Marcelo said:
Ok, Nehemiah6, but probably you agree that there are some differences between Jesus' teachings and those of Paul. In case of conflict, which prevails?
There is no conflict.
Matt 19:
16) And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master,
what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17) And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but
if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18) He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19) Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Rom 10:
9) That
if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Both Jesus and Paul are saying what people must do to be saved. Are they saying the same thing?
If there appears to be, go with what Jesus said imo.
Do you understand what God through Christ made available on the day of Pentecost?
Peter said many will be twisting Paul's letters and boy was he right! All the false doctrines we got are twisted from Paul's writings starting from Ephesians 2:8-9 to make obeying Jesus optional and a work.
Ephesians is quite clear that we were saved by faith to do good works, and not by doing good works (Eph 2:8-10).
What is false about that?
Butchering through the book of Romans also comes to mind. Hard to tell sometimes if its just laziness not checking the OT quotes from Paul or if its just not caring.
Who is butchering Romans?
Rom 3:
20) Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21) But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22) Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
Do you not see a difference in what Paul says in Romans compared to what Jesus said in the gospels: that a person must keep the law to be saved?
Paul was an apostle to the gentiles so he dealt alot with the topics surrounding judaizers and church order and structure. Interestingly, while the not of works from Paul is noted and very very closely held, when it comes to 1 corinthians 14:34-36 (or 1 tim 2:12). then it doesnt really matter, who cares right? Its probably something under the law. Probably means something different in the greek, i dunno. Lets ask the experts and bible pundits.
I'm not going to get into it now, but there is evidence that 1 Cor 14:34-35 are not authentic. And I submit that 1 Tim 2:12 is misunderstood.
Junia was an apostle, Chloe had a church in her house, Deborah judged Israel.
Gal 3:
28) There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free,
there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
I'd rather listen to a female teacher who knows what she's talking about than a male who doesn't.
(I'm a male, BTW).