Well no, but since the discussion thread is presumably to be based upon the article it helps to know what points you agree or disagree with in the article.
The question was, “What is the Gospel that Jesus Christ taught?” I can answer that question without having to “read the article”.
You didn't.
It’s just that you didn’t like my answer .. sorry!
Your answer was incomplete. It never answered the question:
But .. if you believe in Jesus as your Savior, you have eternal life - YOU HAVE THE KINGDOM OF GOD!!
Why is that so difficult for you to understand ..??
The “Gospel” is accepting Jesus as your Savior, receiving eternal life, and spending eternity with God in his Kingdom.
Without Jesus - THERE IS NO GOSPEL!
The good news he brought was that there was a future kingdom of God, a kingdom of heaven. He taught about how to get there. He taught about what is needed to get there. His main message was about the coming kingdom of God.
Traditional Christianity often make Christianity a message about the man Jesus and not about what he taught. A part of the gospel is certainly that. But JUST teaching that guarantees confusion and deception:
Mat 7:21 KJV - Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 7:22 KJV - Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 KJV - And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Without understanding the kingdom of God, the gospel that Jesus taught, people are in danger of becoming one of those whom Jesus never knew.
Traditional Christianity often make Christianity a message about the man Jesus and not about what he taught. A part of the gospel is certainly that. But JUST teaching that guarantees confusion and deception:
I don't agree with you here.
The most widely made claim against Traditional Christianity is that we focus too much on the peripherals to Jesus ... so that we tend to lose focus on the character of Jesus Himself.
Matt 7:21 KJV - Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt 7:22 KJV - Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? Matt 7:23 KJV - And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Without understanding the kingdom of God, the gospel that Jesus taught, people are in danger of becoming one of those whom Jesus never knew.
Once again ... I disagree.
The priority for the christian is knowing and spending time in fellowship with Jesus. If we make this our priority, Jesus would never claim that he didn't know us.
The knowledge of His kingdom would follow from spending time in communion with Jesus.
After all, that's how the Apostles learned.
He didn't send them off to study. He mandated that they spend time with Him.
It’s so simple .. you have missed the point.
The Kingdom of God IS JESUS. Remember, Jesus told us, “No one comes to the Father except BY ME”. Therefore, to get to the Kingdom of God - you must go through Jesus.
If a person accepts Jesus as their personal Savior, and believes that Jesus is the son of God, that Jesus died for their sins, and was raised from the dead .. and sits at the right hand of the father .. THAT PERSON HAS ALREADY ENTERED INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
Jesus also told the mothers of the deciples that “the Kingdom of God is not low here or low there, IT IS WITHIN.
Therefore, I not only answered your question, I have Jesus’ own words as my witness that I answered your question.
If a person accepts Jesus as Savior, they will be someone that Jesus knows .. and the only people who have to worry about not being known by Jesus are THOSE WHO HAVE REJECTED HIM.
You have missed the point because knowing God is how you become a part of the Kingdom of God - and if you don’t know Jesus .. you cannot see the Kingdom. It’s really that simple. I pray you find that out before you have to stand before Jesus and he says, “I never knew you”.