What are the specific facts of the Gospel Paul preached?
The Gospel Paul preached centers on the facts that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. Paul received this revelation from the ascended, glorified Lord, and it is the message by which believers are saved.
Les teaches that the specific facts of the Gospel Paul preached are found in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. Paul delivered what he also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. This was revealed to Paul after the ascended, glorified Lord stopped him outside Damascus, saved him by grace, and revealed this Gospel to him. Les explains that it was all pre-planned before anything was created: God would create man, man would sin, and man would need a Savior and Redeemer. God set everything in motion, brought about Christ's earthly ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection, and brought Him back into heaven, from which He revealed these things Paul calls the Secrets or Mysteries. The very core is the Gospel that Christ died for our sins. It is conditional: one should understand and know what one believes, unless they have believed in vain.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
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From whom did Paul receive the gospel?
Paul did not receive the gospel from Jesus of Nazareth during His earthly ministry; it came from the risen, glorified Lord, who stopped him outside Damascus and revealed it to him in the desert.