Occult.. it's true power source?The Right Wing church has perverted christsYou are assuming a lot based on your opinions. Paul did more to take the message of Jesus Christ to the Roman world than the original 12 Apostles. As to what I believe, it is that any thing Paul writes that opposes anything Christ taught is Paul's opinion. The only place I see Paul's opinion is in Corinthians and his teaching on divorce and remarriage where Paul indicates he is expressing his opinion. Since you give more credence to the original 12 how do you handle this: As to some man sitting in Rome, or any other city who thinks he speaks for Jesus the Head of the church, I don't accept their authority since man will pollute God's truth to their own advantage. Paul praised the Berean's for searching the Scripture's daily to see if what he taught was true. Paul was clear in his instructions to Timothy: If anything Paul was adamant that only Christ is the head of the church and God is the head of Christ. Jesus gave us one new commandment and one set of instructions; the new commandment, which is below and dependant on the first is "love your neighbor", the marching orders are "preach the gospel and make disciples". All of Paul's letters were written to believers (the church, Christian's, the saints, those set apart, use whatever term you want) not those outside our faith and when Christian's attempt to legislate Christian doctrine they violate Christ's mandate to His church. The Kingdom of God is a theocracy, not an egalitarian democracy where man votes on the rules. Jesus was clear that God's law will stay in effect until all is accomplished and all is not accomplished (Matthew 5:18 ). And Jesus also taught: Jesus did not annul the sacrificial laws, He is our sacrifice as Paul teaches. His death on the cross is the only sacrifice we need for the atonement of our sins. So the sacrificial provisions of the law are being fulfilled today in Jesus Christ. God repealed the dietary laws, and if we keep the Great Commandment and the second "love your neighbor" we will be doing all that is humanly possible. The one issue that has been avoided by many on this board is what does "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind" mean. Would you care to answer this? James totally avoided it on this thread, as do most people who support or promote gay theology, remarriage after a divorce, and a lot of other salient issues of life. |
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