What does it mean?
It this what is being implied by you all towards the belief in various gospels?
Notice how you assume something.
I only made an observation about some dispensationalists and asked a question. How many gospels do you folks believe in?
Astounding, isn't it? The vast majority of Christians have no idea there are other Christians who preach these various Gospels. I sure didn't. Most Christians would be stunned to read these posts and see the Gospel splintered by imaginary times and ages and God's "differing" intentions.
The Holy Spirit gathers all races and nations, all types and personalities, and quickens the minds and hearts of the elect, all believing Jews and gentiles, so that they will know their salvation is in Jesus Christ alone and that they are "all one in Christ Jesus."
One Gospel.
I made a typo. I said “Is this what is being implied?” It came out “It.”
What it means is that at all times and in all places human beings have been saved by grace through faith in what God had revealed to them about the person of Jesus Christ. It is not clear that Old Testament saints realized that the Messiah would come to die for them. Yet, it is clear that they had faith in God, they awaited His promised Messiah, and knew that they had to depend wholly upon His grace for their salvation. Abraham believed God and it was accounted to Him for righteousness.
The promise of the Messiah began with Adam. Who He was and what He would do was gradually revealed more and more; but men were always saved by placing their trust in Him, not works, ever.
The word “Gospel” means “good news”. There are several “good newses” in Scripture. The Good News of the Kingdom is the Good News that Christ has come as Messiah and will reign on earth. In and of itself it is not salvific, though the subject of the gospel IS - that is faith in Christ Jesus. The gospel of grace is what is salvific. At all times and in all places human beings have been saved by the good news of God’s grace alone. It is the ONLY way by which human beings are saved. When Jesus came preaching the gospel of the kingdom, the Jews were lost not because they didn’t believe the Kingdom was there, but because they didn’t believe in the King of the Kingdom.