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- As a Pharisee, before his conversion to Christianity, Paul saw Christians (who were predominantly Jewish at the time) as a scourge against Judaism. From Paul’s perspective, these people were blaspheming about God and leading his people astray. He believed that Jesus was a mere man, and was therefore rightfully executed for claiming to be God.
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Jan 4, 2022 · There are several important things to note about Paul’s statement that the power of God in the gospel “brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” First, God did not cease saving Jews in order to save Gentiles.
- What Does The Bible Say About Pre-Evangelism
Pre-evangelism means different things to different people....
- Is There Any Scriptural Basis for Praying for The Unsaved
Another devout servant of God’s—Moses—was, like Paul, ready...
- Matthew 15
God revealed through Moses that the children of Israel were...
- What Does The Bible Say About Pre-Evangelism
May 11, 2022 · The gospel was first preached by God in the Garden of Eden; the future Messiah, called the “Seed” of the woman (NKJV), would suffer an injury by the hand of Satan, but, in the end, our conquering Savior would deliver a fatal blow to our infernal enemy.
- Jesus Is Yahweh
- Jesus Receives Prayer
- Jesus Receives Hymns
- Jesus Is Pre-Existent
- Jesus Is Creator
- Other Indications
- When Did Paul Think Jesus Was God?
- What Does This Mean?
Perhaps one of the clearest indications that Paul thought Jesus was Yahweh comes from the fact that he used Monotheistic Old Testament passages which uniquely referred to Yahweh and applied them to the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 10:13 cf. Joel 2:32; 1 Cor. 1:31 cf. Jer. 9:24; 1 Cor. 2:16 cf. Isa. 40:13; 1 Cor. 10:26 cf. Ps. 24:1; 2 Cor. 10:17 cf. Je...
The early Christians prayed to Jesus for his return and for blessing and were even described as those who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus, which likely indicate that such prayer was a regular part of their devotional practices (1 Cor. 1:2; 16:22; 2 Cor. 12:8; Rom. 10:13). 1 Corinthians 1:2 and Romans 10:13even draw upon an Old Testament passag...
They also composed hymns describing Jesus as pre-existent and active in the themes of creation, redemption, and end-time salvation (Phil. 2:6-11). Only God was the Creator, and for Jesus to share in that action indicates that He could be uniquely viewed as sharing in God’s identity or being God Himself. Likewise, the fact that Paul thought of Jesus...
As briefly mentioned, Paul did have a conception of Jesus being pre-existent (cf. Rom. 8:3; 1 Cor. 8:6; 10:4; 15:47; 2 Cor. 8:9; Gal. 4:4). This would be totally consistent with the idea of Jesus being incarnated as a human. 1. Romans 8:3, “For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness...
Paul also described Jesus as Creator, “Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.” (1 Cor. 8:6). Isaiah 44:24 says, “Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, “I, the LORD, am the maker of...
There are also a number of other strong indications that the early Christians, such as Paul, viewed Jesus as God. First, these early Christians composed creedal statements in which Jesus was their object (Rom. 1:3-4; 10:9-10). Second, they described their worship services as gathering in the Lord’s name (1 Cor. 5:4). Third, they baptized new conver...
An important question arises once we consider the fact that Paul thought of Jesus as God. When did this belief in Jesus as God first emerge? Perhaps the earliest examples that we see of this belief in Jesus as God comes from Philippians 2:5-11which is likely a pre-Pauline hymn. Philippians was written around A.D. 60. Since the hymn pre-dates the wr...
It is interesting to note that even in the earliest Christian writings that we have, Jesus is already receiving a type of devotion that was without precedent in the Judaism of the time period. This early devotion to Jesus was radically and explosively sudden. Some scholars have argued that essentially there never was a time when Jesus was not worsh...
Feb 27, 2024 · In 1 Timothy 1:15, the apostle Paul summed up the gospel of God’s grace: “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief” (NKJV).
- 1 Corinthians 15:9. 9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
- 1 Timothy 1:16. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.
- 2 Timothy 4:16. 16 At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.
- Acts 7:58. 58 dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Mar 10, 2022 · When did Paul repent? The moment Jesus revealed Himself and Paul realized that Jesus is God he said: "Lord, what do You want me to do?" (Act 9:6) Repentance in the NT context means to turn away from whatever you are busy with to Jesus. The first thing Paul did when he saw Jesus was to repent.
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Dec 11, 2013 · Paul was a Diaspora Jew, a member of the party of the Pharisees, who experienced a revelation of the resurrected Jesus. After this experience, he traveled widely throughout the eastern Roman Empire, spreading the “good news” that Jesus would soon return from heaven and usher in the reign of God (“the kingdom”).
