Did Jesus Preach the Gospel?

We frequently point to Jesus' work on the Cross but less often examine the content of his sermons.

In this video: John Piper, Tim Keller, Don Carson

[godsbabeborn-again]

I only found Tim Keller's teachings recently and can't stop watching everything he's part of. This is exactly what I need! Not a feel-good-washed-down-gospel throughout that seems to glorify and celebrate the preacher more than the message. God bless these great men! Lots of love and appreciation from South Africa.

[WimbledonChurch]

"The origin of Paul's religion" by Machen is a superb book that proves that Paul has not created a different Gospel.

[ethio]

So you presuppose these texts as true and try to reconcile them? You're right you're working backwards to achieve the dogma you already concluded to reinforce your rhetorical.

[reneekern]

Oh, Jesus preached the Gospel: 1) Holy Creator God “Our Father who art in Heaven”, 2) Depravity of man/all have sinned (Beattitudes--lust=adultery, hatred=murder, etc), 3) Danger of Hell--Christ talked about Hell more than Heaven, 4)Futility of works--”For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matt 5:20, 4) Sole source of salvation (Christ Himself)--“Son of Man has authority to forgive sins” “I am the resurrection and the life-whoever lives and believes in me will never die, ” “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”” (Jn 14:6) 5) Sole method of salvation (faith)--“Your faith has healed you” “Believe, ” “Believe, ” “Believe.” Paul wasn’t the first one to present the Gospel in the New Testament. It’s not as if Paul’s and Christ’s Gospels are two different entities. Hebrews 2:5 says, “how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard.” The Gospel was preached by God Himself, and then attested by Paul and many, many others since. Paul made it a systematic theology of the words of Christ, of the testimony of the written and incarnate Word of the Gospel. May we never cease to adore.

[themoneyfork]

Did they not all miss the entire question? Mat 4:23 "And Jesus went all about Galilee teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel fo the kingdom.." This is early in his ministry before he even began informing his closest disciples about his pending death after feeding the thousands (Mat 16:13). So the question is still asked, what was Jesus preaching to the people if it wasn't a message alluding specifically to his death and resurrection?

[carlandre]

God the Father has A Kingdom in Heaven.
God wants his glory reflected here on Earth.
As it is in Heaven.
The Kingdom of God is growing Jesus will come and put an end to any other Kingdom functioning on earth right now. that is good news.

[nitochi]

Galatians 1:11-12 Paul says the gospel he preached he did not receive from men, nor was he taught it but he received it from the Lord himself, so it must have been a different gospel that no man had heard before not revealed to no one else prior to Paul.

[grozava]

Wouldn’t you start answering the question about the gospel Jesus preached by looking for the words of Jesus on the topic?


Mark 1:14-15
After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: 'This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel'"

[SavedInANanosecond.]

3 lost unregenerate Calvinists who believe in and teach a false Calvinist gospel. LOL

[mamukoildi]

The greatest Man in history, had no servants, and yet they called Him Master. He had no degree, and yet they called Him Teacher. He had no medicine, and yet He was called the Healer. He had no armies, and yet kings feared him. He won no military battles, and yet He conquered the world. He committed no crime, and yet they crucified Him. He was buried in a grave, and He is alive today. And His name is Jesus Christ in Greek, and in Hebrew Messiah Masía (Messiah)
Father's Love Letter
An Intimate Message From God To You.

My Child,

You may not know me,
but I know everything about you.
Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up.
Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways.
Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.
Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image.
Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being.
Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring.
Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived.
Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation.
Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake,
for all your days are written in my book.
Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth
and where you would live.
Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb.
Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born.
Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented
by those who don't know me.
John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry,
but am the complete expression of love.
1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you.
1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child
and I am your Father.
1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.
Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father.
Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.
James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs.
Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless
as the sand on the seashore.
Psalms 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you.
Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession.
Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you
with all my heart and all my soul.
Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things.
Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart,
you will find me.
Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you
the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires.
Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you
than you could possibly imagine.
Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you
in all your troubles.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted,
I am close to you.
Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb,
I have carried you close to my heart.
Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away
every tear from your eyes.
Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain
you have suffered on this earth.
Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you
even as I love my son, Jesus.
John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed.
John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being.
Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you,
not against you.
Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression
of my love for you.
1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved
that I might gain your love.
Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus,
you receive me.
1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you
from my love again.
Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party
heaven has ever seen.
Luke 15:7
I have always been Father,
and will always be Father.
Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is…
Will you be my child?
John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you.
Luke 15:11-32

Love, Your Dad
Almighty God
If God cannot be around sinful man, why on earth did he come here and hang out with 12 disciples, beggars, tax collectors, liars, thieves and whores?
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
under tears of joy i received this holy truth, it took me awhile to collect myself. By The holy Spirit given through
you into my heart ! God bless you and that mother who born you, you are among those most special brothers whom i every day have in my prayers !
i exist because of jesus and not because of my parents, fight abortion in jesus name ! I knew you even before you were conceived.
Jeremiah 1:4-5
I cant wait to see all my brothers and sisters in heaven. Stay strong, and hold on to the hope that Jesus gives us. It wont be long, look up and know He is on His way.keep up the good fight fate and win as many as you can, Proverbs 11:30 and sometimes drop your sword to look up to the Father with a smile.1 Timothy 6:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22


For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb
Psalm 139:13, Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Even the days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was none of them.139:16
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:4-5

Who can understand his errors?
Cleanse me from secret faults. Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins;Let them not have dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless, And I shall be innocent of great transgression.
Psalm 19:12-13

SAY THE MIRACLE Repentance PRAYER daily and it will change your life! Dear Heavenly Father, I come to you now and humbly ask for your forgiveness. LORD, I confess that I'm a sinner and I've broken your Holy Law. I realize that the penalty for sin is death. I believe that JESUS CHRIST suffered and died on the Cross to take the punishment for ALL of my sins. I believe JESUS rose from the dead and I accept Him as my personal Savior. From this moment forward I give you my heart and trust you to be the LORD of my life. Please forgive ALL of my sins and send your Spirit to help me do your will. I Love You, Lord Jesus. I Praise You, Jesus. I Thank You, Jesus. I shall follow you every day of my life.
I thank you for your great love and accept your gift of eternal life, and I pray these things in JESUS name, Amen . Say this prayer faithfully, no matter what you feel, when you come to the point where you sincerely mean each word, with all your heart, something good spiritually will happen to you. You will experience Jesus, and HE will change your whole life in a very special way. You will see. A single saint fights back, and a thousand demons cry in agony. And you are that saint.



Jesus Will Never Leave Nor Forsake You
''Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him and He shall bring it to pass.” Ps 37:3-5
Jesus Christ came into this world to reach those who feel that nobody cares. The Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in Him. The Lord Jesus Christ does care and He is reaching the lonely and the desperate, the confused and the hurt, the depressed and the disillusioned. Jesus Christ is reaching out to you.
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Rom 5:8
As we turn away from our sin and turn to Christ we find forgiveness and freedom.
Jesus Christ is a Friend to the friendless.
He is a Helper to the helpless.
He gives freedom to the addicts.
He loves the unloved.
He accepts the outcasts.
He changes the unchangeable.
He forgives the unforgivable.
He accomplishes the impossible.
He saves sinners.
He seeks the lost.
He gives direction to the aimless.
He gives hope to the disillusioned.
He gives Truth to the confused.
He gives joy to the depressed.
He gives purpose to the purposeless.
He gives hope to the hopeless.
He redeems and He renews.
He touches and transforms.
He answers prayer.
He works miracles before our eyes.
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; all things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Cor 5:17
God gives the very best to those who leave the choice to Him.
Have you surrendered your life to Christ? Pray to God and give Him all the bad things in your life: your hurts, disappointments, fears, failures and sins. Give them to Him and leave them with Him. Let Jesus Christ heal you inside and forgive you and cleanse you. He will change you and turn your sorrows into joys and your fears into peace of heart and mind. Submit to Him and He will give you a new direction in life.
“Repent and…be baptised in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38

[brianbannon]

Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Ephesians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:14

[Jorge-spyk]

Notice that none of the three men can give a direct answer and show you the actual verses where Jesus or anyone else preaches the same gospel that Paul preaches, which is in1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (believing in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus).
They are struggling to answer the question, and they are struggling because the gospel that Paul preaches is not in Matthew, Mark. Luke or John.
If the gospel that Paul preaches is not in MMLJ, then it's time to reevaluate and see why it is not there.

[notallgarbage]

Jesus could not preach His own future death, for the sins of the whole world... we know why... He announced His death near the end... The new testament says why... So... Jesus preached what He could preach... It was a matter of espionage like CIA, MI6... Jesus could not widely announce His future sacrifice for a ransom for all because...

1Co 2:8b  if they had understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

[jahsoul]

When did Christ work on the cross become the center of the Gospel because it was never anything that he preached. When did Christ become the center of the Gospel because that isn't something that he preached. The issue with this is the fundamental problem that we face in Christianity today; it is more centered around Paul that Christ. How could there be a divide regarding the Kingdom of the Gospel. Fact is, most denominations splinter based on the teaching of

[johnmclaughlin]

Yes, it is the Gospel of the Kingdom from the beginning. But it is also the Gospel of the Kingdom right until the end. There are several scriptural truths that prove this. Let's start with the words of Jesus himself. Mt. 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. The religious Christians have had the Gospel wrong that is correct. They quit preaching the Gospel of the kingdom a long time ago. 21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head ofthe corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
21:45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

Ac. 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 1:2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: 1:3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

So Jesus took the kingdom away from Israel and gave it to the Church, both Jews and gentiles. Peter said Ac. 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 2:18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 2:19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke: 2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: 2:21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Ac. 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

Paul himself said Gal. 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
3:29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Luke wrote Ac. 28:30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 28:31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

So Paul in Rome preached the Kingdom of God to all that came to him.

[abelkwt]

The Gospel is the Kingdom of God ...Both Paul and Jesus preached...

[jenniewyeth]

Sorry I may have misinterpreted your statement that Jesus is currently reigning. The disciples expected him to physically rule from David's throne in Jerusalem. This was expected by them and the OT prophets... He has not yet "come back the same way" as verse 11 below says, so cannot possibly be reigning at present. He will someday though, at the parousia.

With respect, what we are to do is understand Jesus' parables of using our God given talents while he is away and earnestly prepare for His return. 1 Cor 6:2. I believe we are called to be in 'management training' for this worldwide kingdom...in the Father's business while the master is delaying. This is a hard ask, just like Jesus said it would be (Mark 10). Our Christ is certainly among us, by the Spirit He sent and promised us would help in our work and training.

Dr. Luke says in Acts 1:6 "So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
7Jesus replied,  “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority. 8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
9After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. 10They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11“Men of Galilee, ” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”

The gospel is good news that Jesus proclaimed certainly, but of what? I see in the NT it is the gospel of heaven (Matt), the gospel of God (Mark), the gospel of the kingdom (Luke), and the gospel of grace (Acts). Sounds to me like these are all the same thing.

At the 7th trumpet who will raise the "Under New Management" sign with the immortalised saints? Dan 12:1-3...That would be Jesus the Christ, our Messiah!

[brianeckesminutesermonser]

I see it this way right now: Jesus IS the Gospel (the Good News). Jesus is presented as a literal historical figure in the 4 Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John). The rest of the letters, mainly Pauline letters, are a THEOLOGICAL outworking of Jesus Himself, the Christ. Jesus Christ was foundational to Paul's thinking (to live is Christ, to die is gain, etc). Paul was literally set free spiritually by Jesus on the road to Damscus, so that was ALL Paul could really think about, ie, Christ, again, was central to Paul's mind ('We have the 'Mind of Christ', etc). Paul did not, and this was not his calling, just repeat Jesus' words and teachings, although he did echo them, Paul's calling was to the Gentiles and Paul really wanted these new converts (who had no idea of Torah or a 'Messiah' that was embedded implicitly in the OT) to come to know all what the Messiah Jesus had done for them spiritually (paying for their sins, etc). To me ALL of the writers of the New Testament had a 'Gospel' of their own, but they are like varying threads that form the whole integrated cloth in the end. Or perhaps a better analogy would be like a diamond: The Gospel that saves is a diamond with many facets. For me, I accept Paul because the earliest church did and the apostle did (they gave him the 'hand of fellowship') and I trust them to know a fraud. So I also have come to trust that Paul was taught by Christ after Christ appeared to Paul on the road to Damascus. Only God/Jesus can transform a once hateful man who persecuted Christians into a man who then not only loves them but suffers for them but even better he preaches Christ Jesus and even writes 1 Corinthians 13, the love chapter, and Philippians 4:8. Even Peter wrote this about Paul in 2 Peter 3: 15 Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him. 16 He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, g as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

[sokoyagbemiga]

i believe this is the right platform to ask this question since we are talking about kingdom. please where in the bible Christ became our Goat of departure? thank you

[mannisalic]

Islam is the fastest growing religion.