[expat_panama]

It's silly for us to bicker over the misuse of grammar and definitions of words in English.   However, with Scripture we want to be very very careful.   I'm hoping we're on the same page (so to speak) with this.   All truth comes from the Word.  I'm saying that we should start there, and follow a common path and see where it takes us.  We don't want to try and cling to some particular economic doctrine and vainly grab pieces of the Word to back up our politics.  Misuse of the Sacred Text is not silly.  It's satanic.

Let's skip all this confusion about whether the "Gospel is not based on passages...".   If you have your own definitions tell me what they are, but I suggest we use these:

gos•pel
Pronunciation: (gos'pul), [key]
—n.
1. the teachings of Jesus and the apostles; the Christian revelation.

pas•sage
Pronunciation: (pas'ij), [key]
—n., v., -saged, -sag•ing.
—n.
1. a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.: a passage of Scripture.

Scrip•ture
Pronunciation: (skrip'chur), [key]
—n.
1. Often, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.

[A. Pole]

Let's skip all this confusion about whether the "Gospel is not based on passages...".

Gospel was given to the Church of Christ at the time of His earthly sojourn, death and resurrection and through sending of the Holy Spirit during the Pentecost.

The holy books and passages were written AFTER the Gospel was given. So the Books of New Testament are based on the Gospel and Gospel is not based on them. The pillar and ground of Truth is the Church (1Tm:3:15). The Church wrote, selected and canonized the Scriptures under inspiration of Holy Spirit, first were the Apostles and then there were the books of New Testament, first were the patriarchs and prophets and then there were the books of Old Testament.