Yes — Saul preached Christ in the synagogues, proclaiming that Jesus is the Son of God.
Immediately after receiving his sight, being baptized, and taking food, Saul went to the synagogues and preached that Jesus is the Son of God. Neither Acts 9:20 nor Les Feldick's teaching adds that Saul preached Christ's death, burial, and resurrection at this point. Les emphasizes that Saul had not yet heard or been told a gospel based on His death and resurrection.
Acts 9:20 — This verse records exactly what Saul did immediately after his conversion: he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Acts 9:20 records that after Saul had received his sight, been baptized, and taken food, he 'straightway preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.' The verse does not include any statement about Christ dying for sins or rising from the dead. The biblical text simply states that Saul proclaimed the identity of Christ: that He is the Son of God.
Les Feldick repeatedly stresses that Saul's first preaching after his conversion was not the gospel of grace. It was the Kingdom Gospel—the only message that had been revealed up to that time. Les points out that Acts 9:20 says Saul 'straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God'—period. He did not add 'who died for me and rose again,' and Les says we must not insert those words into the text.
The biblical record in Acts 9:20 says Saul preached 'in the synagogues.' Les emphasizes this detail: Saul did not go to the Gentile marketplace; he went to the Jewish synagogues because at that moment he was still Jew-only. He had been saved under the Kingdom Gospel, and nobody had yet revealed to him the gospel of grace or a message based on Christ's death and resurrection. God's plan to send Saul to the Gentiles would come later.
No. Les points out that the text does not say 'the Son of God who died for me and rose again.' The recorded message is simply 'that he is the Son of God.' Les compares this to the confessions of Martha and the Ethiopian eunuch, which also stopped at believing Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, without mentioning death and resurrection. At that point Saul had not yet heard a gospel based on Christ's death and resurrection.
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Saul Preached Christ as the Son of God
Les shows from Acts 9:20 that Saul straightway preached Christ in the synagogue and did not add 'who died for me and rose again'; Saul did not yet know a gospel based on death and resurrection.
Saul Was Saved Under the Kingdom Gospel
Les explains that Saul of Tarsus was saved under the Kingdom Gospel, believing only that Jesus was the Son of God, the Messiah of Israel; God had a path for him out among the Gentiles later.
Not the Marketplace, But the Synagogue
Les stresses that the text says Saul preached Christ in the synagogue, not in the marketplace to Gentiles, and that his message was simply that He is the Son of God.
Gospel of Grace Not Yet Whispered
Les reminds us that at Saul's conversion, the Gospel of Grace had not yet been whispered; Saul went to the synagogue and preached that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ, the Son of God, in line with the Old Testament covenant promises.
The Message Was 'Period'
Les emphasizes that Saul preached 'that he is the Son of God. Period,' and that this was his profession of faith; God could not let Saul continue carrying that Kingdom message to the Gentiles.
No Death, Burial, or Resurrection Yet
Les teaches that Saul went from sight restoration to the synagogue, where he did not preach Christ crucified, buried, or risen because he had not heard those truths; he preached that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God, the Messiah of Israel.
The Pattern of Kingdom Confession
Les connects Saul's upcoming synagogue preaching with the pattern of Peter, Martha, and the Ethiopian eunuch: the confession was 'thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God,' not a death-and-resurrection message.
Acts 9:20: And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
This verse directly answers the question by stating exactly what Saul preached immediately after his conversion.
No. According to Acts 9:20 and Les Feldick's teaching, Saul preached in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. He did not preach a gospel based on Christ's death, burial, and resurrection because that message had not yet been revealed to him.
Saul was still living under the Jewish program and the Kingdom Gospel. Les points out that he was still Jew-only and did not go to the Gentile marketplace; his Gentile mission would come after further revelation and direction.
Les teaches that Saul of Tarsus was saved under the Kingdom Gospel, believing that Jesus was the Son of God, the Messiah of Israel. That was as much as God had revealed at that time.
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