Galatians 1:4 KJV
Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
"...to deliver us from this present evil world..."
Last weekend I preached out of 1Cor 15 on "The Gospel Paul Preached." I concluded in that message that that Gospel is of course the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ but that it does not end there. The "good news" of the Gospel is not merely what Christ did, but the purpose for which He did it. The "good news" is that this Gospel gives victory to the receiver. This verse compliments and is a companion to that concept. Here Paul makes reference to "another Gospel" which he says "is not the gospel." So there are those preaching the gospel, but it is not the same one he preached.
The Gospel He preached was "to deliver us from this present evil world." another Gospel which is not the Gospel would be one that has another purpose: perhaps a Gospel that is supposed to change how we behave in this present world or even a Gospel that will change this present evil world. Both ideas would be consistent with judaistic thought.
Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
"...to deliver us from this present evil world..."
Last weekend I preached out of 1Cor 15 on "The Gospel Paul Preached." I concluded in that message that that Gospel is of course the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ but that it does not end there. The "good news" of the Gospel is not merely what Christ did, but the purpose for which He did it. The "good news" is that this Gospel gives victory to the receiver. This verse compliments and is a companion to that concept. Here Paul makes reference to "another Gospel" which he says "is not the gospel." So there are those preaching the gospel, but it is not the same one he preached.
The Gospel He preached was "to deliver us from this present evil world." another Gospel which is not the Gospel would be one that has another purpose: perhaps a Gospel that is supposed to change how we behave in this present world or even a Gospel that will change this present evil world. Both ideas would be consistent with judaistic thought.
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