[daniel1212]

Mark, as you also have asserted that the apostle Paul himself was a “pushy guy with a chip on his shoulder”, and a large “inferiority complex a mile wide,” and whose epistles likely had to be massaged, then it is not surprising to see you relegate the RC convert to evangelical churches to only be ones who have personal reasons, rather than the lack of the spiritual life which attracted souls originally to the church.

[MarkBsnr]

Mark, as you also have asserted that the apostle Paul himself was a “pushy guy with a chip on his shoulder”, and a large “inferiority complex a mile wide,”

Perhaps I should introduce you to Acts and Paul's Epistles. The man himself wrote most of those words, or influenced their writing (Luke was primarily a disciple of Paul, after he was a disciple of Peter).

and whose epistles likely had to be massaged

Oddly enough, I don't remember posting anything along those lines. I have repeatedly posted that there are many, as Peter has told us, that simply get it totally wrong. We see them every day on FR.

then it is not surprising to see you relegate the RC convert to evangelical churches to only be ones who have personal reasons,

You oughta listen to their background stories, not just their up-front facades. It can be illuminating.

rather than the lack of the spiritual life which attracted souls originally to the church.

The tide has turned. The seminaries, after the weeds had been removed and the chaff been separated, are now experiencing greater numbers of applicants than they can handle. The return to orthodox Christianity from the horrible Vatican II experiment has convinced many, along with the decline and secularization and corruption of the ever splintering Protestant separations provides a strong contrast when the two are viewed in comparison.

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Paul himself was a “pushy guy with a chip on his shoulder”, and a large “inferiority complex a mile wide,”

Well, God thought he was just perfect for spreading the Good News, The Gospel - He could have picked anyone and He picked Paul. He knew his heart, his undying obedience and unending search for Truth and Gospel first. So much for what 'man thinks'.

When Mark gets shipwrecked, beaten and left for dead and thrown in jail for the Gospel sake - perhaps he has earned the right to speak about an inferiority complex and one being pushy. Until then..

Matt 23:28
"Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness."

[HarleyD]

Mark, as you also have asserted that the apostle Paul himself was a “pushy guy with a chip on his shoulder”, and a large “inferiority complex a mile wide,” and whose epistles likely had to be massaged

If one were to look into the life of anyone in scripture, they will see a flawed character. And that's the beauty of how God uses people, in spite of our flaws.

People who assert the flaws of Paul do so at their own folly. It reminds me of Aaron and Mirian touting the flaws of Moses.