Posted on 02/24/2014 2:10:01 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Paul’s mission was to carry Jesus’ ministry to the Gentiles.
RE: Why do all chrstians without exception simply assume from the outset that J*sus/the Church/the “new testament” have the right to authentically interpret and apply the prophecies in the Hebrew Bible???
I think you can replace the word ‘Christians’ above with Jews and it would also be a relevant question.
Christianity was never “founded”.
That’s what this is about. Gospels are historical biographies of Jesus. Espistles describe the church with specific doctrine and morality. Liberals are evil and despise morality.
The Birth of Christianity: The First Twenty Years (Vol. 1)
Paul, Missionary of Jesus (Vol. 2)
Finding the Historical Christ (Vol. 3)
Paul. The heretics’ favorite bad guy.
Very good! I had thought aboutthe first part but not the second part.
Well, it certainly wasn't losted :-)
Seriously, to say that Christianity was "founded" is simply to denote a moment in time that splits what was before with what is afterward: beforehand the Messiah was a future hope for whom people waited, afterward He was a recognizable figure who could be specifically worshipped.
Because Jesus is the messiah spoken of in the Torah and by the Prophets.
Why is anyone even asking this? I guess the person who wrote the article believed that to be a Christian is to practice a religion rather than having a relationship with God because of the finished work of Jesus Christ!
Tough article on the Catholics.
S&A: “I posted this as a reference for Christians who tell me that they have encountered on many occasions, people who claim that Paul “invented” Christianity.”
Thank you. Many years ago, in a spiritual chatroom, I ran into a person who called himself Christian, but excluded all of St. Paul’s letters from his version of the Bible. His arguments never made sense to me. And I rejected them.
He was the only person I’ve ever seen declare that “belief.”
?? How’s that?
If you were studying early America would you learn more from Columbus or the American Indians?
I would learn far more from Jesus than Paul writing about Jesus. But the more sources I can get the better my understanding becomes.
Thanks for posting this.
bkmk
Back in Norman Vincent Peale’s heyday, someone commented that he found Paul appealing and Peale appalling.
Jesus didn’t have to say anything about homosexuality — because He had already said it — in Leviticus and Deuteronomy.
Read Leviticus 18; warning: it is very graphic especially if you read the NIV, NKJV, and the NASB.
In my experience, when someone tries to set Jesus and Paul against each other, it’s a major hint that I’m dealing with some kind of apostate. Suddenly, my open-mindedness goes on vacation.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.