(February 22, 2014 at 5:33 pm)Lek Wrote:(February 22, 2014 at 3:03 pm)truthBtold Wrote: Not a good example to follow.. and numbers 6 says it has to be completed
whats ur take on paul?
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Paul was right in saying there was no need for animal sacrifices anymore. It was a requirement for the Jewish nation up until the crucifiction of Christ. Paul met with Christ on the road to Damascus and was led to spread the faith to the gentiles. His views didn't conflict with the other apostles teachings and was himself a genuine apostle. He was already a pharisee, a position of high honor in Jewish society, with a brilliant future ahead of him. Why would he go around preaching christianity knowing it would lead to the beatings and stonings he received? I don't see any basis for the conjecture I see here concerning Paul. It's just opinions used to discredit Paul and christianity.
It pays to remember Paul's alleged history. At one time he was a bestiarius, fighting and killing animals in the arenas. Then he was a bounty hunter, tracking and killing members of The Way cult. When he was on his way to Damascus to hunt for some more he suffered heat stroke and had a hallucination about what became the Jesus character. After that he went to Arabia for about three years to develop his new religious doctrine. He then returned and converted the remnants of The Way cult to his new religion.
His disciples later wrote the Gospels to explain flesh out the Jesus character and to provide background information about him. The writers learned everything they knew about Jesus from Paul, who had created him.
Paul was no different from other guys who started religious movements, such as Martin Luther, Charles Taze Russell, Thomas Campbell, Joseph Smith, Uthman, and L. Ron Hubbard. They think they have the answer straight from God.
