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The Apostle Paul was the writer of many Epistles in the New Testament. He brought the Gospel to the Gentiles.
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Did Paul give authority over fathers to decide on their marriage?
1 Corinthians 7:36-38 says:
But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if
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Who do Trinitarians believe is Paul's God?
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1Cor 8:6 KJV
But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Romans 15:6 NASB
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Why does the bible never specifically condemn premarital sex? [closed]
Most Jewish and Christian scholars define πορνεία (sexual immorality) to include premarital sex. However, where either the old or new testament mention specific sexual immoralities, it's never ...
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Was the Resurrection part and parcel of Jesus' Salvific Mission?
In John 19:30, we see Jesus giving up his Spirit on the Cross after saying: " It is finished " . In Contemporary English Version, the words appear as " Everything is done" . So, by ...
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Did pastors or clergymen get killed by snakebite?
We read in Acts 28 how St. Paul survived the bite of a deadly viper in the Island Melita. In fact, we seldom come across Christian missionaries, pastors, or clergymen getting killed by snakebite. One ...
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How do Trinitarians understand the phrase 'image of God' as in Colossians 1:15?
Colossians 1:15-20 is often cited by Trinitarians as evidence that Jesus is God, because they tend to believe it is describing Jesus as creating all thing and holding all things together in an ...
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According to Catholicism, what did St Paul mean by "a thorn in the flesh"?
We see St Paul writing at 2 Corinthians 12:7 (RSVCE):
And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to harass me, to ...
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What is known about the Apostle Paul's family?
Did Paul's wife travel with him and then he became a widower? Does Pharisee of Pharisees mean that his family goes back several generations, father, grandfather, etc. of Pharisees? What does Roman by ...
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Is the resurrection of Col 3:1 the millennium?
The two verses bear many of the same referents. If this were the case then many of what I refer to as "delusions" regarding the end times can be shown to be without merit.
Col 3:1 ¶ If ye ...
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How do those who hold Jesus = God in the Trinitarian sense account for Paul's reticence to state this clearly and consistently?
At the end of his letter to the Ephesians, St. Paul says (Ephesians 6:19-20)
Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me
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According to soul sleep advocates, did the Apostle Paul ever abandon his Pharisaic beliefs about the afterlife after becoming a Christian?
Paul was a Pharisee:
6 Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is with respect to ...
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When Paul says "I don't allow women to teach" why is this read as an instruction?
The famous verse 1 Timothy 2:12 is widely referenced in discussions regarding women church leaders:
I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she
must be silent.
My specific ...
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According to Trinitarians who believe Philippians 2:6 says Jesus is God, why did Paul add the word 'form' ('morphe')?
Philippians 2:6 is
"Ὃς ἐν μορφῇ Θεοῦ ὑπάρχων οὐχ ἁρπαγμὸν ἡγήσατο τὸ εἶναι ἴσα Θεῷ"
"Hos en morphe theou hyparchon ouch harpagmon hegesato to einai isa theo"
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Did the early Church fathers see a distinction between Matthias' and Paul's apostleship appointment, considering Paul's peculiar verbiage choice?
When reading the appointment of Matthias, you come across very specific actions and precise language. Consider, of course:
Acts 1:21-26 ESV
21 So one of the men who have accompanied us during all ...
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Paul using mystery cults to textualize his message to the Near East/Rome?
I've caught the tail end of a great lecture by a priest but have not been able to identify him or the venue. What I recall clearly is the very interesting point he brought up about the importance in ...
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What is the evidence for the authenticity of St. Paul’s writings?
Muslims and even some atheists claim that St. Paul’s writings are forgeries, but what is the evidence that the writings of St. Paul are authentic?
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Did St Paul have a death-wish?
We hear St Paul stating in Phil. 1:20-24 (NRSVCE):
For me, living is Christ and dying is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which I prefer. I ...
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In what language were the four Gospels and Paul's writings originally written?
I'm an Orthodox Christian and the tradition we believe says that Matthew and John (the Gospel writers) are the same as Matthew and John (two of the original 12 apostles). I know that scholars say that ...
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Did Paul change his teaching regarding Jesus? Rom 9:5 [closed]
Noted is a persistent use of select bible verses using a proof-texting methodology defined by one or more of three broad practices -
Taken out of context, ignoring the immediate passage.
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Is there any historical evidence that Paul's letters may have been tampered with?
First question here, but thankfully I'm relatively familiar with Stack Exchange so hopefully this question should be a good fit for the site.
There are multiple passages in the letters of Paul that ...
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What is a general survey of the Catholic traditions of the Apostle Paul visiting Spain?
Romans 15:24 describes Paul's desire (prediction?) of going to Spain. Many scholars believe that there is strong evidence in favor of Paul having visited Spain. They point out that it is reasonable to ...
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Why don’t the apostles quote Jesus or reference any gospel events? [closed]
For somebody like Paul, it can perhaps be justified by the fact that the synoptics weren’t written yet, but that doesn’t explain why James and Peter barely reference any of the events or teachings in ...
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How can be Trinity Eternal?
It's said in Summa Theologica that the trinity ist eternal, three persons each one being G'd a well known fact in Christianism. I'd like to know, what is the greek explanation or the following (...
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What are the strongest alleged contradictions between Luke-Acts and the Pauline letters in John Bowden's, "The Historical Jesus"?
In an article on "Authorship of Luke-Acts" in Wikipedia, it states the following:
According to a Church tradition, first attested by Irenaeus (c. 130 –
c. 202 AD), he was the Luke named as ...
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Is St Paul referring to physical appearance of man and woman when he speaks of creation in God's image , in 1 Cor 11: 7?
St Paul, while referring to the need for a women to cover her head during worship says in 1 Cor 11:7 (NSRVCE):
For a man ought not to have his head veiled, since he is the image and reflection of ...
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Do Cessationists wish that all God's people may prophesy?
Moses said:
And Moses saith to him, `Art thou zealous for me? O that all Jehovah's people were prophets! that Jehovah would put His Spirit upon them!' [Numbers 11:29 YLT]
Similarly, Paul said:
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How do cessationists explain 1 Corinthians 1:7?
"Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ"- 1 Corinthians 1:7
I'm neutral in the cessationism vs continuationism debate but ...
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What does St Paul mean by saying "wages credited as a matter of obligation "?
We read in Romans 4: 3-5(NIV):
What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an ...
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What is the significance of the 5 "faithful sayings" of Paul?
Throughout the epistles written by Paul to Timothy and Titus, he mentions 5 different "sayings" which he describes as "faithful" or "true". These 5 sayings are in:
1 Timothy 1:15-17
1 Timothy 3:1
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Did any Early Church Fathers avoid the philosophical use of the term 'ousia'?
The origin of the use of the Greek word οὐσία to refer to an attribute of Deity is queried, and answered, on this site ; the source being from Greek philosophers, not the apostles.
The word is only ...
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Why did St. Paul treat himself as not under the law?
We see St. Paul telling the Corinthians in 1 Cor 9:20-21 (NRSVCE):
To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though I myself am not ...
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How much did Paul's travels cost?
The Apostle Paul famously made an extensive series of missionary journeys around the eastern Mediterranean (in various company, and stopping off in some places for months or years, also getting ...
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According to Catholic scholars, does St Paul compromise his knowledge of horticulture in Romans 11:24?
We see St Paul telling the faithful in Romans 11:24 (NRSVCE):
For if you have been cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much ...
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Identifying a source for this C S Lewis quote (reflecting St Augustine and St Paul)
There is a C. S. Lewis quote from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe that resembles a famous quote by St Augustine.
Here is St. Augustine:
The very thing which is now called the Christian religion ...
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Looking for works comparing Moses and St. Paul
I've been reading the Epistles of St. Paul while doing Exodus 90, so kind of oddly going though both Exodus and the Pauline Epistles I've noticed some similarities:
Moses and Paul were chosen by God ...
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Did St. Paul confess his sins in person?
I was reading a bit of an except from a conversation between John MacArthur and John Piper:
John MacArthur: I think he dealt with it. In Romans 7 he said, “I do what I don’t want to do and I don’t do ...
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Did the Apostle Paul believe in the immortality of the soul?
The Apostle Paul used to be a Pharisee at one point, and Pharisees believed in the immortality of the soul [citationneeded], but then Paul became a Christian through a dramatic conversion, and I don't ...
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What NT evidence is there for the idea that the apostle Paul's introductions to his letters were to authenticate his position as an apostle?
One comment in a previous, related question I asked was, "Paul consistently announces himself in some kind of relationship to Jesus as some way of credentialing himself at the beginning of his ...
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Do any major orthodox Trinitarian theologians or denominations hold that St. Paul was closer to a Biblical Unitarian than a Trinitarian?
Reading through St. Paul's letters, I come away with the impression St. Paul would have been comfortable as a contemporary Biblical Unitarian. For one example among many, consider Romans 8:34.
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What proofs that the Jerusalem church held the same belief of St. Paul with regard to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus?
Some critics of Christianity, (Muslims, for example), argue that though Saint Paul believed that Jesus was crucified and his crucifixion has a significance (that he redeems all people from the effects ...
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What is the biblical basis for the belief that Paul was the last to be called to be an apostle?
Many Christians believe that the office of apostleship ended in the first century with the apostle Paul, and that after Paul there have not been any more people called by God/Jesus Himself (through ...
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Why do Christians follow Paul? [closed]
Their documents are the oldest in Christianity, okay.
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When did the Catholic definition of saint change and how is the change applied in personal study?
The current Roman Catholic definition of saint appears to be something like the following:
Most people use the word “saint” to refer to someone who is exceptionally good or “holy.” In the Catholic ...
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Besides Paul, have there been any other Christians who had both a scholarly background and overtly supernatural experiences?
Not much to add to the title. Have there been any Christians with a scholarly background who had an overtly supernatural conversion or supernatural experiences after their conversion? The apostle Paul ...
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Did Paul write other letters that are not in the Bible?
I've heard it said that Paul wrote other letters that didn't make it into the Bible, including at least one more letter to the church at Corinth, and a letter to the church at Laodicea. What is the ...
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What arguments support the view that Ephesians WAS written by Paul?
This question was asked in April 2016: What arguments are given that Ephesians was not written by Paul?
One answer said the letter was written by Tychicus, to the Ephesians, and he wrote it in Rome. ...
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Are there any churches that do not accept the teachings of Paul?
From different discussions (including some on this site) it seems that Paul's teachings were different from the teachings of Jesus and the other apostles in some aspects. In light of this are there ...
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What arguments are given that Ephesians was not written by Paul?
According to the opening paragraph of the article for the Book of Ephesians on Wikipedia, it is not universally held that Ephesians was written by Paul. A source on that site says,
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How did Paul learn the gospel?
Is there any account of how Paul learnt Jesus teachings after he converted? In Galatians 1:11-12 Paul states:
But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not ...
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Verse on evangelizing those in the Church first?
What New Testament verse (I think it was St. Paul) says that we must first evangelize those who are already in the Church first before making converts of others outside the Church?
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