God is without error. There is no failure in his word and works.
Yes.
So do you accept that Paul's writings are in the Bible because they are correct and that he preaches the Gospel?
One simply does not build their faith on their own, for if the Father does not will it, your faith is in vain
You're saying that God chooses that some will have faith but not others?
I disagree.
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matthew 7:13
Verses 14 -23 are all part of the same teaching of verse 13.
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, you will recognize them by their fruits.”
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the WILL of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.”
Workers of lawlessness is simply one who breaks the law.
What has that got to do with Paul being a false prophet, or prove that he was?
The Lord’s word is his work. If you keep to his words in the context that everything out of his mouth comes to pass, then without God’s will, you will not know that Benjamin (Paul) is a ravenous wolf.
i) Paul's name was Saul. He was from the
tribe of Benjamin. Paul is simply the Greek form of Saul, which he used when he was ministering among the Gentiles.
ii) Saul of Tarsus met with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus. He was called to preach the Gospel, and lived, and died, for the Gospel. He was not a false prophet.
I am not here to condemn anyone in their beliefs by the words of Paul. For whatever you believe in, down to your denomination of faith is God’s will. I am here only to speak the truth of what I am hearing in my heart.
I believe God's word - the Bible.
We only have your word for what you are hearing in your heart. I could be hearing the opposite in my heart - how would we know who was correct? By the Bible.
If salvation was so easy, the Lord will never say “But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a FEW find it.
Are you saying that those who do not believe that Paul was a false prophet are not saved?
I could just jump on the bandwagon with everyone else and believe that Paul words are of an apostle of Christ.
That "bandwagon" as you call it, is the entire Christian church, of all denominations - and that includes the Mods on these forums.
Again, if you are teaching that Paul was a false apostle and his epistles shouldn't be in the Bible you are breaking forum rules.
My heart doesn't tell me that. I believe religion doesn't matter just as long as you believe in Jesus Christ. Which means Protestants are not going to hell simply because they are not part of Catholicism.
Well that's good, at least.
If I dump Paul’s epistles, the essence Of Jesus’ words is still present in the New Testament.
But not in so much detail.
Jesus showed by his miracles that God loves us - but Paul wrote that great chapter on love in 1 Corinthians 13, and said that nothing can ever separate us from his love, Romans 8:38-39.
Jesus taught that the disciples would receive the Holy Spirit, and spoke of the Spirit's work - but Paul wrote about life in the Spirit, Romans 8, the gifts that the Spirit gives us, 1 Corinthians 12:12-30, Ephesian 4:11, Romans 12:6-8, and the fruit that the Spirit bears in us, Galatians 5:22-23.
You will miss out on so much if you "dump" Paul's epistles. That would mean tearing them out of the Bible, anyway.
If You're Deceived, You Don't Know It Because You're Deceived"
I'm not deceived.