Friday, March 8, 2013

The Gospel Paul Preached

Galatians 1:11-17; NKJV

11 But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. 


12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. 


14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, 


16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, 

17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

The gospel Paul preached was revealed to him by Jesus Christ.  He didn't write it himself.  It wasn't taught him by another person.

The gospel Paul preached was the gospel of Jesus Christ, revealed to him by Jesus Christ Himself.  We can have confidence that the gospel Paul preached is the gospel that will lead us to Jesus because He received it from Jesus.