When was the Church Age first revealed, and is the Church found in the Old Testament or Gospels?
The Church Age was not revealed until the Apostle Paul. Consequently, nothing of the Church is found in the Old Testament or the Gospels, and doctrinally the Church must go to Paul's letters for its faith and practice. This distinction between Law and Grace resolves apparent contradictions.
Les teaches that the Church Age was never revealed until the Apostle Paul, so there is nothing of the Church in the Old Testament or the Gospels. He explains that doctrinally the Church has to go to the letters of Paul for its faith and practice, which solves a multitude of problems and confusion. He contrasts Law as a works religion with Grace as all of Grace and not of works, noting that Scripture is not contradictory but reflects a change of modus operandi. He also notes that Paul's letters, though not in chronological order, are consistently ordered in every available New Testament manuscript, confirming the Holy Spirit's control.