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Preaching the Kingdom of God with the Gospel


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According to the New Testament, who all preached the kingdom of God in their gospel preaching?

1.  John the Baptist

Matthew 3:1-2 – “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, and saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

2.  Jesus the Christ

Matthew 4:17 – “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 4:23 – “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.”

Matthew 9:35 – “And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.”

Mark 1:14-15 – “Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”

Luke 4:43 – “And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.”

Luke 8:1 – “And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him.”

Luke 9:11 – “And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.”

3.  The Twelve Disciples

Matthew 10:5-7 – “These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.  And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Luke 9:1-2 – “Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.  And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.”

4.  Other Disciples of Christ

Luke 9:60 – “Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.”

Luke 10:9 – “And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.”

5.  Philip the Evangelist

Acts 8:12 – “But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.”

6.  The Apostle Paul

Acts 19:8 – “And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.”

Acts 28:23 – “And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.”

Acts 28:30-31 – “And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.”

It appears from these passages that it is Biblically false to claim that the apostle Paul preached a different gospel than John the Baptist, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the other apostles on the grounds that they all preached the gospel of the kingdom, but that Paul did not.

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46 minutes ago, Invicta said:

There used to be some on here who believed that the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God were two different things.  The former for Jews and latter for Christians.

I recall some who believed God planned for Jesus to be accepted by the Jews and usher in His Kingdom but since the Jews rejected Jesus God had to go to Plan B, which opened the door for Gentiles.

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16 hours ago, Critical Mass said:

It's been done a bunch of times in the past (ex. Rick Schworer) and you didn't receive it. You won't this time around either so I won't waste our time.

That's a handy cop-out. At the very least you could easily copy and paste whatever you think has previously been put forth which explains your position.

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