Some common sayings among many believers are:
“There's only one gospel throughout all the Bible, and so everyone is saved in the exact same way.”
“Jesus, along with His 12 apostles, and along with Paul, all preached the same gospel message.”
“All that happened was Paul came along later and continued Peter's ministry gospel and ministry, but to the Gentiles.”
Those claims sound very biblical to many, but are the assumptions behind these claims correct?
1. To whom did Jesus and His 12 disciples preach?
2. What was their gospel message?
3. Paul was the apostle to....whom?
4. What was Paul's gospel that he preached?
Please share your thoughts on these questions.
MM
“There's only one gospel throughout all the Bible, and so everyone is saved in the exact same way.”
“Jesus, along with His 12 apostles, and along with Paul, all preached the same gospel message.”
“All that happened was Paul came along later and continued Peter's ministry gospel and ministry, but to the Gentiles.”
Those claims sound very biblical to many, but are the assumptions behind these claims correct?
1. To whom did Jesus and His 12 disciples preach?
2. What was their gospel message?
3. Paul was the apostle to....whom?
4. What was Paul's gospel that he preached?
Please share your thoughts on these questions.
MM
Whatever the truth is in this matter, it must be decided by SCRIPTURE, not “feelings”, “ideas” or personal opinions. So, I’m hoping that everyone will respond by giving book, chapter, and verse for their convictions.
Here is my answer: Acts 15 verse 7. Peter reminds them that God chose him to teach “the word of THE GOSPEL to the gentiles.” (Referring to the events in Acts 10) Notice he is talking about THE gospel—one, not two. “THE” is definitive. There is only one. Verse 8- then he says that God “MADE NO DISTINCTION between us ( Jews) and them ( gentiles), Go on to verse 11,
“But we believe, that through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, WE SHALL BE SAVED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THEY.
This seems very clear to me that there are NOT two different gospels. The gentiles we’re taught THE gospel—there is only ONE, and they (which includes US) and the Jews are and will be saved in the same way, by the one gospel of Christ.
For an example, Paul was a JEW How do the SCRIPTURES say that Paul was saved? He BELIEVED on the road to Damascus (Acts 9) and he was BAPTIZED. 3 days later. (Acts 22:16).
The Philippian jailer was a GENTILE. How was HE saved? He BELIEVED when Paul “spoke the word of the Lord to him and he was BAPTIZED. the same hour of the night.
How are their conversions different???
The Samaritans (Jews) “BELIEVED AND WERE BAPTIZED” Acts 8:12
The Corinthians ( gentiles) BELIEVED AND WERE BAPTIZED Acts 18:8
There IS no difference in the gospel they heard and no difference in how they were saved.
As a side note, they ALL, Jew and gentiles alike obeyed What Jesus said to do in Mark 16:16 -“He that believes and is baptized shall be saved.”