What makes Paul an apostle?
In Galatians, Paul said he received a vision of the resurrected Jesus, who commissioned him to be the Apostle to the gentiles. This was crucial for Paul in terms of his authority. Paul’s call to be the Apostle to the gentiles was shocking because, as he freely admits, he had previously persecuted the church of God.
Who ordained Paul as an apostle?
Paul said he received a vision of the resurrected Jesus, who commissioned him to be the Apostle to the gentiles. On the one hand, Luke has a very obvious agenda in his presentation of Paul as someone who willingly obeys any dictates from Jerusalem, consulting them constantly on how he should run his “mission”.
What are some examples of Paul being an apostle?
Acts 9:1-19, Acts 22:6-21, Acts 26:12-18 Paul claimed he received private revelations from Jesus, as “in the secret chambers”. Galatians 1:11-17, Acts 26:16 Paul claimed to be an apostle, based on “great signs and wonders”. Acts 15:12, 2 Corinthians 12:12 There is a lot more, of course, as follows. Jesus warned about the Pharisees.
Does honesty matter because of Paul?
And so, about 20+ years into my ministry of teaching about the honesty of gold and silver, as honest weights and measures, I finally get the counter argument for most Christians who say that honesty does not matter because of Paul. Well, Paul does not matter: because Paul is a false apostle, and we are commanded to not believe him.
Does Jesus tell us to follow Paul?
“You only have Paul’s word for being a ‘light to the gentiles’ and let’s face it Paul was known as a liar, he said so.” “Jesus never tells us to follow Paul. Paul tells us to follow Paul.”
Did the early church ever accept Paul?
“Paul did not meet the criteria for being an apostle, therefore he wasn’t one except through his own mouth.” “Why did none of the other apostles or disciples of Jesus ever actually call Paul an apostle??” “No, the early Church did not accept Paul. He was utterly rejected by the Ephesians, even Paul testifies to that.