What gospel are people not hearing today?
Today many within Christendom are not hearing the gospel of grace, also called the gospel of Christ, the gospel of God, and what Paul calls 'my gospel.' Instead they hear the gospel of the Kingdom, which Jesus and the Twelve proclaimed to Israel.
Les explains that most of Christendom today, without even realizing it, is preaching the gospel of the Kingdom rather than the gospel of Christ. He says that vast difference is leading many people glibly down a wrong road, and they are not hearing the gospel of grace, the gospel of Christ, the gospel of God—what Paul calls 'my gospel.' Instead they hear the gospel of the Kingdom, which Jesus and the Twelve proclaimed to the nation of Israel. Paul also notes he is not building on other men's labors or acting as an extension of the Twelve, whose ministry was confined within Israel's borders.
For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
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Is most of the church today preaching the gospel of the Kingdom instead of the gospel of Christ?
Most of Christendom today, without even realizing it, is preaching the gospel of the Kingdom rather than the gospel of Christ.