The Gospel, the true one versus the false one
Does this exist? Isn't there only one gospel? How can we speak of the gospel according to this or that apostle? Did the pastor considered to be the greatest evangelist preach the true gospel? Let's see:
What I am about to say will disappoint some, for they think they are following Christ, but they are following men.
The apostle Paul, the apostle of the Gentiles—that is, people who did not know God because they did not know the main rule He left for them to be His people—was the greatest evangelist who ever lived. Even after his death, the epistles—doctrinal letters—written by him continue to convert people to the kingdom of God. Although this apostle is also hated by a Jewish religious movement because his letters denounce the hypocritical and legalistic behavior of orthodox Jews.
And when we say this, we refer to the fact that the Jews clung to dogmatic principles that were in force until Jesus' death, but which were abolished, since they did not improve anything. These were the laws of Moses given by him to the nation of Israel, the twelve tribes descended from Jacob, but which had a time of fulfillment, such as circumcision.
Paul states clearly and in no uncertain terms that circumcision is nothing, but rather obedience to God's commandments. I Corinthians 7:19.
Now, the practice of circumcision is still exercised today by Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jews, who believe that it must be practiced in order to have fellowship with God.
We will not explain this at this time, as we have already done so in another text we have written. However, the Holy Spirit says, circumcise your heart and not your flesh. This seems rebellious in the eyes of followers of Judaism.
The same apostle states that even if an angel from heaven comes announcing another gospel, let him be anathema. But there were those who dared to write a book with exactly that title, “another gospel...,” attributing it to the Lord Jesus, the Christ, and which is used as the foundation of a certain religious creed, named the Church of ... of the Latter-day Saints.
Paul names the gospel “The Word of Truth.” Ephesians 1:13. And, as we have already shown in the many texts written by us, The Truth is the Law of God. Psalm 119:142, last part.
Thus, there is no other gospel nor gospel according to the different views of Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. There is only one gospel, and it is this gospel that is powerful to save both Jews and Greeks. For it is by this gospel that all will be judged.
It was this gospel that was received by the apostles and commanded to them to be taken to the world, and whoever believes in it will be saved. Mark 16:15.
However, today there are men who are considered great preachers and evangelists, such as a well-known American evangelist who is considered the greatest of them all, even though his speeches do not quote the true gospel, nor do they affirm that the gospel is God's main requirement for the salvation of fallen human beings.
Therefore, reject the false gospel, hold on to the true gospel, the Law of God, which is powerful to save, first the Jew (religious) and also the Greek (the atheist).
Guarulhos-Sp, 10/04/2025
Oli Prestes
Missionary
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Enviado por oliprest em 04/10/2025