To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
Are you saying take out Pauls writtings and the New Testament will be right on? I wouldn't say that. I think much that Paul wrote was good. His emphasis on the universality of God's revelation was very important. He certainly helped push the Nazarene movement into accepting people from all backgrounds. It is true that Judaism accepted proselytes, and fellowshipped with "godfearers" or gentile monotheists. But Paul really opened it up to allow everyone to become sons of God.
I would say also that Paul's theology was very influential in the writing of the gospels, so I think it is important to keep that in mind in reading them.
46,146 posted on
04/03/2003 2:23:01 PM PST by
malakhi
(fundamentalist unitarian)
To: malakhi
I thought you were looking for the truth with an open mind without draging in your past beliefs?
Your still trying to discredit the New Testament to make it line up with what you believe. Ain't gonna work, trust what this simple dumb Okie has been telling you for the last 2 years.
Untill then...Motorcycle...run like hell...rapture...keys in saddle bag.
BigMack
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