Paul's Gospel

[soul man]

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, - Romans 16:25 .

Underline 'my gospel.' My gospel - is the most important words in your Bible. 'My gospel' - written 3 times in scripture. We need to take a serious look at that, and follow through on it's instructions. When Paul instructs believers to follow him, what did he mean by that?
You follow Paul through his Epistle's.

He wrote 14 books of the bible, and they are all written directly to you. It is "the gospel of grace written to the born again." Why would the born again need a gospel? Because they never existed before in the world - and they never had a gospel. It is that simple - we needed our own message to go with the cross and the new birth. You didn't know you had your own message but you do. He is very protective of his gospel. He gives many warning about his gospel not being like other gospels - It has no law in it. Paul moved in fear and trembling because of his gospel. He guarded his gospel from his own background, always afraid he would mix law with the grace he was receiving by revelation. That was Paul's fear and trembling. Paul was above many of his peers when it came to understanding Jewish law and traditions. Very educated man, but that understanding was giving way to the new understanding of Christ in you.

Paul spent a few years in the desert (getting out of his mind alot of his law understanding, IMO), we don't know why but I speculate - the Lord was working on Paul to get a lot of his old understanding out of him so he could understand this new message of grace.

Why would Paul use the kind of language he uses such as; my gospel? He separated his gospel from anything else anyone would say. He would put his gospel up against any message that would try to displace his gospel of grace - knowing the law would separate believers (in mind - not knowing who they are) and not establish them in Christ. It was the gospel that was given to him to give to us - this new race of people to be born (birthed by God the father) into existence that never existed before! The born again believer! ..scripture calls them.

He wanted us to know he had the message to the born again. Look at some of the problems he with some of the other Apostles. We have to confront religious ideas about scripture - the idea we get that everybody gets along and it's all ok. It was not ok, they had many run ins, and it was all over the gospel. You will have to confront that if you follow Paul. All they knew was law and Paul came with this new message of grace and it didn't fit what other's believed. That was a problem for Paul and he would confront those with his gospel. He had to because God was bringing in the message for the new creation people that had started on the day of Pentecost.

A new people with a new gospel, and Christianity was born! Follow Paul, as he followed the Lord in getting the new revelation gospel revealed.

 

[theefaith]

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, - Romans 16:25 .

Underline 'my gospel.' My gospel - is the most important words in your Bible. 'My gospel' - written 3 times in scripture. We need to take a serious look at that, and follow through on it's instructions. When Paul instructs believers to follow him, what did he mean by that?
You follow Paul through his Epistle's.

He wrote 14 books of the bible, and they are all written directly to you. It is "the gospel of grace written to the born again." Why would the born again need a gospel? Because they never existed before in the world - and they never had a gospel. It is that simple - we needed our own message to go with the cross and the new birth. You didn't know you had your own message but you do. He is very protective of his gospel. He gives many warning about his gospel not being like other gospels - It has no law in it. Paul moved in fear and trembling because of his gospel. He guarded his gospel from his own background, always afraid he would mix law with the grace he was receiving by revelation. That was Paul's fear and trembling. Paul was above many of his peers when it came to understanding Jewish law and traditions. Very educated man, but that understanding was giving way to the new understanding of Christ in you.

Why would Paul use the kind of language he uses such as; my gospel? He separated his gospel from anything else anyone would say. He would put his gospel up against any message that would try to displace his gospel of grace - knowing the law would separate believers (in mind - not knowing who they are) and not establish them in Christ. It was the gospel that was given to him to give to us - this new race of people to be born (birthed by God the father) into existence that never existed before! The born again believer! ..scripture calls them.

He wanted us to know he had the message to the born again. Look at some of the problems he with some of the other Apostles. We have to confront religious ideas about scripture - the idea we get that everybody gets along and it's all ok. It was not ok, they had many run ins, and it was all over the gospel. You will have to confront that if you follow Paul. All they knew was law and Paul came with this new message of grace and it didn't fit what other's believed. That was a problem for Paul and he would confront those with his gospel. He had to because God was bringing in the message for the new creation people that had started on the day of Pentecost.

A new people with a new gospel, and Christianity was born! Follow Paul, as he followed the Lord in getting the new revelation gospel revealed.

paul was referring to the gospel of Luke!

 

[soul man]

paul was referring to the gospel of Luke!

Ok, what did Luke have to say?

 

[Pearl]

Gospel means Good News so we all have the Good News of Jesus that we can share.

 

[soul man]

paul was referring to the gospel of Luke!

I'm wondering if you are saying Luke inspired Paul?

 

[David in NJ]

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, - Romans 16:25 .

Underline 'my gospel.' My gospel - is the most important words in your Bible. 'My gospel' - written 3 times in scripture. We need to take a serious look at that, and follow through on it's instructions. When Paul instructs believers to follow him, what did he mean by that?
You follow Paul through his Epistle's.

He wrote 14 books of the bible, and they are all written directly to you. It is "the gospel of grace written to the born again." Why would the born again need a gospel? Because they never existed before in the world - and they never had a gospel. It is that simple - we needed our own message to go with the cross and the new birth. You didn't know you had your own message but you do. He is very protective of his gospel. He gives many warning about his gospel not being like other gospels - It has no law in it. Paul moved in fear and trembling because of his gospel. He guarded his gospel from his own background, always afraid he would mix law with the grace he was receiving by revelation. That was Paul's fear and trembling. Paul was above many of his peers when it came to understanding Jewish law and traditions. Very educated man, but that understanding was giving way to the new understanding of Christ in you.

Paul spent a few years in the desert (getting out of his mind alot of his law understanding, IMO), we don't know why but I speculate - the Lord was working on Paul to get a lot of his old understanding out of him so he could understand this new message of grace.

Why would Paul use the kind of language he uses such as; my gospel? He separated his gospel from anything else anyone would say. He would put his gospel up against any message that would try to displace his gospel of grace - knowing the law would separate believers (in mind - not knowing who they are) and not establish them in Christ. It was the gospel that was given to him to give to us - this new race of people to be born (birthed by God the father) into existence that never existed before! The born again believer! ..scripture calls them.

He wanted us to know he had the message to the born again. Look at some of the problems he with some of the other Apostles. We have to confront religious ideas about scripture - the idea we get that everybody gets along and it's all ok. It was not ok, they had many run ins, and it was all over the gospel. You will have to confront that if you follow Paul. All they knew was law and Paul came with this new message of grace and it didn't fit what other's believed. That was a problem for Paul and he would confront those with his gospel. He had to because God was bringing in the message for the new creation people that had started on the day of Pentecost.

A new people with a new gospel, and Christianity was born! Follow Paul, as he followed the Lord in getting the new revelation gospel revealed.

AMEN - well said Brother - Thank You

 

[theefaith]

Ok, what did Luke have to say?

“Hail Mary”

 

[theefaith]

I'm wondering if you are saying Luke inspired Paul?

Both ways they were companions

 

[Enoch111]

Underline 'my gospel.' My gospel - is the most important words in your Bible. 'My gospel' - written 3 times in scripture.

This is true, yet Paul's Gospel was the same as that of Christ and the apostles, since there is only one Gospel with several designations. At the same time Paul was given an in-depth understanding of every aspect of the Gospel, and the epistle to the Romans provides us with this insight.

 

[theefaith]

This is true, yet Paul's Gospel was the same as that of Christ and the apostles, since there is only one Gospel with several designations. At the same time Paul was given an in-depth understanding of every aspect of the Gospel, and the epistle to the Romans provides us with this insight.

mans that includes baptism eph 2

 

[theefaith]

And gal 3

 

[Pierac]

Part 1
Many many textual scholars know that the arrangement by Jerome, whom was employed by the church in Rome, was designed to exalt the “Gentile” epistles of the New Testament into a higher position over those which had “Jewish” characteristics. The actual manuscripts show that Jerome’s order of the New Testament books do not represent any original arrangement. Yet many would agree Jerome’s Latin Vulgate translation was an political attempt to increase the political power of the western church over the rest of Christendom.

Yet, in spite of these reasons for placing Paul’s letters before the seven Catholic (“Jewish”) Epistles, the known proper order of the New Testament books has been maintained by the majority of early Greek manuscripts. And this is exactly how the New Testament books should be positioned today.

So, why is it important to have the correct manuscript arrangement?

As part of our education system it is known that the best way to instruct people is to begin with the easy aspects of a subject and then proceed to the more advanced. We can find this in the arrangement of the early New Testament books. The early writings were placed first to give the “kindergarten” books. Then progressed to the “grade school” books, then to the “high school” books, followed by the “college level” books, and so on.

This scaffolding can be seen in the writings of the apostle Paul. His first book in the New Testament, the book of Romans, represents a kind of kindergarten level of Christian doctrine for those with little knowledge about the plan of salvation. You notice Paul had not been to Rome before he wrote the book to a church that he states needed to “be established” (Romans 1:11). Paul then continues to give the Romans the kindergarten doctrinal teachings of Christianity. This is why the Book of Romans comes first in the canonical epistles of Paul.

Next come First Corinthians. Unlike the Romans whom Paul had never taught, He spent many months with the Corinthians. Paul’s focused on corrective matters as to spiritual infants. The epistle shows how new and immature the Corinthians were in their Christian faith.

“And I brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk: for hitherto you were not able to bear it, neither yet now are you able.” 1 Corinthians 3:1–2

The Corinthians at that stage in their Christian development were only capable of receiving elementary teachings from Paul. Not only were they acting like “children” (seen by reading further in 1 Corinthians 14:20), but their spiritual performances were more like baptized heathens. Paul demanded that they grow up and behave like mature Christians. Thankfully, the Corinthians learned some vital lessons by the time Paul wrote his second epistle, but in spite of their progress, Paul still said in 2nd Corinthians: “I speak unto you as children” (2 Corinthians 6:13).

As for the Galatians, the next book in the canonical order after the two to the Corinthians, Paul was upset with them for returning so quickly to an “infancy” in Christ, and resorting to the rule of the “schoolmaster” (the Mosaic law, Galatians 3:24–29; 4:1–10). The Galatians were reinstituting “elementary” teachings (Galatians 4:9). They were going back to a “grade school” type of instruction in Christ, returning to the lowest level of Christian development—to the keeping of the Law in order to “earn” salvation. The Galatians were retreating into Mosaic rules and trying to live like the Jewish people in Palestine: observing weekly and annual Sabbath days, new moons and months, and sabbatical years. These doctrines were intended for spiritual children who were in “grade school,” and not (as Paul looked at it) befitting mature Christians.

Thus, the epistles of Paul to the Romans, Corinthians, and Galatians in the regular canonical order of the manuscripts were designed for people just coming into a knowledge of Christ. And note:

· The message in the Book of Romans was for people Paul had never instructed before,


· His teaching to the Corinthians was for those whom he had taught for months, and


· The epistle to the Galatians was designed for those who had been taught the Gospel for several years.

In all of these first four epistles, the messages of Paul were intended for spiritual children. But when it comes to the next three epistles of Paul in the New Testament canon (Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians), they were designed to give instruction to mature and fully developed Christians. In Ephesians the subjects are directed to those who are “no more children.”

The teachings of Paul in these three epistles were advanced doctrinal discourses. Note that Paul spoke to these people in a mature language.

“For the perfecting [maturing] of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man [a fully mature man], unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: that we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine.”
· Ephesians 4:12–14

There could hardly be any plainer teaching. The readers of these latter epistles were far advanced in spiritual knowledge than the early Romans, Corinthians, and Galatians. Paul was even able to write the latter three epistles in very sophisticated language.

Paul’s letters to the first three churches in the canonical order of the manuscripts (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians) were arranged to provide the ABCs of doctrinal teaching, while the teaching in the latter three epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians) provided the XYZs of one’s knowledge in Christ.

The next book in the manuscript order is Hebrews. It is very mature teaching. Paul even stated that this treatise (rather than a “letter”) was intended for very mature Christians. Note what Paul stated in regard to the mature message that he was giving in the Book of Hebrews. “Leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on to perfection” (Hebrews 6:1–2). Its commentary explains how the Temple and physical rituals were types of things to come, but how the reality is found in Christ. It discusses the true kingdom of God which is to appear on earth. Emphasis is also given to “the Sabbath to come”—the millennial age (Hebrews 4:9) and the new Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22–23).

In Hebrews Paul also states that the elementary Christian doctrines of repentance, faith, baptisms, laying on of hands, the resurrection, and the judgment (which Paul discussed thoroughly in Romans, Corinthians, and Galatians) were to be left behind, and only subjects dealing with perfection were then appropriate for him to discuss (Hebrews 5:11–14; 6:1–3).

The remaining four books in Paul’s canon as shown by the manuscripts were instructions for the pastoral duties of ministers. Obviously, these later teachings are most mature. After all, they were written from one professional minister to other professional ministers. The teaching contained in them was hardly for spiritual infants.

Finally, the manuscripts have the Book of Revelation last of all. This book covers all aspects of the end of the age. Its contents pertain to the whole world, not only to the Christian church (as the two to the Thessalonians do). It is the most mature and difficult book to understand. It comes last, and is a fitting conclusion not only to the New Testament but also to the Bible as a whole.

Paul

 

[Pierac]

Part 2

Another important reason to read the New Testament in its original order is to see the progression of revelation revealed in scripture. Paul’s wrote that Salvation is always first for the Jews. When Jesus was alive and preaching on this Earth, the same was true. Even the testimony and teaching of Jesus Christ was only given to people who were of the House of Israel. Matthew 10:5 He said, Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, Then we read about the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15 who kept crying out saying, "Have mercy on me “ but Jesus did not answer her a word. Even the disciples came and asked Him to send her away. Then Jesus tells her, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Yet she kept begging "Lord, help me!" and Jesus replied "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." Only then did Jesus help her.

It’s clear, even from this passage that Jesus was only teaching and preaching to the house of Israel. It’s hard for many to accept but for the first 15 to 20 years only Jews were becoming Christians. To understand this fact one must start at the beginning of Christ’s Ekklesia (Church). Many scholars accept that the church first began on the day of Pentecost. Who was at Pentecost? Peter's sermon on the Day of Pentecost was entirely Jewish, [Act 2:5 Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.] The 3000 people who were saved that day would have been all Jewish. Act 2:22 "Men of Israel, listen to these words… (See Acts 2:1-41). They met regularly in the Temple, where Gentiles were excluded (Acts 2:46). Peter and John went to the Temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. (Acts 3:1). That means they were observant Jews, going there at 3pm when sacrifices were being made. When Peter had healed a lame man, an audience gathered and he addressed them as "Men of Israel" (Acts 3:12). Then he ends his speech like this: "Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities." (Acts 3:25-26). This is the first indication from any of the Apostles that the Word would spread to the Gentiles, but as we shall see later, Peter still hadn't really grasped it.

Then there was the problem of the daily distribution to the widows. The Greeks were complaining against the Hebrews because they were being neglected. These were Greek-speaking Jews, not Gentiles. It would appear that the Greek-speaking Jews were considered to be inferior, and not as observant as the Hebrew-speaking Jews, so they were neglected and the situation had to be rectified. (Acts 6:1).

The one event that made ministry to the Gentiles possible was Peter's vision and his visit to the house of Cornelius (Acts 10). Contrary to popular opinion, Cornelius was not a Hellenized Gentile, ignorant of the Torah. He was:

A devout man and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always. (Acts 10:2)

... a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews... (Acts 10:22)

Peter had his vision and went to visit Cornelius, sometime between these dates 35-40 AD. The word got round that Peter had been to the house of a Gentile (even though a semi-Judaized "God-fearer"). The Judaizing controversy began and Peter had to explain himself. (Acts 11:1-18)

As a result of this, the church began to slowly consider including the Gentiles, but with restrictions. The dates are important because it shows the Spirit setting up the 12 apostles for the acceptance of Paul’s initial radical new teaching concerning the Law and Gentiles.

When Paul and Barnabas went out on their first evangelistic journey, there was no general agreement among the Apostles and Elders in Jerusalem about the question of circumcision of the Gentiles. Their work was constantly hindered by this question, leading to Paul's heated letter to the Galatians. He later returned to Jerusalem to discuss it again with the Council, an event that is described in detail in Acts 15. Then he set out on his second journey and revisited the Galatian churches with the encouraging news that there was no requirement for the Gentiles to be circumcised, but a minimal observance would be required, particularly with regard to the food laws so that the Jewish and Gentile Believers could continue their communal meals together.

One thing we learn from these dates is the time it took for the Judaizing Controversy to be resolved. When the Church first began in 30AD, it was entirely Jewish, and evangelization of the Gentiles was not considered. It took 20 years for them to accept the Gentiles into the church without requiring them to fully convert to Judaism.

Sometime around 63 C.E., something different occurred. A brand new revelation came to Paul and other apostles that drastically changed even this “New Covenant type” of Christianity in which all Christians were reckoned as “Israelites.” The apostle Paul called it,

“The mystery of Christ that in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as [the Spirit] now reveals it unto his holy apostles and prophets ... which from the beginning of the world has been hid in God.” Ephesians 3:4–5, 9, paraphrasing

“The mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints.” Colossians 1:26

Before 63 C.E., Paul said the Mystery “has been hid in God” (Ephesians 3:9). God had kept it a secret from the knowledge of anyone (human or angel) even from the foundation of the world - long before the creation of Adam. Paul said, “From the beginning of the world it [the Mystery] has been hid in God” (verse 9). Paul spoke of it as:

“The mystery of Christ which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is NOW revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.” Ephesians 3:4–5

When reading the scriptures in the correct First Century Order you can see the progression of teaching. If you move the books around in different order you get a confusing mess that leads to confusion of why James seems to teach different than Paul concerning the law when we know both ultimately taught the same… Jam 2:8 If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well. Gal 5:14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."

Paul

 

[Davy]

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, - Romans 16:25 .

Underline 'my gospel.' My gospel - is the most important words in your Bible. 'My gospel' - written 3 times in scripture. We need to take a serious look at that, and follow through on it's instructions. When Paul instructs believers to follow him, what did he mean by that?
You follow Paul through his Epistle's.

He wrote 14 books of the bible, and they are all written directly to you. It is "the gospel of grace written to the born again." Why would the born again need a gospel? Because they never existed before in the world - and they never had a gospel. It is that simple - we needed our own message to go with the cross and the new birth. You didn't know you had your own message but you do. He is very protective of his gospel. He gives many warning about his gospel not being like other gospels - It has no law in it. Paul moved in fear and trembling because of his gospel. He guarded his gospel from his own background, always afraid he would mix law with the grace he was receiving by revelation. That was Paul's fear and trembling. Paul was above many of his peers when it came to understanding Jewish law and traditions. Very educated man, but that understanding was giving way to the new understanding of Christ in you.

Paul spent a few years in the desert (getting out of his mind alot of his law understanding, IMO), we don't know why but I speculate - the Lord was working on Paul to get a lot of his old understanding out of him so he could understand this new message of grace.

Why would Paul use the kind of language he uses such as; my gospel? He separated his gospel from anything else anyone would say. He would put his gospel up against any message that would try to displace his gospel of grace - knowing the law would separate believers (in mind - not knowing who they are) and not establish them in Christ. It was the gospel that was given to him to give to us - this new race of people to be born (birthed by God the father) into existence that never existed before! The born again believer! ..scripture calls them.

He wanted us to know he had the message to the born again. Look at some of the problems he with some of the other Apostles. We have to confront religious ideas about scripture - the idea we get that everybody gets along and it's all ok. It was not ok, they had many run ins, and it was all over the gospel. You will have to confront that if you follow Paul. All they knew was law and Paul came with this new message of grace and it didn't fit what other's believed. That was a problem for Paul and he would confront those with his gospel. He had to because God was bringing in the message for the new creation people that had started on the day of Pentecost.

A new people with a new gospel, and Christianity was born! Follow Paul, as he followed the Lord in getting the new revelation gospel revealed.

We have to be careful with that, because even though it's true that Lord Jesus specifically chose Paul, The Gospel Paul preached was the same Gospel the other Apostles preached.

I don't know if you are on man's Pre-trib Rapture theory, but the attempt to separate The One Gospel into two gospels was an offshoot from John Darby's Dispensationalist theories. Other's like the 19th scholar E.W. Bullinger took Darby's theories further, and began to teach that only Paul's Epistles are relevant to Christianity. The rest of The Bible is for the Jews became their theory. But that is simply not so. All of God's Word is for Christians.

And in later years, there came more debate on when Paul's Epistles came into effect for Christianity with a debate on the Acts 28 period.

All that too was a convenient way to steer Christian brethren away from Christ's Olivet discourse also, a Scripture where Lord Jesus first gave us seven main Signs of the end leading up to His return, which are also the signs in His Book of Revelation. Darby's system pushed the lie that is only for Jews, since Paul didn't write it.

 

[theefaith]

We’re suppose to honor and respect the perfidious Jews who rejected their win salvation and killed their savior?

not only to Jews but all men

Major covenants!

God initiated each covenant and the mediator always remains on earth mediating the covenant except for Christ who made Peter His personal representative and vicar! (Matt 16:18)

Adam
(Marriage covenant)

Noah
(Family covenant)

Abraham
(Tribal covenant)

Moses:
(National covenant)

Jesus Christ:
(Universal covenant)

New and eternal covenant founded by Jesus Christ! Matt 16:18

Universal (Catholic)
World universal

Lk 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. ( catholic universal)

Lk 2:31 prepared before the face of all (catholic) people

Jn 1:29 lamb of God who takes way the sins of the world

Jn 3:16 for God so loved the world

1 Jn 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Lk 2: 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (All people universal)

1 Tim 2:5 one mediator

Jn 10:16 One new covenant church
for all

one king
One kingdom

Christ is King of Glory!

Dan 2: 44 And in the days of these kings (Roman Caesars) shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

Isaiah 2:2
And it shall come to pass in the last days, (acts 2:17 last days began at Pentecost) that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

Micah 4:1
But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

Lk 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Matthew 5:14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matt 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Matt 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, (Israel) and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. (The new covenant church) Jn 15:1-5

Matthew 5:14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Lk 22:29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: (plural Peter and his successors)
32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

Jesus Christ is king!

We must submit and obey the king of kings!

 

[ScottA]

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, - Romans 16:25 .

Underline 'my gospel.' My gospel - is the most important words in your Bible. 'My gospel' - written 3 times in scripture. We need to take a serious look at that, and follow through on it's instructions. When Paul instructs believers to follow him, what did he mean by that?
You follow Paul through his Epistle's.

He wrote 14 books of the bible, and they are all written directly to you. It is "the gospel of grace written to the born again." Why would the born again need a gospel? Because they never existed before in the world - and they never had a gospel. It is that simple - we needed our own message to go with the cross and the new birth. You didn't know you had your own message but you do. He is very protective of his gospel. He gives many warning about his gospel not being like other gospels - It has no law in it. Paul moved in fear and trembling because of his gospel. He guarded his gospel from his own background, always afraid he would mix law with the grace he was receiving by revelation. That was Paul's fear and trembling. Paul was above many of his peers when it came to understanding Jewish law and traditions. Very educated man, but that understanding was giving way to the new understanding of Christ in you.

Paul spent a few years in the desert (getting out of his mind alot of his law understanding, IMO), we don't know why but I speculate - the Lord was working on Paul to get a lot of his old understanding out of him so he could understand this new message of grace.

Why would Paul use the kind of language he uses such as; my gospel? He separated his gospel from anything else anyone would say. He would put his gospel up against any message that would try to displace his gospel of grace - knowing the law would separate believers (in mind - not knowing who they are) and not establish them in Christ. It was the gospel that was given to him to give to us - this new race of people to be born (birthed by God the father) into existence that never existed before! The born again believer! ..scripture calls them.

He wanted us to know he had the message to the born again. Look at some of the problems he with some of the other Apostles. We have to confront religious ideas about scripture - the idea we get that everybody gets along and it's all ok. It was not ok, they had many run ins, and it was all over the gospel. You will have to confront that if you follow Paul. All they knew was law and Paul came with this new message of grace and it didn't fit what other's believed. That was a problem for Paul and he would confront those with his gospel. He had to because God was bringing in the message for the new creation people that had started on the day of Pentecost.

A new people with a new gospel, and Christianity was born! Follow Paul, as he followed the Lord in getting the new revelation gospel revealed.

"For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Ce’s household, that there are contentions among you. Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?" 1 Corinthians 1:11-13​

Paul also said, "For me to live, is Christ." Which, if we fully receive the mission given to all who are sent, Christ has indeed extended Himself to those members of His own body, even with a Helper. Yes, what we do in His name--we do in His name.

Which is to say, do not consider that Paul had his own gospel, as being different than the gospel of Jesus. But rather, that we were (as Paul said) to "press on", to embrace the gifts of Christ, and to continue the work of Christ in His name. But, no, not in the name of Paul. Paul simply embodied that which was given to us all, even..."leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God."

And so it is written: "they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years."

 

[Jay Ross]

This was posted by Soul man at 1:04 am, my time just before he made post #3 above.

As the OP of the second thread that he created in "Paul's Gospel 2", really belongs here I have copied it and pasted into this thread where it truly belongs so that there is a consistency in Soul man's thought process in this thread.

QUOTE="soul man, post: 1186361, member: 7727"]in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. - Romans 2:16.

We are going to be judged by Paul's Gospel. What does that mean for the born again? it means when we stand before God, he will ask you what did you do with his Son he put in you. What did it mean to you. What did you live. Or whatever - but we will stand before God and he will ask some hard questions about our life here in this world. What did you do with my Son. That will be the hardest question to answer for anyone because what do we do with his Son that is in us.

If we can put aside speculation that can be planted in believers ..and follow Paul long enough for the Holy Spirit to show you some things about what Paul had to say to a people that never existed before - we would do ourselves justice. After all you won't die if you give up your preconceived ideas for a brief moment of time.
Paul's great intention was to see believers established in Christ, according to the mystery. Paul would not separate the preaching of Christ, and the revelation of Christ, according to the revelation - and the revelation gospel he preached; was the only gospel to establish believer's in Christ.

Another place he deals with "the revelation (Gal. 1-11-12) of Christ" in believer's. Now, what are we going to do with that kind of laugauge. We should put ourselves in position to hear the Spirit on what Paul is saying and see exactly what it is God choose Paul for. He established his gospel as - being the person of Christ in you the hope of glory! You can hear many messages on what the gospel is - Paul will establish believers as they follow him in what he has say to the born again. For believers - Paul never separate's believers from Christ, in his gospel. It is the opposite - he joins the believer to Christ. Everything Paul says and does, has to do with Christ in you the hope of glory!

Establishing believers is the message of God that came through Paul. Of coarse God used all the Apostles - but the gospel to the new creation people had to come, and it did through the Apostle Paul![/QUOTE]

I hope this helps.

 

[David in NJ]

“Hail Mary”

NOPE - the angel never said 'hail Mary'

And having come to her, he said, "Greetings, you favored with grace! The Lord is with you." Luke 1:28

It was essential for the angel to say "Greetings" so as to immediately comfort her so that she did not have a heart attack.

Mary is no different then us = she received Grace and Salvation, it was a Gift and not of works, religion or thru her own goodness.

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

 

[Jay Ross]

For those who are students and study the source language, Here is the Strong links to the meaning of the Greek Root Word G:2098: -



And here are all of the verses where this Greet Root word is found embedded in the Greek words found in the New Testament: -



Where Paul said, "my Gospel," the tic over the "o" indicates that it is a Gospel coming from a man, and in the three occurrences where this variation of the Greek words is found, Paul acknowledges that it is from him.

In the other 38 occurrences above where there is no tic over the "o" in the Greek word, the word is qualified as the Gospel of Christ/Jesus or God. So Paul acknowledged many times in his letters that the Good News/Gospel was from God alone.

Soul man's thread seems to be generating a new understanding by attributing the Judgement of mankind will be by "Paul's Gospel," rather than as was taught by Christ in the parable Matthew 25:31-46. Paul provided the same understanding of Christ in this matter as to what people will be judged on.

Shalom

 

[David in NJ]

For those who are students and study the source language, Here is the Strong links to the meaning of the Greek Root Word G:2098: -

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And here are all of the verses where this Greet Root word is found embedded in the Greek words found in the New Testament: -

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Where Paul said, "my Gospel," the tic over the "o" indicates that it is a Gospel coming from a man, and in the three occurrences where this variation of the Greek words is found, Paul acknowledges that it is from him.

In the other 38 occurrences above where there is no tic over the "o" in the Greek word, the word is qualified as the Gospel of Christ/Jesus or God. So Paul acknowledged many times in his letters that the Good News/Gospel was from God alone.

Soul man's thread seems to be generating a new understanding by attributing the Judgement of mankind will be by "Paul's Gospel," rather than as was taught by Christ in the parable Matthew 25:31-46. Paul provided the same understanding of Christ in this matter as to what people will be judged on.

Shalom

Paul's gospel is not from him and never was = Peace