Where did Paul preach the gospel he communicated to the Jerusalem leaders?
The gospel Paul communicated to the Jerusalem leaders was the same gospel he preached among the Gentiles. He went up by revelation and communicated that gospel which he preached among the Gentiles, a message distinct from the kingdom gospel Peter and the eleven preached to the Jews.
Les explains that in Galatians 2:1–2 Paul went up again to Jerusalem after fourteen years with Barnabas and Titus, and he went up by revelation. Christ Himself instructed Paul to go to that meeting with the twelve and the Jerusalem leaders. There Paul communicated with absolute clarity that gospel which he preached among the Gentiles. Les points out that the Holy Spirit stipulates “among the Gentiles” because Paul’s gospel to the Gentiles was totally different from what Peter and the eleven preached to the Jew. It is the same God, but God was now dealing not only with Israel under the law and the kingdom economy, but also with the Gentile world, with the gospel of the grace of God. That grace is how a holy, righteous God took on human flesh, went to the Roman cross, shed His blood, and was raised from the dead to save lost humanity.
And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
Who led Paul to go up to Jerusalem in Galatians 2:2?
Paul went up to Jerusalem by revelation, meaning Christ led him. The Lord Jesus Himself instructed the apostle to go up to Jerusalem for the meeting with the twelve and the Jerusalem leaders. This was not a human decision but a direct revelation from Christ.
Who did Paul communicate his gospel to, and where had he preached it?
Paul communicated the gospel he preached to the twelve and the Jerusalem leaders, going up by revelation with Barnabas and Titus. He had preached that gospel among the Gentiles, not among the Jews under Peter and the eleven. Its content was the gospel of the grace of God.
More Questions
Why did Paul specify that the gospel he communicated was the one he preached among the Gentiles?
The Holy Spirit inspired the stipulation about which gospel Paul preached because Paul's gospel to the Gentiles was totally different from what Peter and the eleven preached to the Jews.
What does Paul mean when he says he 'communicated' his gospel to the Jerusalem leaders?
When Paul says in Galatians 2:2 that they 'communicated,' he means they did not flippantly state their beliefs, but sat down and went over the matter point by point, line upon line.