For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. – Galatians 1:11-19
Umm, this is not a quote from God.
Excellent, of course.
These assaults on Paul are mystifying to me.
Do folks not READ the New Testament or do they believe they have the personal
option
of tearing parts out of it???
I love Paul’s letters. He’s been through it going and coming from most perspectives . . . OUTRAGEOUSLY DESTRUCTIVE TO GOD AND GOD’S PEOPLE RELIGIOUS FANATIC, prisoner; shipwrecked; Apostle . . . ‘chiefest of sinners.’
He really demonstrates in all his writings in the NT that
HE KNEW GOD
AND
HE KNEW MAN—THE GOOD AND THE BAD AND THE ABSOLUTE ESSENTIALNESS OF FAITH IN GOD BEFORE ALL ELSE AND ABOVE ALL ELSE.
He also had the top priorities well in hand—LOVING GOD TOTALLY; OTHERS AS SELF AND DOING UNTO OTHERS . . .
imho, those who throw rocks at Paul are only throwing boomerang rocks. They don’t phase Paul a bit. They will, however, land with a thud back at their origin, in due course.
DENIAL
that Scripture is a quote from God . . . is amazing, to me.
I thought even most rabid clique Roman Catholics considered all Scripture to be INSPIRED, INSCRIPTURATED COMMUNICATIONS FROM GOD.
Goodness! Dreadful.