The Apostles were sent out by Jesus before His death, burial and resurrection to preach the Gospel of the kingdom.
And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts— but to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics.
Also He said to them,
“In whatever place you enter a house, stay there till you depart from that place. And whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”
So they went out and preached that people should repent. And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.
Mark 6:7-13
- Are you saying people were not saved under the ministry of Jesus?
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God is — Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand.
Peter preached this on the day of Pentecost —
Then Peter said to them, “
Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:38
If your “gospel” doesn’t have REPENT in it then it’s not the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Repent is the call of God to “turn to Him”.
The way we obey the Gospel command REPENT, is to confess Jesus Christ as LORD.
JLB