Sorry, but I did already…..what is a “gospel”….it is “good news”…so what is the “good news” that all of Christ’s disciples preached? (Matt 24:14) There was only one…..about the Kingdom of God….what it is…how it comes….when it comes….and what the results will be to the redeemed human race?
What does the Lord’s Prayer mean?
”Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”? That is the gospel.
I Concur....
Luke 4:43 But He said to them,
"I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose."
Luke 8:1 Soon afterwards, He
began going around from one city and village to another, proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of God.
The twelve were with Him,
Luk 9:1 And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.
2 And
He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing.
Luke 18:31 Then He took the twelve aside and said to them,
"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things which are written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished. 32 "For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and mistreated and spit upon, 33 and after they have scourged Him, they will kill Him; and the third day He will rise again." 34
But the disciples understood none of these things, and
the meaning of this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.
John 20:9 For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.
So…. The gospel was announced before Jesus died on the cross! Yet they did not understand… that He must rise again from the dead.
Mar 1:14 Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,
15 and saying,
"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."
Mat 4:23 Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and
Proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.
Mat 9:35 Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and
proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
Yet they did not understand… that He must rise again from the dead.
And after his resurrection…
Act 1:3 To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs,
appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.
Act 1:6 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying,
"Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"
Act 19:8 And he entered the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three months, reasoning and
persuading them about the kingdom of God.
Act 20:25 "And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about
preaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face.
Act 28:23 When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and
he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.
What was added to the Gospel of the Kingdom….
Act 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching
the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike.
Act 28:23 When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and
he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.
Jesus and the 12 went about teaching
the kingdom of God and performing healing…for 3 years… All with out knowing … they will kill Him; and the thirdday He will rise again."
But the disciples understood none of these things!
So what I would like from you… Aunty... is to proclaiming the Gospel of the kingdom of God… without talking about the death and resurrection of Jesus. Like Jesus did for so many years!