The Word or the Term "Gospel" in the Letters of Paul: Part IV: 1 - The Position of Paul on his Gospel 2 - The Position of Paul on Those Who Have Hid his Gospel 3 - The Position of the Churches on the Gospel of Paul 4 - The Lost Gospels in Paul's Letters

Chapter II

The Word or the Term Gospel in the New Testament

The contradictions, discrepancies and differences between the principles and concepts of the Gospels and the principles and concepts of the Old Testament, as is shown in the previous chapter, are insufficient and not enough alone to prove that it's a new religion, unrelated with the religion of the prophets of the children of Israel, and were not written by the revelation or inspiration of the Holy Spirit, from the point of view of the churches. The Gospels authors and the rest of the New Testament authors, especially Paul, who was fully aware these contradictions, discrepancies and differences, or more precisely, he who has founded them, for this he sought in his letters to  justify these contradictions, discrepancies and differences, as shown previously, and considered that this issue is not because of difference sources, but the principles and the concepts of his beliefs have been hidden from all of the former prophets, and has been revealed to him and his followers! As in the following texts:

1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

1 Corinthians 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory,

1 Corinthians 2:8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him."

Ephesians 3:1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles —

Ephesians 3:2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,

Ephesians 3:3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,

Ephesians 3:4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

Ephesians 3:5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

Ephesians 3:6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,

Ephesians 3:7 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

Ephesians 3:8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Ephesians 3:9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;

Ephesians 3:10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,

Ephesians 3:11 according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

Romans 16:25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began

Romans 16:26 but now has been made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures has been made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith —

In these texts Paul says that the principles and concepts which based on worshiping three gods, who incarnated in the flesh, or at least one of them, according to the faith of every church of the various churches, and they had been flogged, and mocked and spat on them, and crucified and died; was a secret hidden from all Prophets, and that this mystery has not been revealed to anyone else, but only to him and the saints!

This is true in this sense only, because there is no one of the former prophets had spoken about such as this perception about the LORD the Creator of the heavens and the earth, but what is the reality of this mystery which Paul had spoken about?

The reality of this mystery can be recognized by comparing it with the other mysteries which Paul had told to his followers, as in the following text:

1 Corinthians 15:51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed —

In this text Paul reveals another mystery, which was not known by anyone else before him, and has not been seen by anyone else after him, which is that he and his followers would not pass away until the next coming of Jesus, which is what he says more clearly in the following text:

1 Thessalonians 4:13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.

1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Yet, unfortunately, the history has shown that this mystery was not true, and he and his followers had fallen asleep, and after them dozens of generations, thus, the failure to achieve this mystery shows that the first mystery is not true, and is not from the Revelation or by the Word of the Lord, because if it was from the Revelation or by the Word of the Lord; it should not contradicts the texts of the revelation in the Old Testament that confirms the greatest fact in the cosmos; which is the Oneness of the LORD the Creator, and worship Him alone, and the lack of the true gods with Him or beside Him, and with the clarity of this fact, but I will mention text from the Old Testament refutes all the words of Paul and the others that the Lord the Creator of the heavens and the earth hid some secrets from the former prophets, which is as follows:

Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.

The Lord the Creator does not say any word unless it is a clear; and reveals His secret to the prophets, especially His Oneness, and the lack of the true gods with Him or beside Him, who participated with Him in creating the heavens and earth, or deserve to be worshiped with Him or beside Him, thus, this text invalidates all the words of Paul and the others about hiding the mystery of the Trinity.

The insistence of the New Testament authors and the churches considering that the New Testament and their beliefs are an extension of the Old Testament and its principles and concepts, requires us to examine the Gospels in the New Testament objectively and subjectively, i.e., study the meaning of the word Gospel, and the places mentioned therein, and the purpose of writing the Gospels, and the methods and ways of writing, and the lost Gospels which are mentioned in the Letters of the New Testament. As well as study the texts of the Gospels which were quoted from the Old Testament. This will give us a clear idea of the reality of the Gospels, and if they had been written by the revelation or the inspiration of the Holy Spirit or not, and the sources that were relied on to write the Gospels.

The Word or the Term "Gospel" in the Letters of the New Testament

The Letters of the New Testament are a collection of letters talking about the disciples after Jesus ascension into heaven, whether by talking about their lives and their activities as the letter Acts of the Apostles and some of Paul's letters, or by trying to resolve the practical and theological problems which they have faced at that time, such as a warning of the differences that were taking place among the disciples and the followers, or to prove that Jesus is the Christ, and he who was intended in the prophecies of the Old Testament, or to prove that the Law no longer binding them, not only the circumcision, or the Sabbath but even the rest of the laws, and other issues that summoned the research and debate at that time, and the last letter is the book of Revelation, which is talking about the signs of the End of Time, and the end of life on Earth.

These letters will be significantly helpful in our search for the true meaning of word "gospel", because they talk about how the disciples' preaching was, and the sources which they had relied upon.

The Word or the Term "Gospel" in the Letters of Paul

Paul the Apostle is the most important figure in the Christianity faith, he who established its principles and concepts, and defended it, as it appears in the Acts of the Apostles and his letters, which are considered part of the New Testament, which are fourteen letters, so, how did Paul preach?

Did he preach through the four Gospels or through his own gospel?

And if he had preached through his own Gospel; what are the sources of this Gospel?

And if he has his own Gospel, what is his position on it, and what is the position of the churches on his Gospel?

Finally, are there other Gospels except the four Gospels and the Gospel of Paul, and what is his position on them?

These questions and others will be answered through studying the word "gospel" in Paul's Letters, and due to its importance and numerous texts, will be divided into several sections, the first is the texts that talk about the Gospel of God, the second is the texts that talk about the Gospel of Christ, the third is the texts that talk about the Gospel of Paul himself, the fourth is the Position of Paul on his Gospel, the Position of Paul on those who have hid his Gospel, the Position of the Churches on the Gospel of Paul and the Lost Gospels in Paul's Letters, the fifth is Paul and the Word of the Lord, Paul and the Holy Spirit, Paul and the Revelation and Paul and the Old Testament, the sixth is Paul and the words of Jesus, Paul and the Four Gospels and Paul and his letters, below is a review to them.

Part IV:

1 - The Position of Paul on his Gospel

2 - The Position of Paul on Those Who Have Hid his Gospel

3 - The Position of the Churches on the Gospel of Paul

4 - The Lost Gospels in Paul's Letters

The Position of Paul on his Gospel

After reviewing numerous texts in the letters of Paul that talked about the gospel of God, the gospel of Christ and the gospel of Paul, which they are not exist! I find it is the time to expand the search, and talking about the position of Paul on this Gospel, and the sources that relied upon.

1 Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,

1 Corinthians 15:2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you — unless you believed in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

1 Corinthians 15:4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,

1 Corinthians 15:5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.

1 Corinthians 15:6 After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:7 After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.

1 Corinthians 15:8 Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.

1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

1 Corinthians 15:11 Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

In this text Paul declares (or to remind or make known, according to the various versions) his gospel, so how he declared it?

Paul says that his gospel which he has preached is that Christ died for their sins according to the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. This saying shows two things. The first is that the gospel is the declaration that Jesus is the Christ and that he died and was buried, and rose again. The second is that the sources which were relied upon by Paul in his gospel are the texts of the Old Testament, by saying according to the Scriptures.

And then begins talking about the appearance of Jesus to the disciples, saying and that he was seen by Cephas (Peter), then by the twelve, after that he was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, after that he was seen by James, then by all the apostles, then last of all he was seen by him also, and this contradicted with what is written in the four Gospels, as well as with what is written in the Acts of the Apostles! Furthermore it contains a significant error cannot be ignored!

The significant error is the saying that Jesus has appeared to the Twelve, this saying shows that Paul does not have any knowledge about the betrayal of Judas Iscariot, for if we agreed that Jesus appeared to the disciples as it is written in the four Gospels; this means that he has appeared to the Eleven, not to the Twelve, because Judas died before the time of the appearance of Jesus to the disciples in the story which is not without contradictions as will be shown in the next chapter.

As for the contradiction with the four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles; he says that Jesus has appeared to James, this story has not been mentioned in the four Gospels, and most importantly of all this is the saying that Jesus appeared to over five hundred brothers, this contrasts what was written by Luke in the Acts of the Apostles, as he stated that the number of the followers at the time of ascension of Jesus into heaven about one hundred and twenty men, so how they became five hundred men according to the knowledge of Paul or his gospel?!

Act 1:15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (altogether the number of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said,

Finally, he says that Jesus had appeared to him personally, and this appearance was written in the Acts of the Apostles and it was not a physical appearance but was spiritually, that he has seen something in the sky and spoke to him, and these visions and dreams does not make any hassle or controversies and disputes with anyone, because anyone can say what he likes about his visions and dreams, and no one tries to argue or to disagree with what he says, yet the dispute and the controversy will happen if anyone wrote stories that inconsistent with what is written in the Old Testament and with what is written in the New Testament!

Then he speaks about the grace of God which has been given to him by saying that he labored more abundantly than they all, or worked harder than all of them, i.e., the Apostles, according to the various versions, and this indicates that the relationship between them was not good, which will appear more clearly in the following texts:

Galatians 1:11 But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.

Galatians 1:12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Galatians 1:13 For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.

Galatians 1:14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

Galatians 1:15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace,

Galatians 1:16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,

Galatians 1:17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

Galatians 1:18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days.

Galatians 1:19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

Galatians 1:20 (Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.)

Galatians 1:21 Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

Galatians 1:22 And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ.

Galatians 1:23 But they were hearing only, "He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy."

Galatians 1:24 And they glorified God in me.

New International Version

- I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I receive it by revelation from Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. I was advancing in Judaism beyond many Jews of my own age and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did nor consult any man, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went immediately into Arabia and later returned to Damascus. Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Peter and stayed with him fifteen days. I saw none of other apostles- only James, the Lord's brother.

I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie. Later I went to Syria and Cilicia. I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. They only heard the report: ''The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy,'' And they praised God because of me. (Galatians 1:11-24)

In this text Paul makes known to us for the second time, that his Gospel which he had preached is not according to man, or is not something that man made up, for he neither received it from man, nor was he taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ, or he did not receive it from any man, nor was he taught it; rather, he received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

Although these words are clear and prove that he has received his gospel by the revelation, and had not taught from, or received by, a man, he wrote in his letter to the Hebrews words contradicts what he said here, as in the following text:

Hebrews 2:3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

Hebrews 2:4 God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?

In this text Paul says that he has so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to him by those who heard Jesus, and this contradicted with the saying that he had not received his gospel by or had taught from a man!

And then begins talking about his Gospel, by saying that when God was pleased to reveal his son in him to preach Jesus among the Gentiles. And emphasizes on this matter by saying that after receiving this revelation; he did not go up to Jerusalem to meet the apostles, but went into Arabia and then returned to Damascus, and says he witnessed the God that he does not lie! As it is written. And here we should take a pause with this information because it contradicts what was written by Luke in the Acts of the Apostles, for he said that Paul after the appearance of Jesus to him during his journey to Damascus; stayed there for some time and then he went up to Jerusalem to meet the apostles, so, which one of them should we believe, Luke the Gospel writer, or Paul an apostle of Jesus to the Gentiles, although the churches say that the Acts of the Apostles and the letters of Paul had been written through the divine guidance of the Holy Spirit?!

Hence, we conclude from this text that Paul said that he had received the gospel through the revelation of Jesus Christ, but what calls into question on the truth of his saying that he has received it through revelation is the contradiction with what is written in the four Gospels, and in the Acts of the Apostles.

Galatians 2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.

Galatians 2:2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain.

Galatians 2:3 Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

Galatians 2:4 And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage),

Galatians 2:5 to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

Galatians 2:6 But from those who seemed to be something — whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal favoritism to no man — for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me.

Galatians 2:7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter

Galatians 2:8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),

Galatians 2:9 and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

Galatians 2:10 They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.

Galatians 2:11 Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed;

Galatians 2:12 for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

Galatians 2:13 And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.

Galatians 2:14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews?

Galatians 2:15 "We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

Galatians 2:16 "knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

Galatians 2:17 "But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not!

Galatians 2:18 "For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

Galatians 2:19 "For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God.

Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Galatians 2:21 "I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain."

New International Version

- Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also. I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did this privately to those who seemed to be leaders, for fear that I was running or had run my race in vain. Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. This matter arose because some false brothers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.

As for those who seemed to be important- whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external appearance- those men added nothing to my message. On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as Peter had been to the Jews. For God, who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews, was also at work in my ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles, James, Peter and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to Jews. All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.

When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.

When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, '' You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?

We who are Jews by birth and not 'Gentile sinners' know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.

If, while we seek to be justified in Christ, it becomes evident that we ourselves are sinners, does that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! If I rebuild what I destroyed, I prove that I am a lawbreaker. For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing! (Galatians 2:1-21)

In this text, which is a continuation of the previous text, Paul says that he went up to Jerusalem, after fourteen years by revelation, and set before the Apostles the gospel that he preaches among the Gentiles, and then says concerning the Apostles: "As for those who seemed to be important whatever they were makes no difference to me"!

And says they added nothing to him or added nothing to his message, but on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to him, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter, or they saw that he had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as Peter had been to the Jews, and here we must write down some comments on these sayings. The first is what is the reality of the revelation, which was received by Paul and the Apostles, or those who seemed to be something or those who seemed to be important?!

Because if this revelation is the same revelation that was received by the Prophets of Israel, it should tell the Apostles about the truth of the Gospel that preached by Paul, and there was no need to inquire about it from Paul personally!

The second is the Gospel which had been entrusted to Paul with the task of preaching to the Gentiles; was it a certain book or a revelation, or it is his own way of preaching, as well as the Gospel that has been entrusted to Peter?

If it was a certain book, or a revelation that had been received from Jesus as he mentioned in the previous text, why the churches did not keep it, and the gospel of Peter as well?

But if it was his way of preaching, it means that the word "gospel" means the method or the way of preaching through interpreting the prophecies of the Old Testament that talk about Jesus as a Christ and the son of God, and this requires us to find the truth and the reality of these prophecies. Although Paul in this text did not show the exact meaning of the Gospel, which was communicated to the Apostles, or set before them, he has referred to it in the first text and other texts which will be discussed later.

The third is on his saying that Peter and the rest of the Apostles are apostles to the Jews, this contradicts what is written by Luke in the Acts of the Apostles, when he said that Peter from the very beginning went to preach among the Gentiles, and wrote the famous story about preaching Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment, after his dream which he had seen in Joppa, (Acts 10:1-48). Hence, his words about Peter and the other apostles, that they should preach among the Jews is not true, or at least contradicts what is written by Luke in the Acts of the Apostles, so, which one of them should we believe, Paul or Luke?

Then he begins talking about his relationship with Peter and describes him as a hypocrite, and Barnabas as well, and this indicates that the relationship among the apostles and Paul was not good enough, and more importantly is that the state of hypocrisy that was described by Paul to Peter and Barnabas and other disciples does not refer to the state of the strong faith, including that they had received the revelation, because the revelation is not given to the hypocrites, unless it was not the same revelation that was given to the Prophets of Israel!

In the last paragraphs, Paul tries to prove that the Law is set aside, and it does not justify anyone, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died in vain, or that Jesus died for nothing or to no purpose or was pointless or needlessly or would be useless or unnecessarily or without cause, as it is written in the various versions, and I had shown earlier the position of Paul on the Law, but here we should ask a question which is if the Law does not justify anyone, why the Lord gave it to Moses?!

Ephesians 3:1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles —

Ephesians 3:2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,

Ephesians 3:3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,

Ephesians 3:4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

Ephesians 3:5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

Ephesians 3:6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,

Ephesians 3:7 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

Ephesians 3:8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Ephesians 3:9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;

New International Version

- For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles- Surely you have heard about the administration of God's grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets. This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and shares together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power. Although I am less than the least of all God's people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. (Ephesians 3:1-9)

In this text Paul says that the God has made known to him the mystery of Christ by revelation, which was not made known to men in other generations, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to the apostles and prophets, this mystery is that the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel, who he became a servant of this gospel.

He also says that he has already written to the Ephesians, for that they will be able to understand his insight into the mystery of Christ, and the gift of God's grace which was given to him, although he was less than the least of the apostles, this grace was given to him to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God!

Here, I will not talk about the reality of the mystery that was given to Paul, because the Paul's mysteries are many, and I have shown some of them earlier, but what matters here is his saying that he became a servant of this gospel which was given to him by revelation and it has been revealed by the Spirit, so what is this gospel, and why the churches did not keep it, as they did with the four Gospels, also he refers to a previous letter to the Ephesians, so why the churches did not keep this letter as well?

Romans 16:25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began

Romans 16:26 but now has been made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures has been made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith —

Romans 16:27 to God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.

New International Version

- Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writing by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him- to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen. (Romans 16:25-27)

In this text Paul tells about his gospel and his preaching, or proclamation, of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writing, or the prophetic Scriptures, by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey to the God through Jesus Christ, and this is repetition to what he had said in the earlier text, but here he shows the source which he has relied upon in his gospel and the preaching and the proclamation of Jesus Christ by saying that they are revealed, and made known through the prophetic writing, i.e., the texts of the Old Testament! And this indicates that the gospel of Paul and his preaching is his interpretation of the texts of the Old Testament, which appears clearly in his Letters, for this he quoted hundreds of texts from the Old Testament, while he did not write about the life of Jesus as it is written in the four Gospels except a few texts.

As for his words about that he has received a revelation is just a kind of propaganda and not a matter of fact, because if so, he should not contradict with what is written in the four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, as shown previously.

Romans 10:13 For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?

Romans 10:15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!"

Romans 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"

Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

New International Version

- For, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it written, '' How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news''. But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, '' Lord, who has believed our message? Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. (Romans 10:13-17)

In this text we find that Paul has quoted two texts from the Old Testament to say that all Jews have not obeyed the gospel, and this method and approach indicates to the meaning of the word "gospel" which is mentioned by Paul, and the sources of the Gospels, which is quoting from the texts of the Old Testament to prove that Jesus is the Christ, for this he did not cite texts from the four Gospels, or from the words which he has received by revelation or Spirit as he claims, and this means that the meaning of the gospel is the preaching by interpreting the texts of the Old Testament as it is written!

We also note that Paul has distorted the text of the Old Testament, which is what done quite often by the Gospels authors and the rest of the New Testament authors, as will be shown in the next chapter, to serve what he believes, because the text of the Old Testament talks about one man, not a group of people, which is as follows:

Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"

This alteration that done by Paul on the text indicates that he had written his letters away from the Spirit and the Revelation which was received by the Prophets of Israel, because if so, he will not distort the text as such, so that he at the beginning of this chapter had cited text from the Old Testament and distorted the words of a paragraph, and deleted a paragraph that shows the meaning of the text to serve what he believes, as in the following text:

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Romans 10:5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, "The man who does those things shall live by them."

Romans 10:6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven’?" (that is, to bring Christ down from above)

Romans 10:7 or," ‘Who will descend into the abyss’?" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).

Romans 10:8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach):

Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

New International Version

- Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by law; "The man who does these things will live by them". But the righteousness that is by faith says; "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?; " (that is, to bring Christ down) :or ; who will descend into the deep?' "(that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? :The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:4-9)

In this text Paul says that Christ is the end of the law, for righteousness to everyone who believes, and cited text from the Deuteronomy; saying that the verse "Who will ascend into heaven" does not mean to bring Christ down from above, and " Who will descend into the abyss" does not mean to bring Christ up from the dead, but he said that the righteousness of faith speaks "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" that is, the word of faith which they preached, that if anyone confesses with his mouth that Jesus is the Lord and believe in his heart that God raised him from the dead, he will be saved! This is what Paul understood from the text, or what he wants from his followers to understand, so what is written in the Deuteronomy, and was Paul's understanding true or not?

Let's read the following text:

Deuteronomy 30:10 "if you obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 30:11 "For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off.

Deuteronomy 30:12 "It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it’?

Deuteronomy 30:13 "Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it’?

Deuteronomy 30:14 "But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.

Deuteronomy 30:15 "See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil,

Deuteronomy 30:16 "in that I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the LORD your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess.

Deuteronomy 30:17 "But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them,

Deuteronomy 30:18 "I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess.

New International Version

- If you obey the LORD your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law and turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your search. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, ''Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" No the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.

See. I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws, then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them. I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. (Deuteronomy 30:10-18)

Hebrew - English Bible

According to the Masoretic Text

And the JPS 1917 Edition

Deuteronomy 30:10 if thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this book of the law; if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul. {S}

Deuteronomy 30:11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off.

Deuteronomy 30:12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say: 'Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?'

Deuteronomy 30:13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say: 'Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?'

Deuteronomy 30:14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. {S}

Deuteronomy 30:15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil,

Deuteronomy 30:16 in that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances; then thou shalt live and multiply, and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.

Deuteronomy 30:17 But if thy heart turn away, and thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

Deuteronomy 30:18 I declare unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish; ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over the Jordan to go in to possess it.

The first note that can be observed in the text is that it speaks about the Law, commandments, statutes and judgments, and asked them to keep them and do them, while Paul and the churches sought with all their strength to call for non-compliance with the Law, as shown previously. Furthermore there is no any reference about Christ, not from a nearby nor from afar.

The second note is that Paul had written a paragraph "Who will descend into the abyss" or "who will descend into the deep", while the text of the Deuteronomy says "Who will go over the sea", or ''Who will cross the sea".

Moreover, Paul omitted the paragraph "For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off" in which shows what the text speaks about, and this was just an attempt to make talking about the ascension of Jesus into heaven and resurrection from the dead logically!

Otherwise, the whole text talks about the Law and how to keep it and do it, as we have noted.

The third note is on his saying that "word" which mentioned in the text of the Deuteronomy means the word of faith which he preached that Jesus is Lord, and God raised him from the dead, this is definitely wrong and distorting to the Deuteronomy's text, because the text speaks about the Law and to keep it and to do the commandments, while Paul did not do and keep them, and the most important is that what's written in this text specifically, is a warning of worshiping other gods with the LORD the Creator of the heavens and the earth or beside Him, while he has not committed to this text which he cited it, because he calls to worship three gods with the LORD the Creator of the heavens and the earth!

Through this review of Paul's text and the text of the Deuteronomy, we conclude that Paul had quoted the texts of the Old Testament and interpreted them according to his desires to prove what he believes in, and didn't feel embarrassed to add some paragraphs, and omits others; to serve what he believes in, and this does not indicate that he had received the Revelation or the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit as is the case with the Prophets of Israel.

1 Corinthians 1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."

1 Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

1 Corinthians 1:21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 1:22 For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom;

1 Corinthians 1:23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness,

1 Corinthians 1:24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

1 Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

New International Version

- For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel-not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For it is written: ''I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate'.

Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

Jews demand miraculous signs and Greek look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called both Jews and Greek , Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength. (1 Corinthians 1:17-25)

In this text Paul says that Jesus sent him to preach the gospel, but not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power, and to prove his way of preaching; he has quoted text from the Old Testament! And here also, he did not quote from the four Gospels or from the words of Jesus, which he had received directly or through revelation as was the case with the Prophets of Israel, whom had received the word of the Lord the Creator of the heavens and the earth, like Moses directly or through a revelation like the rest of the prophets.

Paul, as usual also, has distorted the text of the Old Testament to prove that the preaching of the crucifixion of Christ was based on the Old Testament texts, not on the signs that are requested by the Jews or the wisdom that are sought by the Greeks! And the text which is cited by him is as follows:

Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said: "Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,

Isaiah 29:14 Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work Among this people, A marvelous work and a wonder; For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden."

Isaiah 29:15 Woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel far from the LORD, And their works are in the dark; They say, "Who sees us?" and, "Who knows us?"

Isaiah 29:16 Surely you have things turned around! Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay; For shall the thing made say of him who made it, "He did not make me"? Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it, "He has no understanding"?

In this text the Lord the Creator of the heavens and the earth says that some people came near to Him with their mouths and honor Him with their lips, but have removed their hearts far from Him, therefore, their wisdom will be perished, and their understanding will be vanished, and their knowledge of the Old Testament become a way to distort it and keep people away from Him to worship other gods with Him or beside Him; hence, the LORD said to them "surely you have things turned around", or "turning of things upside down"!

Surely you have things turned around! Do you believe that the clay will be like the potter?

Surely you turn things upside down, do you believe that Jesus who born of a woman will be like the LORD the Creator of the heavens and the earth?!

Surely you turn things upside down, how could you think or imagine that a handful of people have crucified the Lord the Creator of the heavens and the earth?!

Surely you turn things upside down!

These attempts by Paul to prove what he believes from the Old Testament, and distorting its texts indicate to two things. The first is that he didn't have the Revelation or the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit, as was the case with the Prophets of Israel. The second is that his Gospel or his way of preaching is his understanding and his interpreting the texts of the Old Testament to say that these texts had prophesied and talked about Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:5 For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.

New International Version

1Thessalonians 1:5 Because our gospel came to you not simply with word, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake.

In this text Paul says that his gospel did not come to his followers in word only, but also in the Holy Spirit, and this means that his Gospel, if he was talking about a certain book, had been received through the Holy Spirit and came to his followers with the Holy Spirit, however, the churches did not keep it, as they did with the gospel of Luke, who said that he had written an account, and the other Gospels as well, which their authors did not mention that they wrote it or received it by the Revelation or the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit!

The Position of Paul on Those Who Have Hid his Gospel

Paul considered that his gospel is the basis of the Christian faith, so, he has taken a solid stand of those who do not abide to it, as in the following text:

2Corinthians 4:1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart.

2Corinthians 4:2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

2Corinthians 4:3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,

2Corinthians 4:4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.

New International Version

- Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.

Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception,

nor do we distort the word of God.

On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers,

so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (2 Corinthians 4:1-4)

In this text Paul says that his gospel will not be veiled or hidden, but will be veiled or be hidden to those who are perishing!

So, do these words apply to the churches, since they hid the gospel of Paul?

With regard to his saying that he did not distort the word of God, what we have read previously proves that this is not true.

The Position of the Churches on the Gospel of Paul

The position of the churches on the gospel of Paul is that they did not veil it, or hid it only, but also the Early Church, i.e., the churches of the Disciples, was not acting in the line with the truth of the gospel, as Paul himself said, as in the following text:

Galatians 2:14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews?

In this text Paul says that Peter and the other disciples were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, or they were not acting in the line with the truth of the gospel, according to the New International Version, and he said these words after the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost to the Disciples, as Luke wrote in the Acts of the Apostles, which implies one of two things, either that the Holy Spirit who came to the disciples has considered that the Gospel of Paul is not a revelation and should not be obedient to it, or that the Spirit who was with Paul considered that Peter and the rest of the disciples were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, and applies to them the words of Paul that they are perishing, for they have veiled and hid his Gospel, so that no one knows what is the Gospel of Paul!

Philippians 4:15 Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only.

New International Version

Philippians 4:15 Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only.

In this text Paul says that no church shared with him concerning giving and receiving, except the church of the Philippians, so, was the refusing of the churches to share with him, and then hid his gospel; due to the perishing of those churches, or they believe that Paul was preaching for things contrary to the faith which they believe in?!

Here Paul did not talk about the churches of heretics or the Gnostics, but about the churches of the Apostles and Disciples, including the church of Peter, who John also said in his Gospel that Jesus asked Peter to take care of the disciples, "Take care of my sheep" (John 21:16) and "Feed my sheep" (John 21:18), thus the shepherd of the disciples and the disciples themselves refused to commit to the gospel of Paul, and eventually succeeded to hide his Gospel!

The Lost Gospels in Paul's Letters

We have read previously about some of the lost gospels that mentioned by Paul in his letters, and I'd like to mention them again, which are as follows:

Galatians 2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.

Galatians 2:2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain.

Galatians 2:3 Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

Galatians 2:4 And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage),

Galatians 2:5 to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

Galatians 2:6 But from those who seemed to be something — whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal favoritism to no man — for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me.

Galatians 2:7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter

Galatians 2:8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),

Galatians 2:9 and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

In this text Paul talks about two gospels which are lost, which is called the gospel for the uncircumcised, and the gospel for the circumcised. Here I wonder why the churches did not keep them, especially they are not the gospels of heretics or Gnostics but the gospels of Paul and Peter which are mentioned by Paul himself?!

Then we read his words about the gospel which he has rejected, and did not accept it, as in the following text:

Galatians 1:6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,

Galatians 1:7 which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.

Galatians 1:8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.

In this text Paul talks about a gospel which is not the Gospel of Christ, so what is this gospel that has made trouble to his followers?!

As well as this text proves that the Gospels, which the churches say that they are gospels of heretics or Gnostics, or some of them at least, had been written at the time of Paul, and even before the four Gospels, not as the churches say that they had been written in the second century and the third and fourth A.D!