The Two Evangels |
| Peter called in Israel (Mt. 4:18) | Paul called outside Israel (Acts 9:3) |
| Proclaimed among Israelites (Js. 1:1; 1 Pet. 1:1) | Proclaimed among the nations (Eph. 3:8) |
| Salvation because of Israel (Acts 10:30-32) | Salvation in spite of Israel (Acts 13:6-12; Rom. 11:15) |
| Saints termed the bride of the Lambkin (Jn. 3:29; Rev. 21:9) | Saints termed the body of Christ (Eph. 5:30) |
| Glory of the terrestrial (1 Cor. 15:40; Jn. 3:12) | Glory of the celestial (1 Cor. 15:40; Jn. 3:12) |
| Racial distinctions important (Mt. 19:28; Rev. 21:12) | Racial distinctions irrelevant (1 Cor. 12:13; Gal. 3:28) |
| Believers known from the disruption of the world (Rev. 17:8) | Believers known before the disruption of the world (Eph. 1:4) |
| Believers called first, then chosen (Mt. 22:14) | Believers chosen first, then called (Rom. 8:30) |
| Will keep law (Mic. 4:2) | Not under law (Rom. 6:14) |
| Water baptism required (Ac. 2:38) | Water baptism not required (1 Cor. 1:17; 12:13) |
| Must be begotten anew ("born again" - Jn. 3:3) | Are a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17) |
| Pardoned of guilt (that is, forgiven - Lk. 11:4) | Not even guilty (that is, justified - Rom. 5: 1) |
| The irreverent are condemned (2 Pet. 2:5-6) | The irreverent are justified (Rom. 4:5) |
| Must have works, or faith is dead (Js. 2:20) | Must not be working, only having faith (Rom. 4:5) |
| Must be an overcomer to avoid second death (Rev. 2:11) | Saved from second death by grace alone (Eph. 2:8-9) |
| Must forgive others for God to forgive them (Mt. 6:15) | Deal graciously with others as God has dealt graciously (Eph. 4:32) |
| Expecting grace (1 Pet. 1:13) | Standing in grace (Rom. 5:2) |
| Not yet manifested what they shall be (1 Jn. 3:2) | Are mirroring the Lord's glory (2 Cor. 3:18) |
| His manifestation is their change (1 Jn. 3:2) | His manifestation is their manifestation (Col. 3:4) |
| Exhorted to toss worry on Him (1 Pet. 5:7) | Exhorted not to worry about anything (Php. 4:6) |
| Exhorted to remain in Him (1 Jn. 2:28) | Died with Him; He cannot disown Himself (2 Tim. 2:11,13) |
| Tend to have difficulty apprehending Paul (2 Pet. 3:15-16) | Tend to apprehend both evangels (2 Cor. 12:11) |
| Must be watching (Lk. 12:37; Heb. 9:28) | Watching or drowsing (1 Thess. 5:10) |
| Can be put to shame at His presence (1 Jn. 2:28) | Will be changed at His presence (1 Thess. 4:15-17; 1 Cor. 15:52) |
| Will go through day of indignation (Rev. 7:1-17) | Not appointed to indignation (1 Thess. t:10; 5:9) |
| Will receive Christ on earth (Acts 1:11-12; Zech 14:4) | Will meet Christ in air (1 Thess. 4:17) |
| Saved left, unsaved taken out (Mt. 24:38-41) | Saved taken out, unsaved left (1 Thess. 4:17) |
| To be a kingdom of priests over nations (Rev. 2:26-27; Is 61:6) | To have an allotment among the celestials (Eph. 2:6) |
| Will fill earth with knowledge of God's glory (Hab. 2:14) | Will dispense God's wisdom among the celestials (Eph. 3:10-12) |
| Will judge twelve tribes of Israel (Mr. 19:28) | Will judge angels (1 Cor. 6:3) |
| Will have access to temple courts (Rev. 7:15) | Have access to the Father Himself (Eph. 2:18) |
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