rrobs
Well-Known Member
I think you are saying Paul is a fraud, that he made up his own religion. What does the Bible say about him?Paul taught an entirely new religion, based upon mysteries and deep things. A religion entirely different from the faith of his fathers. Saul of Tarsus dismissed as dung, the religion that would be telling us how to know who is a false prophet.
Rom 1:1-5,
1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
4 And declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
Rom 11:13,2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
4 And declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
1Cor 1:1,
Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes [our] brother,
2Cor 1:1,
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy [our] brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
There are many more, but that should suffice to show that Paul was an Apostle, which is someone who bring good news. So it's either your opinion that's true, or God's word.
Why is it so hard to understand that after Jesus died, rose from the dead, and ascended to heaven things changed? What the heck did he do all that for? If you really want to know the answer to those questions, study the New Testament. Get over the truth that God chose Paul to announce the new doctrine and just believe it. It's that simple.