Not relevant to your argument. I, STP, others, have insisted that everyone needs to pay attention to the details of the book-a book of details. STP pointed out, rightly so, that "the gospel of God," is not equivalent to "the gospel of Christ." You brush it aside, dismiss it, with "artificial distinction.. the two-fold aspect that is the gospel of Christ."
No-made up. The content of faith, required to believed, in Matthew-John, prior to the dbr, was not the gospel of Christ-it was the gospel of God:
http://theologyonline.com/showthrea...lieved-in-Mt-John-prior-to-the-dbr&highlight=
Indeed, saint john.
If we compare Acts and Thessalonians we see this clearly.
1 Thess 2
2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you
the gospel of God with much contention.
1 Thess 3
1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
2 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our
fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
So, Paul preached to them the gospel of God, but then sent Timothy back to establish them in the gospel of Christ. So, what was the gospel of God?
Acts 17
17 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead;
and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
Does this match Paul's description?
Romans 1
1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
Yep.
So, which gospel establishes us?
Romans 16
25 Now to him that is of
power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
Romans 1
16 For I am not ashamed of
the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
anoh
