Hello there,
As Romans 1:1 says, Paul was separated unto the Gospel of God, which the Companion Bible appendix says was 'supplementary to the Gospel of the Kingdom, of which it was another aspect.' Yes, our Lord proclaimed the gospel of the kingdom, as did John the Baptist. However the Gospel of God has to do with a risen Messiah. It characterises the ministry of the Acts rather than that of the Gospels, especially Paul's share in it.
The CB goes on to say that the Gospel of a risen Messiah, re-proclaimed as about to come and restore all things, was the burden of the apostolic proclamation during the dispensation of the Acts. See Acts 2:23-36; 3:12-18; 4:2, 10-12. 'With great power gave the Apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all', This, too, was the burden of Paul's proclamation, as we see from Acts 17:1-3,7 --- see App. 140 in the CB for further notes on the subject.
The Gospel of the Grace of God and the Gospel of the Glory of Christ were also part of Paul's ministry.
In Christ
Chris |
