Again, we must keep distinct the various callings that are indicated in the Word. The

Kingdom must not be confounded with the Church. The Kingdom is yet to come, for the

prayer is "Thy Kingdom come", and it relates to the earth as under the power and pattern

of heaven, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven". The Church is an elect

company called out from the world during the present time. Christ is never called the

"King" of the Church. Then again, the various "gospels" need carefully dividing.

A.--Surely you do not mean me to understand that there is more than one gospel?

B.--No, I do not, not in the sense that you mean. There is but one gospel and one way of

salvation, nevertheless, there are "gospels" in the Scriptures that are not all alike. For

example, "The gospel of the Kingdom" is defined for us in Mark 1: 15:--

The twelve apostles went out and preached this gospel (Matt. 10:), yet Peter reveals that

he did not know at the time that the Lord Jesus was to die and rise again (16: 21-23).

Surely the "gospel of the grace of God" could not be preached without Christ's death and

resurrection being either expressed or acknowledged! In Rev. 14: 6 we have the

"everlasting gospel". Read its terms for yourself. There is no reference to redemption or

to Christ, just "Fear God the Creator". This again is no gospel for the present time.

Then again we read in some Scriptures of a "mystery", which had been hidden by

God, and revealed at a definite period. (See Eph. 3: and Col. 1:). We must be careful

not to read into earlier Scriptures therefore the truth revealed in later ones. This applies

to the epistles of Paul as a whole. While all his epistles are necessary for the Church, we

shall find upon examination that his ministry needs rightly dividing, and that not only is it

as a whole distinct and independent, but that within itself it divides into two distinct

But I think you have had enough for the time being. Just open your Bible and make a

few tests. Consider (1) the envelope, (2) whether Jew, Gentile or Church, (3) whether

Past, Present or Future, and (4) whether the dispensation be Law, Grace, Kingdom,

Church or Millennial.