This is from Paul's epistle to Galatians1:2 I did not receive it [gospel,good news] from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
Regarding scripture, at some point you could read some basic scholarship for yourself instead of declaring your faith...
The Macionites, Valentinians, etc. that followed the Gospel (only) were of no use to Rome from the beginning. They wouldn't make the grade of soldiers or accept Caesar as ruler of all men. As the split occurred (Galatians 1-2) the early catholic ideology, using the OT, had an influence on...
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Well... I'm glad I have you digging.
Apparently you forgot a little above 1:19
18 Then afterthree years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with himfifteen days.
19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
Peter is about as good as you can get it. Not...
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*dusting off Paul notes*
My views on this one fall pretty close to the scholarly consensus, especially once I had enough Greek to understand the arguments involved. Romans, Galatians, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Phillippians, I Thessalonians, and Philemon have the same author. If Paul existed, it...
I would like to take the time to go through the book of Galatians, chapter by chapter. Many people have been telling me that Paul is misunderstood and taken out of context, so I would like this to be as transparent as it can be. I am willing to hear anyones opinions on the text and I will also...
We learn from Paul (Galatians 1&2), that first century apostles such as himself and Peter were appointed by God, in other words, they were self appointed.
savagewind,
The Greek word translated church did not mean a building, but meant a congregation. The word congregation has several meanings, a single group, several congregations in an area, or all congregations on earth.
Through the process of syncretism, The true Christian congregation of...
If it is a house can it be divided? If it is divided can it fall?
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand." Matthew 12:25
and all the brothers and sisters with...
A clue: Do you think he overturned the tables of the moneychangers merely because they were profiting from their transactions? They were selling animals for sacrificial purposes.
The Jewish Christians are virtually alone among early Christians in understanding why Jesus died. Jewish...
How many brothers did Jesus have? Are we to assume these all to be literal brothers?
Philippians 1:14
Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly.
Philippians 1:13-15 (in Context) Philippians 1 (Whole...
Who says he met Jesus on the road. Jesus was already dead and ascended?
He had a vision, we know nothing about that vision whatever other than what Paul tells us. The vision was for Paul, no one else. Visions are like that.
Regards,
Scott
Originally Posted by Popeyesays
Just because Paul got all caught up in explaining what he never understood does not make those confusions fact.
Paul did not know what he was talking about. He was an amazing thinker but why should we be expected to accept his explanations over the actual...