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Nov 19, 2018 · Tim says that Paul has basically inserted Jesus into the Shema. The Messianic Shema in 1 Corinthians 8:6: For us, there is one God (theos), the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord (kurios), Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.
- Who Was Saul of Tarsus?
- What Do We Know About Paul’s Life Before His Conversion?
- What Did Saul Do to The Church?
- Why Did God Blind Saul?
- What Happened to Saul/Paul?
- Paul’s Life Before Conversion Gave Him An Incredible Testimony
Saul was a young man who was well educated and on his way to becoming a rabbi. Saul was a zealous man of Jewish faith. He is first mentioned in the New Testament as being present at the stoning of Stephen, who was the first Christian martyr. It is crystal clear that Saul had a hardened heart to the message and followers of Jesus. Saul positioned hi...
Saul was born in Tarsus, which was an affluent and diverse community that valued education. Saul was also born a Roman citizen. At some point, Saul moved to Jerusalem and studied religion under Gamaliel, who was a Pharisee and an esteemed rabbi (See Acts 22:3). Paul also participated in a tent-making apprenticeship at some point in the years prior ...
Saul did not believe the Good News that Jesus had been the long-awaited Messiah, and therefore, viewed Christians as deceitful and a threat to Judaism. Saul’s rejection of Jesus as the Messiah led him to believe that he needed to persecute the followers of Jesus to stop the spread of the Gospel. Saul devoted his days to terrorizing Jesus’ followers...
On his way to Damascus, Paul had every intention of continuing his vicious plans to stop Christians. Instead, on his way to Damascus, Jesus intervened in Saul’s life in a powerful way that would forever change his life and his mission. Saul may have rejected Jesus, but Jesus still loved Saul. He was given the chance to hear the truth that Jesus was...
Saul, also known as Paul, became one of the most influential apostles and believers in the history of Christianity. On the road to Damascus, Paul was converted and called to follow Jesus in a bold way. He went on to join the mission of the apostles to spread the Gospel of salvation in Jesus. He founded churches, wrote letters, and led a ministry in...
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 Acts, readers learn about who he was before his conversion. It is precisel...
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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.
Dec 17, 2012 · 1. Jesus died “for our sins.” 2. Jesus was resurrected from the dead three days later, in fulfillment of prophecy. 3. Jesus made many post-resurrection appearances.
Apr 11, 2013 · The problem is that Paul thought Jesus was a living, breathing human being who was born, had brothers, and twelve disciples, and who ministered to Jews, and had a last supper, and who taught, and so on. I discuss all this in Did Jesus Exist.
Through a Christology of divine identity, Paul intricately links Jesus with Jehovah through creative exegesis of scripture and narrative. Through a conception Christology, Paul argues that Jesus was born in a normal, mortal fashion and was just as human as his associates.
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But if we begin with gospel, and if we understand gospel as Paul does in 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, then we will find what unifies Jesus and Paul—that both witness to Jesus as the center of God's...
