No, Abraham did not understand the Gospel of grace as revealed to the Apostle Paul; he believed God's promises and was justified by faith alone.
Les Feldick teaches that Abraham was saved by faith plus nothing—without law, sacrifice, or circumcision (Clips 4, 6). The Gospel of the grace of God was later revealed through Paul to the Gentile world (Clip 5). While the same principle of faith applies, Abraham did not have the specific message that Paul preached as 'my gospel.'
Galatians 3:6 — Shows that Abraham's belief in God was credited as righteousness, the foundation of justification by faith.
Galatians 3:8 — States that the gospel was preached beforehand to Abraham as a promise of blessing to all nations, not as the full New Testament revelation.
The Scripture records that Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness (Galatians 3:6; Romans 4:3). In Galatians 3:8, Paul writes that the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, 'In thee shall all nations be blessed.' This indicates that Abraham received a promise of justification by faith for all nations, but the specific details of Christ's work were not yet fully revealed. Galatians 3:14 further shows that the blessing of Abraham comes on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, and the promise of the Spirit is received through faith.
Les Feldick emphasizes that Abraham was saved by faith alone—not by law, sacrifices, or circumcision (Clips 4, 6). Abraham simply believed God when he was called, and that faith was credited as righteousness (Clip 3). Les also points out that the Gospel of the grace of God was revealed later through the Apostle Paul to the Gentile world (Clip 5). Therefore, Abraham did not know the Gospel as Paul later proclaimed it. Instead, the connection between Abraham and us is through faith alone, and Gentile believers do not become Jews (Clips 1, 6). Paul uses Abraham as the supreme example of taking God at His Word with nothing added (Clip 7).
Les teaches that Abraham was saved by believing God, not by any works. He contrasts 'believing God' with merely 'believing in God' (Clip 3). Abraham left Ur in faith when God called him (Clip 5). He had no law, no sacrifices, and no circumcision to rely on; he simply did what God said (Clip 4). His faith was counted as righteousness, and that is the same way we enter salvation today.
Paul uses Abraham to show that the blessing of God comes to the Gentiles through faith, not through Judaism (Clip 2). The promise to Abraham was that in him all nations would be blessed, which is fulfilled in the Gospel (Galatians 3:8). Les notes that the Gospel of grace was revealed later through Paul, so Abraham's faith was in God's promises rather than the full revelation of Paul's Gospel (Clip 5). Yet the principle—taking God at His Word—is the same (Clip 7).
Abraham Believed God (Galatians 3:6)
Les quotes Galatians 3:6, 'Even as Abraham believed God,' and stresses that Scripture repeats this truth to help it sink in.
Children of Faith Are Not Jews
Les explains that being children of Abraham by faith does not make a believing Gentile a Jew.
The Blessing of Abraham Comes Through Faith
Les shows that the salvation blessing promised to Abraham comes to Gentiles through faith in Jesus Christ, not through law keeping.
Believing God vs. Believing in God
Abraham was declared righteous because he believed God—this is faith, not a vague awareness of God's existence.
Saved by Faith Plus Nothing
Abraham was saved without sacrifice, circumcision, or law; he simply did what God said, just as we enter by faith alone.
The Gospel Revealed Through Paul
The Gospel of the grace of God was revealed to the Gentile world through Paul; this is the message we must believe today, and it was not present in Abraham's day.
Faith Connection, Not Physical Descent
We connect to Abraham by faith, not by physical birth; his saving faith was believing God with nothing added.
Paul Uses Abraham's Faith as an Example
Paul points to Abraham as the model of taking God at His Word, plus nothing, for salvation.
Galatians 3:6: Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
This verse is the foundation of Paul's argument that Abraham was justified by faith.
Galatians 3:8: And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
It shows the gospel was announced beforehand to Abraham as a promise of blessing to all nations.
Galatians 3:14: That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
This connects the Abrahamic promise to the salvation of Gentiles in the Gospel.
Romans 4:3: For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
Paul repeats this truth in Romans to show that faith, not works, is the basis of justification.
Based on Les Feldick's teaching, Abraham did not know the Gospel of grace that Paul later revealed. He believed God's promises, including the promise that all nations would be blessed through him (Galatians 3:8). His faith was credited as righteousness, but he did not have the full revelation that Paul preached.
Yes. Les emphasizes that Abraham was saved by faith plus nothing—no law, sacrifices, or circumcision (Clips 4, 6). He simply believed God, and that was enough.
We are spiritually children of Abraham by faith, but we do not become Jews. The connection is through faith alone (Clips 1, 6).
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