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To: HarleyD
Paul was NOT appointed through Apostolic succession.

You should read the Bible every once in a while, Harley.

James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship: that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision

Galatians 2:9


5,632 posted on 05/04/2006 1:34:39 PM PDT by annalex
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To: annalex
I stand by what I have written. If you will note, Paul states:

Paul preached a full three years before he even met Peter or the rest of the folks. There was no conferring special blessings on him from the Jerusalem Council. Your reference was many years later when Paul turned to the Gentiles (Acts 13)
5,638 posted on 05/04/2006 3:56:22 PM PDT by HarleyD ("Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures" Luk 24:45)
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To: annalex; HarleyD
[HD:] Paul was NOT appointed through Apostolic succession.

You should read the Bible every once in a while, Harley.

James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship: that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision. Galatians 2:9

Perhaps you should have clarified which Bible you meant, and in what context. Here's what mine says IN context:

Gal. 2: 6-9 : 6 As for those who seemed to be important—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external appearance—those men added nothing to my message. 7 On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as Peter had been to the Jews. 8 For God, who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews, was also at work in my ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles. 9 James, Peter and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews. (emphasis added)

It seems pretty clear to me that the James, Peter and John in verse 9 are the same people Paul is talking about in verse 6, wouldn't you agree? Is Paul not being CRYSTAL clear that he got his authority in the exact same way that Peter got his? If you interpret verse 9 to be a laying on of hands, then the entire passage is complete gibberish and meaningless. Your version also does not include the bolded part. The Apostles recognized the grace that Paul had, they did not grant it.

5,879 posted on 05/08/2006 6:09:24 AM PDT by Forest Keeper
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