The portion beginning 'could it be that..' was probably unnecessary unless 'one' (this one) missed the humorous intent therein.
I suspect, David, that you'll die living in utter denial re: the presence of an 'attitude' present within some of your posts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: November 11, 2004 12:03 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Gospel > David Miller wrote: > >> Consider also that the apostles were sent out to preach the gospel > >> long before they even understood that Jesus was to die, be buried, > >> and then rise again from the dead! What were they preaching? > >> They certainly were NOT preaching what you have defined the > >> gospel to be, which is simply the death, burial, and resurrection > >> of the Lord. So what is your position on this? Do you believe > >> that the gospel was changed later, or do you believe that they > >> preached the same gospel later that they had preached at the first, > >> when Jesus first called them apostles and sent them out to preach? > > John wrote: > > Sounds like you believe there was a difference. > > I do not believe that the gospel message changed. That is my point. The > elements of his death, burial, and resurrection were added to the gospel > preaching, and these last parts were given primary importance, but it was > the same gospel that they had preached before, which is the gospel of the > kingdom of God, the command to repent and receive the remission of sins > being important parts of this message. > > John wrote: > > Before the cross, they preached Christ such > > as He was before the cross. > > What does that mean, "they preached Christ"? That is the whole point. What > exactly did they say when they preached Christ? > > What did Jesus Christ himself say when he "preached the gospel"? Did Jesus > talk about himself when he preached the gospel? > > When Jesus told the disciples of John the Baptist to report that the gospel > is preached to the poor, did he mean his death, burial, and resurrection, or > something else? Did he mean that he was declaring himself to the poor, or > was there something else that he had in mind? > > John wrote: > > After that defining moment, they preached Christ cruscified > > and raise from the dead. The good news is Christ. > > Go ahead and call me a heretic. > > The concept of heretic has nothing to do with this discussion. Are you > trying to say that before Christ was crucified, they preached the kingdom of > God being at hand, repentance, and the remission of sins, but that after > Christ was crucified and raised from the dead, then they stopped preaching > these other parts of the gospel? > > Could it be that you have a very narrow view of the gospel? Is it possible > that you have never truly heard the gospel yourself? > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
