The gospel of Christ is the good news of grace:
Gal 1:6-9 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into
the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert
the gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Just because Peter and Paul went different directions (Peter to the Jews and Paul to the Gentiles) .... does NOT mean that they took a different message:
Gal 2:7-9 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of (no Greek word here for the preposition 'of') the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of (no Greek word here for the preposition 'of') the circumcision was unto Peter;
8 (For he that
wrought effectually in Peter to (Greek: [eis]) the apostleship of the circumcision,
the same was mighty in me toward (Greek: [eis]) the Gentiles:)
9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship;
that we should go unto (Greek: [eis]) the heathen,
and they unto (Greek: [eis]) the circumcision.
In the same letter, Paul emphasized that it made no difference between circumcision and uncircumcision:
Gal 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
They certainly would not have had different gospels for them, when it did not matter:
Gal 6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
When Peter went to the first group of Gentiles (at Cornelius’ house), he knew that everyone - regardless of whether they were Jew or Gentile - would be saved by the grace of Christ:
Acts 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
When God said, over and over, it makes ‘no difference’ ....
then ‘mid-Acts-ers’ should stop making a difference!
This is David Dowell saying, "Think about it!"
