The Differing Gospels Preached By Jesus And Paul

NTEB BIBLE RADIO: Rightly Dividing

In our daily morning Bible study this week, we’ve been going through the first 8 chapters of the book of Matthew, and what a wonderful walk through scripture it has been. Everything related to the Sermon on the Mount is directly connected to what we call the ‘constitution of the Kingdom’ that will be present during the Millennium. One thing that stands out right away is how very different it is from what Jesus commissioned Paul to preach in the book of Acts. The Kingdom of Heaven versus the Kingdom of God. On this episode of Rightly Dividing, they make Bibles with the word of Jesus printed in red so they stand out, but that is perhaps not the best way to present the Lord’s gospel. Why? Because everything that the apostle Paul taught in what he calls “my gospel” is also the words of the Lord Jesus Christ, just different from Matthew, Mark and Luke. Jesus presents one gospel on salvation, Paul presents a different one. Jesus says one thing about marriage and divorce, Paul has a different take on it. Jesus shows you people who at one time were believers who lose their salvation, Paul shows you that born again believers are sealed and can never lose it. Paul’s gospel is clearly not the same as the gospel Jesus preached, but he received it from Jesus and was commanded to preach it. Are you confused? Many people are who have bibles with the words ‘rightly dividing’ removed from it, for in that lies the key to understand the differences, and similarities, in the gospel of Jesus and the gospel of Paul.