Did the grace of God come to the church through Jesus Christ or the apostles Peter, James, and John?
The grace of God came to the church through the Apostle Paul, not through Jesus Christ directly, and not through Peter, James, and John. The Holy Spirit inspired Paul to say this grace of God was given to him to you, the church.
Les explains that the passage does not say this grace came to the church by Jesus Christ, by Peter, James, and John, or by Abraham. Instead, the Holy Spirit moved the Apostle Paul to write that the grace of God was given to him to you. Les calls this the process and stresses that people miss it because they read but do not really read. For the church age, he directs new believers to Paul’s writings.
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
More Questions
Who was the dispensation of the grace of God given to and for whom?
The dispensation of the grace of God was given to Paul and is for the benefit of the Gentiles—'to me to you.'