Originally Posted by KohenMatt
About which Scripture is the original, and which one is the commentary on that original. Paul isn't wrong. He is commentating on Jesus' words. Paul was anointed by God to preach to the Gentiles. He was full of the Holy Spirit, and he spoke words of life and truth. But every single word of Paul's HAS to line up with Jesus' teaching.
Wow... Paul was wrong? Paul wrote mistakes and false teaching in to the word of God??? Is that even possible???
Of course not. God would not allow His word to be mixed with error. I hope you re-think this line of reasoning.
Actually Dan, I'm not saying Paul is wrong at all. (And again, I challenge anyone to find a post where I said Paul was wrong. It doesn't exist. Some people would like to infer that, but they're mistaken. BTW, take a look at the post of mine that you quoted...My 2nd sentence is "Paul isn't wrong". Yet your 1st sentence is "Wow...Paul is wrong?" Please be sure to recognize what I'm saying before making false accusations.)
I'm saying that he's right. He has to be right. God anointed Him. God gave him truth to speak. Every word Paul spoke in the Scriptures is 100% true.
You've misunderstood my point, though. I'm saying that Paul's words have to line up with Jesus' words for both of them to be consistent and authentic. If they disagree with one another, we've got a problem because then either Jesus is wrong, or Paul is wrong. But we all know that's not the case. They're both right because they both agree with each other.
So because Jesus is God, and He is the one that gives us salvation, life and truth, that's our foundation. That's all the disciples had for a time. And then they went out and spoke about the salvation, life and truth that Jesus gave them. And that's the same thing Paul did.
My whole point with all this is that Jesus' words are the original. Paul's words will line up with that, but his words aren't the original.
And that's no disrespect to Paul.
Peace,
Matt