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Matthew 7:15 (NLT)
"Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.
is your hate for Paul timewerx, in relation to how the modern church has twisted his words of grace into their corrupt gospel? by hating on Paul are you not throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
Paul is one of my all time heroes, I doubt if the earth has seen another faithful man of his ilk and spiritual stature since the first century, I constantly thank G-d for the life of Paul and how his faithfulness has impacted , encouraged and given hope and understanding to so many Believers, especially myself.
I disagree. Gen 49 is speaking to all 12 tribes - the sons of Jacob/Israel - not only the tribe of Judah. Secondly, I would say most commentators associate Jacob's prophecy in this chapter regarding Judah (Gen 49:8-12) as specifically applicable to one Person - Messiah. Is it unreasonable to also see Jacob's prophecy regarding Benjamin as applicable also to one person, perhaps Paul?But notice that the prophecy is more about the descendants of Judah than it is of Christ. In fact all the prophecies in Gen 49 are about the descendants of Jacob in general, not any one specifically.
Ephesus was the capital of the Roman province of Asia, and we read from Pharisee Paul's own hand in 2Tim 1:15 how ALL those in Asia turned away from Pharisee Paul. Messiah even commends the Ephesians for rejecting false apostles (Rev 2:1-2)!Paul was a key person in establishing the Church at Ephesus, although I think this wont help you see as you will read it another way.
I believe that Peter did not single out Pharisee Paul by name because Peter was obedient to Messiah's commandment to not separate the wheat from the chaff.And if you believe this to be a warning from Peter, WHICH writings of Paul PETER ADMITS to some being hard to understand, but not admitting to being FALSE, then you have yourself twisted the intent in Peter's letter to falsehood from Truth and God will someday show you this folly ... Peter goes into great depth on false teachers in his letters, so Peter would have certainly named Paul as one if Paul was one as Paul was very well known in the church.
Amein!If that was only the problem, I would have gone with Paul's teachings, but wait, there are problems with his teachings too!
Matthew 7:15 (NLT)
"Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.
Acts was mostly a second-hand compilation of information by Luke from other sources - he was not a first-hand witness.People who reject Paul also reject Acts and much of the word as false. Why would God call Paul to the work of God if Paul was a false teacher, Why would God even have anything positive to say . You may as well just create your own bible.
Which "Bible" is entirely inspired? You do know that there has been many different canons down through history? Some groups reject Paul, some reject James and Revelation, others reject or accept other books. What makes your canon the inspired one?If the entire bible is inspired, then when you reject it you fall under God's warning curse in Rev, which book you also likely reject as having any spiritual value. God put this word in place at the very end of His books, which you must also reject that God had anything to do with in placing the books having God's own approval.
I used to think that way about Pharisee Paul.Paul is one of my all time heroes, I doubt if the earth has seen another faithful man of his ilk and spiritual stature since the first century, I constantly thank G-d for the life of Paul and how his faithfulness has impacted , encouraged and given hope and understanding to so many Believers, especially myself.
How do you deal with Messiah's commandment to not listen to the teachings of Pharisees?To try and smear Paul; or the writings that have been attributed to Paul, as being false and deceptive is a glaring error of judgment and the height of foolishness and does not originate from the Spirit of Truth.
Or, the other ten apostles ... also "apostles to the Gentiles"! Mt 28:19: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations ..."What happened to Apostle Peter now? The Apostle to the gentiles?
and, through Pharisee Paul's words, they have found ways around obedience to YHWH's commandments. Exactly what the Pharisees taught!Paul said so many things "exciting" because it had loopholes. It allows Christianity to bend over to the ways of the world which most people think is fun but not how Jesus sees it. Jesus on several occasions told that world and its ways are evil.... So why bend over to evil ways?
I disagree. Gen 49 is speaking to all 12 tribes - the sons of Jacob/Israel - not only the tribe of Judah.
I said this.
Paul arrived soon after Messiah's ascension and before the destruction of the Temple (Mt 24:1-3). Messiah warned us about him, that we should not be deceived by him (Mt 24:4), and indeed, he deceptively came in Messiah's Name, saying "I represent Messiah" (Mt 24:5).
(Sidenote: Paul caused the desolation of the Temple (Mt 24:15) after disobeying (Acts 21:15) the command of the Holy Spirit who said that he should not go to Jerusalem (Acts 21:4). Paul brought along his disciple, the uncircumcised Gentile Trophimus, with him to Jerusalem. They went into the Temple, and Trophimus, relying upon Paul's doctrines that "circumcision & uncircumcision is nothing", that the "Temple's middle wall was broken" and that "God does not live in temples built by human hands", entered into the Temple and abominated it (cf Eze 44:7). The Messianic Jews of Asia, who were previously taught by Paul (Acts 21:20,21,28), had rejected Paul's message (2Tim 1:15) and Paul's own claims to apostleship (Rev 2:2), and, after witnessing this act of desolation, and zealous for the Torah (Acts 21:20), fought against him (Acts 22:27+). Paul rejected the "old" and confirmed a "new" Covenant with his people (Dan 9:27), and abominated and desolated the Temple (Dan 9:27) in fulfillment of Daniel's & Messiah's Mt 24 prophecy.)In fulfillment of the Gen 49 prophecy, Paul was from the tribe of Benjamin (Rom 11:1, Phl 3:5), and before his alleged "conversion", he persecuted the Messianic believers to the death (Acts 9:1) in his search. After his "conversion", he brought darkness in his attempt to divide the world, allegedly leaving the authentic apostles the circumcised and taking for himself the uncircumcised (Gal 2:8).
Paul gave unwitnessed (Jn 5:31, Mt 18:16) testimony that Messiah appeared to him in visions, allegedly commissioning him as an apostle. Paul advocated departure from YHWH's Covenant and Law, causing his followers to do just that. Paul cast down the importance of YHWH's Sabbath (Rom 14:6, Gal 4:10), and his followers profane it to this day. They mix the unclean with the clean, such as eating unclean pork (1Cor 8:8 cf Isa 66:17). Paul offered a wide and easy path to salvation ("faith & grace alone without obedience!" Gal 5:1-6, etc.), and caused countless millions to lose their eternal souls. All in fulfillment of the prophecies found in Mt 7 & Eze 22.
Let us heed these words recorded by the Apostle John: "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities." Rev 18:4,5
Again, Judges 2 also speaks of the singular "Angel of YHWH" - not "angels", plural.
Stephen does not speak in agreement with either the Law or the Prophets:
"To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."- Isa 8:20
Paul, Stephen, and the author of Hebrews (likely Barnabas, Paul's disciple) speaks of the Law being given through angels as a way to denigrate and diminish YHWH's Law, in contrast to their new way of faith- & grace-only which they teach. This was the seed that caused the birth of Gnosticism.
There is alot of talk that Paul and the other apostles clashed alot over what they saw in Paul's Christianity as not being what Jesus taught. There is even theories that Revelation is a commentary about Rome as well as Pauline Christians written by an angry Jewish Christian who has just seen the temple and Jerusalem destroyed as well as Paul's Christianity taking hold, which he disapproved of. Of course that's just a theory.
Peter goes into great depth on false teachers in his letters, so Peter would have certainly named Paul as one if Paul was one as Paul was very well known in the church.
People who reject Paul also reject Acts
You may as well just create your own bible.
If the entire bible is inspired, then when you reject it you fall under God's warning curse in Rev, which book you also likely reject as having any spiritual value.
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