Paul's gospel is the good news that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.
In 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Paul names this as the gospel by which believers are saved. Les Feldick emphasizes that this is the gospel—not just a gospel—and that it is the finished work of the cross: Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 — Paul concisely defines the gospel he preached as Christ's death for sins, His burial, and His resurrection.
Ephesians 1:13 — Paul calls this message the word of truth, the gospel of salvation, and ties believing it to being sealed by the Holy Spirit.
Paul defines his gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. He writes: 'Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 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 message Paul preached, the message believers received, and the message by which they are saved. Ephesians 1:13 calls this message 'the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation.' The verse says that after hearing and believing this gospel, believers were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.
Les Feldick teaches that the gospel is the word of truth and the gospel of your salvation (Ephesians 1:13). He points believers to 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 as Paul's explicit definition: Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day. Les calls this the finished work of the cross and insists that the gospel is nothing more and nothing less. Les highlights that Paul wrote 'the gospel'—not a gospel—meaning there is one and only one gospel. It is the message by which believers are saved, and it must be known and understood. Les says a person must know what they believe, otherwise they may have believed in vain. This gospel is the same message Paul preached to Gentile congregations; all of Paul's writings are pregnant with this theme. Les acknowledges the gospel is so simple that many people miss it, yet its power is so complex that he takes it by faith. He shows that the death, burial, and resurrection are the complete gospel, with the shed blood implied in His death.
Paul defines the gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. He says he declared the gospel he preached, which the Corinthians received, in which they stand, and by which they are saved. He then states the gospel: Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, He was buried, and He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. In Ephesians 1:13 Paul calls this same message 'the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation.' Les Feldick teaches that this is the purest form of the gospel in Scripture and that Paul's writings are filled with this theme.
Les Feldick explains that the gospel is the finished work of the cross: Christ's death, His burial, and His resurrection. He emphasizes that Christ died for our sins, which includes the shed blood, that His burial proves He was truly dead, and that He rose again the third day. Les says nothing can be added to or taken from this gospel. It is the gospel—the one and only gospel—by which believers are saved.
Les Feldick teaches that believing the gospel is not a vague agreement but a deliberate faith in what God did in Christ. Paul says believers are saved by this gospel if they keep in memory what was preached and have not believed in vain. After hearing the word of truth and believing, Scripture says believers are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. Les also says the gospel is simple enough that most people miss it, yet it is so complex it must be received by faith.
The Word of Truth
Les connects Paul's language in Ephesians 1:13 to the gospel of salvation and shows that believing this gospel results in sealing by the Holy Spirit.
Paul's Gospel Defined
Les teaches that the gospel is the good news of salvation and gives 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 as Paul's only definition—Christ crucified, buried, and risen, the finished work of the cross.
Death, Burial, Resurrection
Les shows that Christ's death for sins, His burial, and His resurrection on the third day form the complete gospel, which cannot be added to or diminished.
The One and Only Gospel
Les emphasizes that Paul preached 'the gospel,' not a gospel, and that it is the message by which believers are saved when they know and keep what they have believed.
Nothing More, Nothing Less
Les repeats the gospel definition from 1 Corinthians 15 and connects it to the believer's sealing by the Holy Spirit after believing.
The Purest Form of the Gospel
Les says the gospel is that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day, and that all of Paul's writings are filled with this theme.
The One Plan of Salvation
Les emphasizes that there is only one gospel and one plan of salvation for today, and it is by believing this gospel that believers are saved.
Received by Faith
Les notes that while the gospel is simple, many people miss it, and its power is complex; believers take it by faith.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4: Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 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:
Paul's concise definition of the gospel he preached and by which believers are saved.
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,
Identifies the gospel as the word of truth and associates believing it with being sealed by the Holy Spirit.
According to Paul, the gospel is that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). Paul says this gospel is the message by which believers are saved. Les Feldick calls it the finished work of the cross.
Paul calls it 'the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation.' He says that after hearing this word and believing, believers are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. Les Feldick uses this verse to show that the gospel of salvation is the same message defined in 1 Corinthians 15.
No. Les Feldick teaches that the gospel is Christ's death, burial, and resurrection—nothing more and nothing less. He says you cannot add to it or take from it. This is why he describes it as the finished work of the cross.
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