Is Paul's gospel found in the Gospels or the Old Testament?
No. Paul's gospel—that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day—is not found in Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, or the Old Testament, but was delivered to Paul and preached to Gentile believers, as he declares in 1 Corinthians 15.
Les teaches that when asked whether anything like this appears back in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, or in the Old Testament, the answer is no. He directs attention to 1 Corinthians 15, where Paul writes to Gentile believers—though some Jews were in the congregations—declaring the gospel he preached, which they received and in which they stand, by which they are saved if they keep it in memory and have not believed in vain. Paul delivered first of all what he also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried, and rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. Les calls this the Gospel, the purest form found in Scripture, and says all of Paul's writings will be pregnant with this theme.