon as He was resurrected, Jesus told His disciples to take the message of the Kingdom to all nations (Matthew 28:16-20;Mark 16:15; Luke24:46-48; Acts 1:8). And that was what Paul did: he "proclaimed the Kingdom of God." (Acts 28:31)

 

[H. Richard]

But as soon as He was resurrected, Jesus told His disciples to take the message of the Kingdom to all nations (Matthew 28:16-20;Mark 16:15; Luke24:46-48; Acts 1:8). And that was what Paul did: he "proclaimed the Kingdom of God." (Acts 28:31)

The 12 preached that Jesus was the Messiah and king of the promised kingdom that Jesus would rule in the 1000 year reign of Jesus on this earth. That is why it is called "the kingdom gospel."

Paul taught a gospel that was HIDDEN IN GOD and revealed to him by Jesus. It is a wonder to me as to how those who want to elevate the 12 and put down Paul can ignore the scriptures that plainly say Paul's gospel was hidden in God. If it was hidden it had not been revealed.

Deut 29:29
29 "The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.
NKJV

Eph 3:8-9
8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;
NKJV

 

[Angelina]

It is a common error for religious preachers/teachers to assume that the Pauline Gospel of Grace should be blended in with what Jesus and the 11 preached. I feel this is a deadly error that will send many to Hell.

It is a fact that God has given humankind different requirements down through history. The Pauline Gospel of salvation by faith in what God did on the cross (His shed blood) is without precedence in the scriptures. When a person fails to see this they will always blend the Law of Moses (what Jesus and the 11 taught to the Jews) with grace and destroy both of them. Paul warned about this in Rom. 2:16 and Rom 16:25.

Christ had to be born under the law [Galatians 4:4, 5] to fulfill the law [Matthew 5:17] and save those who were under the law. [Hebrews 9:15]. Gentiles believers coming to Christ were/are not under the law. Romans 6:8, 9, 10, 14. Jesus needed to be a perfect sacrifice for those under the law and also for those who come to Christ through his word spoken by the mouth of his disciples/Apostles. Although they were separate groups, Gods plan was to make them one group in Christ Jesus.

11 So then, remember that at one time you were Gentiles in the flesh—called “the uncircumcised” by those called “the circumcised,” which is done in the flesh by human hands. 12 At that time you were without the Messiah, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah. 14 For He is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In His flesh, 15 He made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that He might create in Himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace. 16 He did this so that He might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross and put the hostility to death by it. 17 When the Messiah came, He proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. 21 The whole building, being put together by Him, grows into a holy sanctuary in the Lord. 22 You also are being built together for God’s dwelling in the Spirit. Ephesians 2

 

[iakov]

It is a common error for religious preachers/teachers to assume that the Pauline Gospel of Grace should be blended in with what Jesus and the 11 preached. I feel this is a deadly error that will send many to Hell.

What Paul preached IS what Jesus and the 12 preached.

There is only ONE gospel.

 

[StanJ]

What Paul preached IS what Jesus and the 12 preached.

There is only ONE gospel.

Absolutely correct!

 

[Angelina]

Amen to that...

 

[OzSpen]

What Paul preached IS what Jesus and the 12 preached.

There is only ONE gospel.

Absolutely, iakov!

And this is where Paul was told to take this ONE Gospel, 'And he said to me, "Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles"' (Acts 22:21 ESV).

Oz

 

[H. Richard]

Christ had to be born under the law [Galatians 4:4, 5] to fulfill the law [Matthew 5:17] and save those who were under the law. [Hebrews 9:15]. Gentiles believers coming to Christ were/are not under the law. Romans 6:8, 9, 10, 14. Jesus needed to be a perfect sacrifice for those under the law and also for those who come to Christ through his word spoken by the mouth of his disciples/Apostles. Although they were separate groups, Gods plan was to make them one group in Christ Jesus.

11 So then, remember that at one time you were Gentiles in the flesh—called “the uncircumcised” by those called “the circumcised,” which is done in the flesh by human hands. 12 At that time you were without the Messiah, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah. 14 For He is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In His flesh, 15 He made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that He might create in Himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace. 16 He did this so that He might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross and put the hostility to death by it. 17 When the Messiah came, He proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. 21 The whole building, being put together by Him, grows into a holy sanctuary in the Lord. 22 You also are being built together for God’s dwelling in the Spirit. Ephesians 2

13 """""But now"""" in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah

Please explain why these words are used!!! Don't they indicate that something else was true before BUT NOW it is replaced

Do a word search for the words "but now". You might find it interesting.

 

[H. Richard]

What Paul preached IS what Jesus and the 12 preached.

There is only ONE gospel.

That is your opinion and is not mine. I can support my opinion by the scriptures, can you support your opinion by the scriptures?

If they were teaching the same thing then why did they have a different opinion about the cross?

Notice that in Acts 3:21 Peter is proclaiming things made known by the prophets since the world began. In contrast, in the book of Romans, 16:25, Paul is proclaiming things kept secret since the world began. Something made known cannot be a secret and something kept secret has not been made known. Notice that Peter proclaimed the crucifixion of Jesus as something for the Jews to repent of (Acts 2) where Paul proclaimed that he gloried in the cross of Christ (Gal 6:11-15).

Heb 7:18-22 (NKJ)
18 For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness,
19 for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
20 And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath
21 (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: "The Lord has sworn and will not relent, 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek' "),
22 by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.

Heb 8:6-7 (NKJ)
6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
7 For if that first covenant (Law) had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.

If there was never any other gospel (covenant) than the gospel of the grace of God, as some claim, why was it necessary to replace an old covenant (gospel)? If one was "unprofitable" then it must have failed to be profitable. In order to replace the old, the old had to exist in order to be replaced.

Jesus and the 12 (or 11) taught the gospel of the Abrahamic Covenant. A covenant to which the law was added (Gal 3:16-19). The law failed because of " its weakness and unprofitable-ness" It was "unprofitable" because of the weakness of men. Men could not live up to the standards of God's perfect laws. But Jesus did and He did it for us.

 

[Angelina]

13 """""But now"""" in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah

Please explain why these words are used!!! Don't they indicate that something else was true before BUT NOW it is replaced

Do a word search for the words "but now". You might find it interesting.

Yes they do...
It is very obvious that "but now" means ~ we were once in that position, "but now", we are in this position because of Jesus Christ. Jesus had to die under the law because the law is where the sting of death is found. 1 Corinthians 15:56.

Gentiles were not under the law but the consequences of the law still held for all mankind because all have sinned Romans 5:12.

That is why Jesus said to the Samaritan women ~ "22 You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him" John 4:22, 23.