THE GOSPELS ARE NOT NEW TESTAMENT

[Doug]

Hebrews 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
9:16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
9:17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

The gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) are not new testament gospels.

Hebrews 9:17 clearly states that the new testament did not take effect until the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. A testament is not in force while the testator is alive.

Jesus, in all the gospels, was alive during his earthly ministry. In all these gospels, it is still old testament. Jesus is still upholding the law. Jesus was not crucified, dead, buried, and risen, until the end of these gospels (Matthew 5:17 Matthew 19:17).

In the gospels, Jesus is ministering to Israel. Jesus, and the twelve Apostles, are preaching the gospel of the kingdom to Israel. The gospel of the kingdom is that, the prophetic, Davidic, kingdom on earth, promised to Israel, was at hand (Matthew 4:23 Matthew 8:11 Luke 1:32).

In the gospels, Jesus would shed his blood to establish the new testament with Israel: therefore, it could be said, that the gospels are transitional, in that, Jesus brings in the change from old testament, to new.

 

[The Gospel of Christ]

Hebrews 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
9:16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
9:17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

The gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) are not new testament gospels.

Hebrews 9:17 clearly states that the new testament did not take effect until the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. A testament is not in force while the testator is alive.

Jesus, in all the gospels, was alive during his earthly ministry. In all these gospels, it is still old testament. Jesus is still upholding the law. Jesus was not crucified, dead, buried, and risen, until the end of these gospels (Matthew 5:17 Matthew 19:17).

In the gospels, Jesus is ministering to Israel. Jesus, and the twelve Apostles, are preaching the gospel of the kingdom to Israel. The gospel of the kingdom is that, the prophetic, Davidic, kingdom on earth, promised to Israel, was at hand (Matthew 4:23 Matthew 8:11 Luke 1:32).

In the gospels, Jesus would shed his blood to establish the new testament with Israel: therefore, it could be said, that the gospels are transitional, in that, Jesus brings in the change from old testament, to new.

You’re twisting Hebrews 9 to say something it absolutely does not say.
Yes — a testament is ratified by death.
But that doesn’t mean everything Jesus said before the Cross is Old Covenant theology, or that the Gospels are somehow irrelevant to the Church.

That’s not exegesis — that’s theological butchery and Scofield-level blasphemy.

You’re trying to sever Christ from His own words, divide His body into timelines, and pretend the red letters were just warm-up doctrine “for the Jews only.”

False.

The New Covenant didn’t begin at the end of the Gospels —
It began with Christ Himself, who is the covenant.

Let’s be clear:
Jesus didn’t come to reinforce the Old Covenant —
He came to fulfill it, dismantle it, and establish a New and better covenant in His blood — and He was already preaching that reality before the Cross.

“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since that time the Kingdom of God is preached…” — Luke 16:16
“This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” — Luke 22:20
“A new commandment I give you…” — John 13:34

If Jesus' words aren’t “New Testament,” then what are they — prequel content?

This is where Scofieldism shows its true face:
It tries to limit the words of Jesus to a “Jewish dispensation”, claiming that the real gospel came later through Paul. But Jesus Himself said:

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.” — Matthew 24:35

The dangerous implications of what you're teaching:

You imply that the Sermon on the Mount doesn’t apply to Christians.

You suggest that Jesus’ teachings on humility, forgiveness, the Spirit, and the Kingdom were just for Jews.
You disconnect Jesus from His own Body — the Church — as if He was preaching one gospel, and Paul came later with a better version.

This is NOT New Testament theology.
It's Scofield's dispensational fantasy — and heresy of the tallest order.

And Jesus already warned about this very thing:

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” — John 10:27
He didn’t say “follow Scofield’s charts.”

The truth is simple:

The Gospels are fully part of the New Testament canon.
Jesus preached the Kingdom, the cross, and the new covenant before He died.
The Cross didn’t begin a new message — it fulfilled everything He had already been saying.

The New Covenant didn’t start after Jesus.
It was in Him, through Him, and because of Him — from the very start.

“The Word became flesh… full of grace and truth.”
That’s not Old Covenant — that’s the Gospel of Christ.