Entrusted with the Gospel

Early in the church’s history the apostles had to gather to verify the Gospel. One and the same gospel was being preached by all the true apostles. Any alteration or change to the message was an indication of the presence of false apostles with a false message. The need to affirm the one and only true gospel as the one and only way of salvation became necessary as the message was being proclaimed to Gentiles as well as the Jews. The apostle Paul’s message had been given him by direct revelation from God. The message of the other apostles was directly from God as well having been taught them by Jesus Christ during His earthly ministry. Conclusion from the meeting was that there was one and the same message from God being proclaimed by all the genuine apostles. The Gospel had been entrusted to the men God had appointed to be His apostles who with the prophets of the Old Testament where used by God to lay the foundation of the church. Being entrusted with the Gospel at times called for defending and protecting it from any attempts to alter, amend, or adjust it for different peoples, different times or cultures. The faithfulness of those apostles ensures that the same Gospel today has the same power to save as it is proclaimed in truthfulness.