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Oct 6, 2023 · Paul’s Life before Conversion Gave Him an Incredible Testimony. Paul, who is first referred to as Saul, was a dedicated man of God. He began persecuting Christians, yet had a powerful encounter with Jesus that led to his conversion. He answered the call to spread the Gospel to all peoples and nations. From Paul’s writings and the book of ...
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Therefore, the teachings of Jesus were revised by Paul. 2. Paul’s Teaching Did Not Reflect Jesus’ Teachings. The proof that Paul contradicted what Jesus taught can be found in a comparison between his writings and the four gospels. Indeed, it is contended that Paul’s teachings were not the same as Jesus’. If one compares what the two of ...
Paul appropriates Joel’s language and applies it to Jesus Christ—with the result that now Jesus is filling the role played by Jehovah. This is a critical move by Paul—one he will do again and again—and, in the words of one scholar, “eliminates the possibility of thinking of the God of Israel, YHWH, as apart from the human being Jesus.
Nov 19, 2018 · Tim’s point is that the Greek word “kurios,” when translated through the Hebrew, equates to Paul calling Jesus Yahweh. So in the quote from the book of Joel, the logic would be: Jesus = Kurios = Yahweh. Joel 2:32 : Hebrew: “Everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh will be saved.”. Joel 2:32 Greek Septuagint: “Everyone who calls on ...
May 25, 2011 · Paul did think of Jesus as God. It seems reasonable to conclude that Paul certainly had a high Christology, in which Jesus received worship and devotion, that was without clear precedent in the Judaism of the first century. From the wider context of Paul’s undisputed letters, there are a number of indications of this high devotion to Jesus. 1. 1.
Dec 17, 2012 · December 17, 2012 by Bob Seidensticker. For being the founder of Christianity, Paul knew surprisingly little about Jesus. Paul is our first and, for that reason, potentially our most reliable ...
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Mar 27, 2018 · Acts 16:31 (NKJV): "So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”" Romans 10:9 (NKJV): "that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
