(February 23, 2013 at 9:46 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: Paul's letter wouldn't look any different if Jesus hadn't been on Earth. He would still be addressing the issues of the time, because hijacking a religion and moulding it into something new will undoubtedly produce a lot of problems for the ones converting.This is an argument from willful ignorance.
I just finished telling you the 'believers' of the religion Christ had established were marring their "Father wives," sueing each other into slavery, and on and on... Those people like you thought the 'freedom Christ offered meant they could relish and live in their sins.
Paul's Job was one past the point of accepting the faith, into a viable working Christian relationship. He was bridging the gap between a works based righteousness, and a righteousness founded on Love and grace.
whether it be Paul or someone else there was an obvious gap between knowing of Christ/The gospel and a working relationship with the Holy Spirit.
