Non-Pauline Christians

watchm@n · #21 19th October 2009, 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by rockytriton

So the people before 300 AD were not Christians? I guess they all went to hell because they had no bible to believe in.

So do you discount the writing of Paul?

watchm@n · #22 19th October 2009, 12:37 AM

Originally Posted by student ad x

I do not know of any Christian denomination that denies the teachings of Paul. Why don't you check out the unorthodox theology or Messianic Judaism section.

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There are some Messianic Jews that discount the writings of Paul, I have come across them in a different site. However I cannot imagine that it would be the teaching or belief of any true believer in Christ.

DaLeKo · #23 19th October 2009, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by rockytriton

Are there any sects out there which discount the works of "the apostle" Paul?

Churches, like the Metropolitan Community Church (which advocates for homosexuality and Christ at the same time), and sects (normally within, or associated with, a certain denomination) that focus on issues such as "Feminist" theology, do not usually try to "discount" the writings of the Apostle Paul. Rather, they attempt to convince their "faithful" that the true problem with some of Paul's Epistles lies in the orthodox interpretation of his words and that for millennia, we have failed to understand what Paul was actually trying to convey (for instance, that his words must only be applied to the culture in which they were written, not universally, to comprehend them properly). In the end, of course, it's not just Paul (or the smoke screen of incorrect translation or interpretation) they bring into question, but the authority of the Bible in general.