Acts 1:3 He presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.Yes, CC. What were those things Christ spoke of and where are they discussed in the Bible? What if Christ and/or the Apostles chose/were told to hand down those things by word instead and not by writing them down?
- Acts 1:3 He presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
Yes, CC. What were those things Christ spoke of and where are they discussed in the Bible? What if Christ and/or the Apostles chose/were told to hand down those things by word instead and not by writing them down?
Notice this passage in the Bible: "
And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself." (Luke 24:27) Those things are all the things which were already in the Bible at that time (The Law, the Prophets, the Psalms) which Jesus explained about Himself. These are the same things which the Apostles used in the Apostolic preaching of the kingdom of God.
- Acts 28:23 He [paul] explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law and the Prophets,....
It does seem entirely to be expected that if Jesus explained of Himself and the kingdom of God from the Law and the Prophets and Paul is able to preach the kingdom of God from the Law and the Prophets that I should be able to as well. Plus, as the kingdom of God is the gospel...
- Mark 1:14-15 Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel."
And as I have in my Bible the Law and the Prophets plus the gospel accounts, where is this "extra" stuff about the kingdom of God that is not in my Bible? And how come my Bible does say that the kingdom of God is preached from the Law and the Prophets and the Psalms (Acts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, etc.) and
never from this mysterious gospel?
And what are the features of this other gospel, which is evidently another gospel that these Apostles are suppose to have preached? Gosh, they themselves even declare: "
if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
- Acts 28:23 He [paul] explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law and the Prophets,....
However I think even the Catholics are allowed some degree of private communion with Our Lord.
You know, this is a sad thing to admit that you have to be permitted to have private communion with the Lord.