Paul's Gospel
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 7:32 pm
The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians and described his gospel in chapter 15.
The first four verses say this:
"Moreover , brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, (2) by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain.(3) For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, (4) and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, "
Yet we read this in Luke chapter 18 verses 31 through 34.
"Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prohpets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished. (32) For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon. (33) And they will scourge Him and put Him to death. And the third day He will rise again." (34) But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken. "
My question concerning these two scripture passages is this. If the desciples did not know or understand the basic elements of what Paul described as the gospel that he preached, then what gospel were they preaching for the three and a half years before the death of Christ?
This incedent in Luke took place shortly before the Lords entry into Jerusalem.
I would appreciate any of your thoughts and comments on this.
God bless you all, Roger
The first four verses say this:
"Moreover , brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, (2) by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain.(3) For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, (4) and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, "
Yet we read this in Luke chapter 18 verses 31 through 34.
"Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prohpets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished. (32) For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon. (33) And they will scourge Him and put Him to death. And the third day He will rise again." (34) But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken. "
My question concerning these two scripture passages is this. If the desciples did not know or understand the basic elements of what Paul described as the gospel that he preached, then what gospel were they preaching for the three and a half years before the death of Christ?
This incedent in Luke took place shortly before the Lords entry into Jerusalem.
I would appreciate any of your thoughts and comments on this.
God bless you all, Roger