God expects everyone to believe the Gospel Paul revealed — that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again — and to rest on that promise.
According to Les Feldick, no one is expected to believe anything until God speaks it. Now that the Gospel has been revealed through Paul, God lays the responsibility on people to believe it. Salvation is by faith alone — believing Jesus died, was buried, and rose again — not by adding law, works, repentance, or baptism.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 — This is the content of the revealed gospel that God now expects people to believe.
Romans 10:17 — It shows the expected response — faith — comes from hearing what God has revealed.
The Bible shows that faith is produced when God speaks: 'So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God' (Romans 10:17). God does not hold people responsible for secret things, but only for what He has revealed: 'The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever' (Deut 29:29). Paul defines the gospel that saves: 'For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures' (1 Cor 15:3-4). Ephesians 1:13 shows the expected response to this revealed gospel: 'In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.'
Les Feldick consistently teaches that mankind is never expected to believe anything until God speaks it (Deut 29:29). Noah did not build the ark before God told him; Abraham left Ur only when God said to. The same principle applies to the Gospel: it was hidden until God revealed it through the ascended Lord to Paul. Now that it has been revealed, God holds people responsible to believe it. To believe the Gospel is to believe that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again — and to rest on that promise rather than doubt it. Paul's gospel excludes law, works, repentance, and baptism as conditions. Salvation is by believing the Gospel and nothing more. Faith is taking God at His word, and faith comes by hearing the Word of God.
Scripture separates the secret things that belong to God from the things He has revealed, which belong to His people (Deut. 29:29). Les applies this to the Gospel: no one in Old Testament times was expected to believe that Christ would die, be buried, and rise again, because God had not yet revealed it. Noah did not build the ark before God told him, and Abraham did not leave Ur until God said to. Once God speaks, however, faith operates, and people are responsible to respond.
The gospel God now expects people to believe is the one Paul received from the ascended Lord after the cross: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried, and rose again the third day (1 Cor. 15:3-4). Les says Paul calls it 'my gospel' and 'the gospel of the grace of God,' and that God now lays responsibility on people to believe it.
Les emphasizes that Paul does not attach repentance, baptism, or church membership to the Gospel. He points out that the Scripture simply says if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we are saved. Paul's message puts salvation in believing the Gospel, not in the Law, works, repentance, or baptism. After hearing the gospel of salvation and believing, God seals the believer with the Holy Spirit of promise.
Faith is the expected response, and it is produced by hearing the Word of God. Les quotes Romans 10:17: 'So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.' He stresses that mankind cannot hear until God speaks it; the revealed Word is what makes faith possible.
Les says God's promise is certain: 'If you believe that with all your heart, thou shalt be saved.' What God expects us to do with His promises is rest on them, not doubt them or wonder. Because God said it, we can believe it and hold Him accountable to His own Word.
Faith Comes by Hearing God Speak
Les says mankind is never expected to believe anything until God speaks it, and that faith comes by hearing the Word of God — so the revealed Gospel is the basis for the faith God now expects.
Responsibility Follows Revelation
Noah and Abraham responded when God spoke, and now that Paul has revealed the Gospel, God lays responsibility on people to believe the Gospel of the grace of God.
Rest on God's Promise
God promises 'thou shalt be saved' when we believe the death, burial, and resurrection, and He expects us to rest on that promise rather than doubt it.
Believing God, Not Just Believing in God
Les shows that the required response is to believe God's Gospel — that Jesus died and rose again — not to add repentance, baptism, or church membership.
Believing Paul's Revealed Gospel
Paul received this Gospel from the ascended Lord and revealed that salvation is not in the Law, works, repentance, or baptism, but in believing the Gospel.
The Revealed Gospel of 1 Corinthians 15
Les describes the gospel Paul delivered as Christ dying for our sins according to Scripture, and he connects this revelation to the ascended Lord after the finished work of the cross.
Believing and Being Sealed
After hearing the gospel of salvation and believing, God seals the believer with the Holy Spirit — the expected response is belief, without added human requirements.
Old Testament Saints Could Not Believe the Hidden Gospel
No one in the Old Testament could attribute salvation to Christ's death, burial, and resurrection because God had not revealed it yet; faith is taking God at His word.
Deuteronomy 29:29: The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Shows God's revealed truth is what people are responsible to act on.
Romans 10:17: So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Faith — the expected response to the Gospel — comes through the Word God speaks.
1 Corinthians 15:1: Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
Paul declares the gospel he preached, which is the message now revealed.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4: For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
This is the specific content of the Gospel that people are expected to believe.
Ephesians 1:13: In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Shows the sequence: hearing the gospel, believing, and being sealed — no additional works.
No, Les explains God never expects people to believe what He hasn't said. Old Testament saints could not be saved by believing Christ's death, burial, and resurrection because that revelation had not yet been given (Deut. 29:29).
God expects us to believe the Gospel Paul preached: Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day. No additional condition is added (1 Cor. 15:3-4).
Les says there is a big difference between believing in God and believing God. To believe God is to take Him at His word, specifically the word He has spoken about the Gospel.
No, Les points to Paul's gospel: salvation is not in the Law, works, repentance, or baptism; it is by believing the Gospel (1 Cor. 15:3-4).
Faith comes from hearing, and hearing from the Word of God (Rom. 10:17). As Les says, we cannot hear until God speaks.
Watch the Teaching: What It Really Means to Be Saved - Romans 10:9 Explained