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To: smvoice
Why do you think I am "cheapening the ministry of the other Apostles"? When nothing could be further from the truth.

It is the truth. Your posts treat the Twelve rather shabbily, as if they contributed nothing other than to pad out the Gospels, which you come across as believing inconsequential. You dwell on Paul's contributions almost exclusively and have made it known that you believe that the Gospels were to the Jews only and true Christians were to pay attention to Paul's works primarily.

I think this here is where our problem is: Does your Church believe and teach Millenialism?

Recite the Lord's Prayer and see.

Our inheritance is different than Israel's inheritance. One is heavenly, the other is earthly. Of course the coming of Christ for His Body (the rapture) doesn't make any sense to your Church, why would it?

Fantasy made up over the last 200 years doesn't interest the Church.

Peter and the 11 had a specific calling to Israel and Messiah. Paul had a specific calling to the Gentiles and the Church the Body of Christ.

Both were disobedient to their callings, weren't they?

They are CHRIST'S WORDS. It seems to me that it is Paul's ministry that is cheapened by those who insist that the words of the risen Christ are of lesser value than Christ's earthly ministry.

Only by those who think that Christ is the forerunner of Paul. Your misintepretations of Paul do not agree with 2000 years of Christianity. Paul spent little time with the Gentiles, yet you insist on calling him Apostle to the Gentiles. Isn't it possible that he was wearing his salesman's hat when he said that?

242 posted on 03/23/2012 5:24:24 PM PDT by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel, if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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To: MarkBsnr; Dutchboy88; boatbums; metmom; CynicalBear; caww
..and one more thing, for the record...

"Paul spent little time with the Gentiles, yet you insist on calling him Apostle to the Gentiles" you said..

FOR I SPEAK TO YOU GENTILES, INASMUCH AS I AM THE APOSTLE OF THE GENTILES; I MAGNIFY MINE OFFICE." Rom. 11:13. Paul said, by the Holy Spirit.

246 posted on 03/23/2012 7:44:02 PM PDT by smvoice (Better Buck up, Buttercup. The wailing and gnashing are for an eternity..)
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