RD wrote:
When the 12 were sent to Israel only to preach the kingdom, they did not even know about the death of Christ.... let alone that He would die for the sins of the whole world. How could they preach "the one and only gospel" if they were leaving OUT that MOST vitally important piece of information?
This is false of course. The mission to deal with sin was clear all the way. What was not clear was what might happen to the nation during that generation with messianic zealots trying the best to revolt and impose the law harshly. Christ did want to save Israel from that kind of person and trouble, but it was pretty hopeless, and he draws a condemning connection between the teachers of the Law and the zealots.
He always was launching a mission to the nations through his own people from the beginning of his work. This is why "Paul" is not surprising with his way of putting things. Peter and Paul are deeply united in what Peter says in Acts 2, 3.
If you are infected with 2P2P, you will never see this of course. You have to be willing to discard 2P2P.
Made up.
In Mt.-John, prior to the dbr, that the 12 had no idea of the impending dbr. It was hid from them.
1.The 12 did not know of the impending dbr-it was hid from them-
"For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that
he is killed, he shall rise the third day. But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him." Mark 9:31-32 KJV
"Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and
put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken." Luke 18:31-34 KJV
"For
as yet they knew not the scripture,
that he must rise again from the dead." John 20:9 KJV
2. Peter tried to prevent the Lord Jesus Christ's death, and His death was a key component of 1 Cor. 15:1-4 KJV:
"From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and
be killed, and be raised again the third day. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee" Mt. 16:21-22 KJV
"And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and
be killed, and after three days rise again. And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him." Mark 8:31-32 KJV
3. Even after the Lord's death, burial, and resurrection, the 12 intially did not believe it:
"And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some
doubted." Mt. 28:17 KJV
"And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her,
believed not. After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. And they went and told it unto the residue:
neither believed they them. Afterward he appeared unto
the eleven as they sat at meat, and
upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen." Mark 16:11 KJV
"And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto
the eleven, and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which
told these things unto the apostles. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not." Luke 24:9-11 KJV
" And while
they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?" Luke 24:41 KJV
Show me specfic scripture, chapter and verse, from scripture, in Mt/-John, prior to the death, burial, and resurrection:
1.where the Lord Jesus Christ preached: I am going to die for your sins, be buried, and raised again so that you may be justified. Believe on my death, burial, and resurrection, and you will be saved.
2.where the 12 preached: he is going to die for your sins, be buried, and raised again so that you may be justified. Believe on His death, burial, and resurrection, and you will be saved.
3. where, in Mt.-John, prior to the dbr, was 1 Cor. 15:1-4 ever preached by anyone as a basis for justification. Chapter and verse prior to the dbr in Mt.-John. You won't find it. It is not there. It was hid from them. They were preaching, at least prior to the dbr in Mt.-John, a "the" gospel, but it was not 1 Cor. 15:1-4 KJV-it was "the" gospel of the kingdom, and these are not synonomys terms.
How the 12 could have preached the dbr, when it was hid from them prior to its occurrence-Luke 18:31-34 KJV; Mark 9:31-32 KJV; John 20:9 KJV? Rhetorical q.
Why did Peter tried to prevent "....died for our sins.....according to the scriptures...": Mt. 16:21 KJV; Mark 8:31KJV, the very basis of his reconciliation? Again-rhetorical q.
How the 12 could be preaching "....raised again the third day....", if it was not only hid from them, but they did not believe the resurrection, "....according to the scriptures....", even after it happened: Mt. 28:17 KJV; Mark 16:11 KJV; Luke 24:41 KJV?
Again-rhetorical q.
You, others, have been shown that "the" gospel of the kingdom is not equivalent to 1 Cor. 15:1-4 KJV. I cannot lay it out for you any more clearly, and it does not take an "MBA from heaven" to figure this out.
