The Gospel Of Christ
Written by: Delbert Magusara Haim
November 7, 2012
Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
A gospel means “A good message”. So, what is this good message that we hardly understand and why so many are confused about it that there is a gospel for the Jews and another gospel for the Gentiles. Actually, when we say Jews commonly it refers to the pure Jewish blood generation but I tell you it is not the same term with circumcision. The Jews here are the seed of Abraham alone in lineage of Isaac whereas the circumcision are all of his generations that born from Sarah his wife and Hagar his servant and the families which are not of his seeds but live apart of his house and had been circumcised. We need to be careful sometimes in using terms for the circumcision is about the circumcised and uncircumcised people regardless of which country they live. By the way, circumcise means the cutting off of man’s foreskin. To be more specific, this is the taking off of penis head cover. And notice; only the families of Israel did this before with the other families apart, and the rest are called the heathen as the non-circumcised creatures.
Even in this twentieth century, the circumcised people are those who heard the doctrine of circumcision from Abraham such as the Egyptian, Arabian, and the Christian in different countries. It is evident that Muslims are the people belong to the circumcision belief inherited from Hagar, and the Christian through the generation of Sarah’s son Isaac.
Now, concerning the gospel, is it true that there is a gospel for the circumcision and another gospel for the uncircumcision?
In the writings of Paul we see that there is gospel of circumcision and of uncircumcision but he didn’t say another gospel here. In addition, it says that the apostle Peter was assigned in the gospel of circumcision and him Paul in the gospel of uncircumcision. Now what is this all about?
Taking a short story of Peter of how he receives the gospel/message in a vision; God told him to do not call any man unclean. This is now the gospel of circumcision that instead to circumcise a man to be justified, God said; there is no unclean anymore in his sight. In other words all are already justified.
But Peter might have not fully understood the message, he did not recognize that the uncircumcised people need not to be circumcised even the new born Jewish generation. Though he treated them in the same as he did eat with Gentiles in Antioch but he was in doubt and still convincing them to be circumcised like Jews. Because of this great misunderstanding of the gospel, Paul withstood him to the face and questioned; why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? Gal 2:14. And he restated the gospel which he also received that “a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ”,
Here we see that the gospel of circumcision that Peter must preached is that the circumcised Jews must not call the uncircumcised Jews & Gentiles unclean. The same gospel of uncircumcision ministered by Paul that “a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ”, and need not to be circumcised as required by the Law of Moses. Obviously, both of their gospel are of the same purpose.
Therefore;
There is only one gospel that Christ gave to his apostles; that all are justified by him either circumcision or uncircumcision.
November 7, 2012
Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
A gospel means “A good message”. So, what is this good message that we hardly understand and why so many are confused about it that there is a gospel for the Jews and another gospel for the Gentiles. Actually, when we say Jews commonly it refers to the pure Jewish blood generation but I tell you it is not the same term with circumcision. The Jews here are the seed of Abraham alone in lineage of Isaac whereas the circumcision are all of his generations that born from Sarah his wife and Hagar his servant and the families which are not of his seeds but live apart of his house and had been circumcised. We need to be careful sometimes in using terms for the circumcision is about the circumcised and uncircumcised people regardless of which country they live. By the way, circumcise means the cutting off of man’s foreskin. To be more specific, this is the taking off of penis head cover. And notice; only the families of Israel did this before with the other families apart, and the rest are called the heathen as the non-circumcised creatures.
- Gen 17:11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
- Gen 17:23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
Even in this twentieth century, the circumcised people are those who heard the doctrine of circumcision from Abraham such as the Egyptian, Arabian, and the Christian in different countries. It is evident that Muslims are the people belong to the circumcision belief inherited from Hagar, and the Christian through the generation of Sarah’s son Isaac.
Now, concerning the gospel, is it true that there is a gospel for the circumcision and another gospel for the uncircumcision?
- Galatians 2:7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
In the writings of Paul we see that there is gospel of circumcision and of uncircumcision but he didn’t say another gospel here. In addition, it says that the apostle Peter was assigned in the gospel of circumcision and him Paul in the gospel of uncircumcision. Now what is this all about?
Taking a short story of Peter of how he receives the gospel/message in a vision; God told him to do not call any man unclean. This is now the gospel of circumcision that instead to circumcise a man to be justified, God said; there is no unclean anymore in his sight. In other words all are already justified.
- Act 10:28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
But Peter might have not fully understood the message, he did not recognize that the uncircumcised people need not to be circumcised even the new born Jewish generation. Though he treated them in the same as he did eat with Gentiles in Antioch but he was in doubt and still convincing them to be circumcised like Jews. Because of this great misunderstanding of the gospel, Paul withstood him to the face and questioned; why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? Gal 2:14. And he restated the gospel which he also received that “a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ”,
- Gal 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Here we see that the gospel of circumcision that Peter must preached is that the circumcised Jews must not call the uncircumcised Jews & Gentiles unclean. The same gospel of uncircumcision ministered by Paul that “a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ”, and need not to be circumcised as required by the Law of Moses. Obviously, both of their gospel are of the same purpose.
Therefore;
There is only one gospel that Christ gave to his apostles; that all are justified by him either circumcision or uncircumcision.