The announcement of the Kingdom of Heaven begins with the preaching of Jesus in Galilee: "After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. ´The time has come,´ he said. ´The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!´", Mark 1:14-15.
After Pentecost, the promise of the spirit of wisdom, the disciples, as adult believers, receive the gifts to be able to spread the word of God and his message of salvation. But the acts of the apostles tell us that the gospel is rejected and resisted, especially by some doctors of the law of Moses, and as it happens to Jesus, spirituality comes into open conflict with religion:
"The head religious leader said, ´We told you not to teach about Christ! See! You are spreading this teaching over all Jerusalem. Now you are making it look as if we are guilty of killing this Man.´
Then Peter and the missionaries said, ´We must obey God instead of men!´", Acts 5:27-29.
Fighting against the oppression of those who defend the business of ignorance is part of the spiritual warfare of those who accept the path of Jesus: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, Matthew 7:12.
Preaching the gospel is the obligation of every good Christian, the apostle Paul himself explains it: "For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me. What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights as a preacher of the gospel.
Though I am free and belong to one one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible." 1 Corinthians 9:16-19.
To preach the gospel is to bring salvation, that is, the fullness of spiritual gifts, to all corners of the earth.
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