Did Paul ever teach the Kingdom Gospel?

Did Paul ever teach the Kingdom Gospel?

Yes! But only for a very short period of time.

Paul, blinded by the glory of Jesus Christ on the Damascus Road, was led into Damascus by his companions after his encounter. He spent 3 days without sight and sustenance. Then Ananias prayer for Saul’s sight and Saul was strengthened with food. Straightway after he gained his strength, Saul went to the Jewish synagogue and started to preach that Jesus is the Son of God. See Acts 9:19 in the image.

This is the only time when Paul preached the Kingdom gospel.

How do we know it was the Kingdom gospel? In verse 19 it says that Saul preached that Jesus is the Son of God. This was the key faith condition (and confession) for receiving salvation as per this gospel. A person had to believe that Jesus was the prophesied Messiah and confess Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God.

For confirmation of this, have a look at these examples of people being saved under the Kingdom gospel.

• Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
• John 1:49 Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel."
• John 6:69 But Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 Also we [the 12 disciples] have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
• John 11:27 She said to Him, "Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world."
• John 20:28 Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"
• Acts 8:37 And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."

Shortly after Paul’s time in Damascus and in its synagogue, he left for Arabia where he would have received the initial revelations of the Grace gospel and mystery doctrine from the risen and glorified Lord Jesus. We can clearly see a change in Paul’s preaching when we get to Acts 13, where Luke provided some well-documented insights that inform us that Paul was preaching the Grace gospel at this time. There is a big difference in the content of his message between Damascus and Antioch.

Do you know how to distinguish between the Kingdom gospel and the Grace gospel. This is of critical importance to know as we are saved by the Grace gospel today, not by the Kingdom gospel. Knowing this can have a great effect on your eternity.

For the Grace gospel, see here: https://thebigpicturelink.blogspot.com/p/about-salvation.html