Verse 38 is very clear that the good news Paul brought was that forgiveness of sin comes through “this man.” But also in verse 32 the “good news” is said to be “that what God promised to the fathers, this he has fulfilled … by raising Jesus.” Surely God’s promises to the fathers, now fulfilled in Jesus, included but were not limited to forgiveness of sins? Looking carefully into the New Testament, it seems to me that the word gospel is used in both a broad way and in a more narrow way. Broadly, as
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