Some people see the the Gospel of Jesus as being in opposition to the Gospel about Jesus. They note that Jesus announced the coming Kingdom of God. They note that Paul and the other apostles announced the resurrection of Jesus. They see the different language and conclude this represents a fundamental difference between the two. I think this perception represents a fundamental misunderstanding.
The way out of the impasse, I think, is to recognise that the apostles announced Jesus as King with the same breath as they announced the resurrection. King and Kingdom are intimately related. To acknowledge Jesus is King through his resurrection from the dead is to acknowledge the Kingdom of God has now come on earth. There is no need to draw a line between the personal gospel of evangelicals and the social gospel of liberals. Both contain elements of a larger truth.
Curious Christian 
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