What did Paul receive and then pass on to others?
Paul received the gospel, specifically the whole dispensational truth of the grace of God, and then passed it on to others. In 1 Corinthians 15:3 he declares he delivered first of all what he also received, and from him this truth went out to others.
Les teaches that Paul received the whole dispensational truth of the grace of God and then delivered it to others. In 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Paul declares the gospel he preached, which the Corinthians received and wherein they stand. Verse 3 says, "For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received." Les points out that Paul constantly refers in his letters to having received this truth, and from him it went out to others. He also notes this passage gives the clearest defining of the gospel in Scripture.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;