
Stegall concludes with Paul's statement about justification "through Him" (Gr. en toutōi, i.e. justification "in this man" or "in this one") in Acts 13:39. But Stegall's skipping over Christ's burial is unjustified (i.e. groundless), because the apostle Paul specifically includes in his gospel to the Galatians the fact that Christ's body was "laid in a tomb" (ethēkan eis mnēmeion, Acts 13:29). The fact that Jesus was laid "in a tomb" (Acts 13:29) is part of Paul's gospel which he preached to the Galatians and by which they were "justified" (Acts 13:38-39).
The burial of Jesus is part of the saving gospel which the apostle Paul preached to the Galatians and to everyone else (cf. 1 Cor. 15:4). So be careful not to skip over Christ's burial in the gospel!
"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. As we have
said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to
you than what you have received, let him be accursed." (Gal. 1:8-9)
ENDNOTES:
[1] Thomas L. Stegall, The Gospel of the Christ (Milwaukee: Grace Gospel Press, 2009), p. 315.
[2] Ibid. Later in his book, Stegall goes on to write: "the burial and post-resurrection appearances of Christ are not technically part of the gospel" (Ibid., p. 578); "the cross and resurrection are elements of the gospel in distinction to the burial and appearances". (Ibid., p. 579.)
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