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The Book of Galatians helps tremendously in this area. Particularly Chap. 2:5-10. Paul tells of his journey to Jerusalem again where he met with at least James, Cephas (Peter) and John. In verse 2 Paul states clearly that he went there by revelation (from Jesus Christ, obviously), in order to communicate to them THAT GOSPEL WHICH HE PREACHED AMONG THE GENTILES. Obviously, if it was the same gospel that Peter and the 11 had been commissioned to preach, Paul would not have described his at THAT GOSPEL. If he differentiating, there HAS to be more than one gospel.

Verse 6 says that they (at least Peter, James and John) added nothing to what Paul told them. Why?

Verse 7 tells us. When they SAW that the gospel Paul preached, the gospel of the uncircumcision was COMMITTED TO PAUL; just as the gospel of the circumcision was COMMITTED TO PETER they knew that he that wrought effectually in Peter as the apostle of the circumcision, the SAME HE was mighty toward Paul, as the apostle of the uncircumcision. Verse 8. That He would be Jesus Christ.

Do Peter, James, or John try to teach Paul anything? When they hear his gospel of the uncircumcision do they SEE that there is a DIFFERENCE between what they have been commissioned to preach to the circumcision and what Paul has been commissioned to preach to the uncircumcision?

Verse 9 gives us the outcome of this meeting. When James, and Peter, and John PERCEIVED THE GRACE THAT WAS GIVEN TO PAUL,they gave to Paul and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship. The GRACE that was GIVEN TO PAUL. Surely it doesn't mean his way of speaking, that he was graceful in his preaching. It was the gospel of the grace of God that Christ gave to Paul to give to the Gentiles. THAT is what they perceived and gave their hands of fellowship to Paul for. They would go to the circumcision and Paul would go to the uncircumcision (heathen).

Notice something BIG happening here? The "Great commission", the kingdom gospel, that Peter and the 11 were given, to go to ALL THE NATIONS, beginning at Jerusalem was changed to THEM STAYING AND MINISTERING TO THE JEWS with the KINGDOM GOSPEL, and PAUL MINISTERING TO THE GENTILES WITH HIS GOSPEL.ANd we know that what they bound on earth was bound in heaven and what they loosed on earth was loosed in heaven. That, too, was part of the "great commission.

So, did Paul receive and preach a different gospel than Peter and the 11?

"IN THE DAY WHEN GOD SHALL JUDGE THE SECRETS OF MEN BY JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MY GOSPEL". Rom. 2:16. Clearly he did. Unless he was lying in Rom. 2:16. And countless other places in his epistles.

Are you a disciple of Les Feldick ? Is it from him that you imbibed your doctrine of two different gospels ?