RichardBurger said:Free said:Although you state "the gospel of grace is not a religion," the beliefs that follow which you use to back up that very statement mean that it is a religion.RichardBurger said:I see that the gospel of grace is not a religion. It is about a covenant relationship with God in the heart based on belief in God‘s work on the cross. It is a relationship of Father to son. It is a relationship of belief, faith, trust, and confidence in our heavenly Father and His work on the cross. If you have this relationship God does not require anything else.
And no, I do not think the "gospel of the kingdom" and the "gospel of grace" are two different gospels.
Oh but I do!
Notice that in Acts 3:21 Peter is proclaiming things made known by the prophets since the world began. In contrast, in the book of Romans, 16:25, Paul is proclaiming things kept secret since the world began. Something made known cannot be a secret and something kept secret has not been made known. Notice that Peter proclaimed the crucifixion of Jesus as something for the Jews to repent of (Acts 2) where Paul proclaimed that he gloried in the cross of Christ (Gal 6:11-15). Clearly, Peter and Paul proclaimed two different messages.
Hi Richard Burger , and I believe one more thing that can strength your post is , That Paul says " before the foundation and Jesus says " from the foundation " and that is a big difference .