[HarleyD]

He plays the role of the skeptic (which you also claim, so you two should get along quite fine!)

Well, you have a point up to a point. You won't find me saying Paul was a Gnostic or that the church/Church no longer follows the Old Testament. I'm discerning about uninspired writings-that's all.

So there isn't much point to playing Orthodox "gotcha" with Kosta.

I don't play "gotcha" games. I pose questions that I think about and I hope that makes other people think. Some feel uncomfortable trying to answer the questions because of the conclusions.

[kosta50]

You won't find me saying Paul was a Gnostic

Why? Because you know so much about Gnosticism that you can defnitely say there is no such influence in Paul's writing, or because you simply refuse?