Where did Paul receive his Gospel?
Paul received his Gospel through private revelation and training from the ascended Lord from heaven in the desert, not from the earthly ministry of Christ or by consulting the Twelve in Jerusalem. His doctrines of grace came from the Lord after His crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension.
Les teaches that Paul was adamant he did not receive his Gospel from the earthly ministry of Christ. He did not go back down to Jerusalem to check in with the Twelve. Instead, he had his own private seminary training with the Ascended Lord from heaven out in the desert. From that experience he began the doctrines of grace. Les also stresses that our Gospel must come primarily from Paul’s writings, because Paul reveals things given to him by the Lord after His crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension, from His present seat at the Father’s right hand.