Originally Posted by
Sojourner
Sorry, JGIG, you said there was a gospel in the OT and a gospel in the NT. That's two gospels.
The lamb was slain before the foundation of the world, remember? THAT's the reality. There was no "OT gospel." The messiah's work was already done before the world began, and the church in the wilderness -- otherwise known as Israel -- heard the same gospel you did.
The reality is believers were saved by faith then, and expected to display the evidence of their faith by obeying the Torah. Just like now.
Elohim is no respecter of persons. Same gospel, same Torah. Same expectations then and now.