If Pauline theology is not grounded in Christ it’s pointless, and yet you don’t seem to be saying that, you just seem to be arguing for no actual reason. Are you REALLY saying that St. Paul can be understood without the Gospels or are you just being needlessly argumentative? Or is there some third reason?
Jesus Christ is the center of everything, Christ is not dependent upon St. Paul, St. Paul depends upon Christ. How is that strange? Paul “lived and died to explain Christ” but he was not necessary, Christ is necessary. It is ONLY by hearing St. Paul in relation to what Our Lord said and did that St. Paul makes ANY sense. Do you deny that? I don’t think you do, but good grief...
"Pauline theology" of course is grounded in Christ.
Anyone who would think otherwise has not read the Bible.
"Pauline theology" of course is grounded in Christ.
Anyone who would think otherwise has not read the Bible.
Paul “lived and died to explain Christ” but he was not necessary, Christ is necessary
WHAT!!!
Read your Bible. Of course he was necessary. Christ told us to "preach the Gospel to all men." Paul understood what seems to escape RC apologists.
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!" -- Romans 10:13-15"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
I am amazed that so many RC apologists trash Paul. I think their own church would be shocked to read what they write. No doubt it is because RC apologists cannot defend their faith or practices when scrutinized according to the inspired words of the Scriptures. So they make up some idiotic foolishness that Paul isn't preaching Christ.
Sometimes the “Reformers” are simply trying to make Catholics angry, to get us to react in the extreme so they can reproach us.
Sometimes, they make no sense, because one of them is a program that takes a word from a Catholic post, then looks up a bunch of scripture containing that words, then adds a rude (impersonal, mostly) comment. Like Natural Law said yesterday, you can predict what slander they’ll offer next, based on past behavior. The only explanation is a computer program, there sure is no heart in any of it.
Paul was necessary for one simple reason; Jesus chose Paul to preach to the Gentiles. JESUS MADE PAUL NECESSARY!