Q-A: What was the Gospel in Jesus' day (Part.1)?
Q-A: What was the Gospel in Jesus' day? (Part.1) John the Baptist and Jesus preached the " gospel of the kingdom ." The good news was to get ready, (to repent and get baptized), as the prophesied Millennial Kingdom was at hand. Why? Because the King of the kingdom had come. Mark 1:14-15 Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, 15 and saying, " The time is fulfilled (Gal 4:4) , and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel ". Do you see anything about the cross, about the blood, about the death and resurrection of Christ in the Kingdom Gospel? No! So, how did a person become a believer and obtain righteousness in Jesus' day? There were four conditions to becoming saved in Jesus' day . Please note that all four of these conditions DO NOT apply in the Grace Gospel of today. I am only listing these for comparison purposes for when we deal with our Grace Gospel that is