Have you ever wondered why there’s so much confusion and debate among the many divisions of Christianity and among Christians concerning the elements of the faith?

It is true that now there is but one gospel and God’s anathema is pronounced upon any who would presume to proclaim any other (Gal.1:8-9), but those who suppose that Paul proclaimed the same good news which the twelve Apostles before him had proclaimed, should carefully read Galatians 2:1-9 in the KJV in order to see the gospel shared by Paul versus the gospel shared by Peter. clearly. Sadly, the modern Bibles (NKJV, NIV, NASB, ESV, etc) have clouded the important differences between these two gospels.

Paul and Barnabas had seated themselves in the large synagogue in Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13). They were soon recognized as “clergymen,” however, for “after the reading of the law and the prophets” they were asked whether either of them might have some word of “exhortation” for those who had gathered.

The careful student of the Epistles of Paul soon observes that the Apostle makes many specific statements as to the distinctiveness of his ministry and message.

Even apart from this, however, and considering his phraseology alone, we often wonder how anyone could possibly deny that his message was distinct from that which the twelve had proclaimed. Note the following examples:

The Apostle Paul writes: