What does Paul talk about in his message?
Paul's message centers on the crucified, buried, and risen Lord who is now ascended to glory. He preaches Christ crucified, and his focus is the work of the cross, not the pre-cross teachings of the Gospels or the Judaic legal system. This distinguishes his message from the little Jewish epistles, where the cross is not mentioned.
Les explains that Paul made a big deal over having seen and heard these things from the resurrected Christ. Unlike the Gospels, which were before the work of the cross, before the atoning blood had been shed, and under the Law, Paul's message is only about the crucified, buried, and risen Lord, now ascended to glory. Les points out that in the little Jewish epistles at the end of the New Testament—James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1 and 2 John, Jude, and Revelation—the word cross is not even mentioned. For Paul, the cross is the pinnacle; he says, we preach Christ crucified, and that is all he knows, the work of the cross.