Questions tagged [paul-apostle]
The Apostle Paul was the writer of many Epistles in the New Testament. He brought the Gospel to the Gentiles.
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What does Paul mean when he speaks of "in Christ"? [closed]
Does Paul point to any type of mystical experience when he speaks of "in Christ"? What does he express? It seems this phrase cannot be taken literally - so what is the deeper meaning of it, possibly ...
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Is it ever revealed that Paul released those that he imprisoned?
So Paul (previously Saul) became a believer and an effective advocate for Christ, but only after he had imprisoned several believers.
Acts 8:3 ESV But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering ...
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Does Jesus do for Gentiles what the Torah does for Jews?
In this review of the book Paul was Not a Christian by Pamela Eisenbaum, Jewish magazine author Judith Schulevitz writes:
Paul Was Not a Christian is the title of a book published this fall; what ...
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Why did Paul go to Arabia?
In the first chapter of Galatians, paul said,
17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
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Was Paul the ideal Christian we were meant to emulate? [closed]
Did God intend for Paul to show us the kind of Christian life we were all meant to live?
I don't mean every nitty-gritty detail. Obviously things would be different if you were born a woman or mute ...
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acts 16 Earthquake
Are there any other documents in church history or Roman history that indicate whether the earthquake experienced by Paul and the other prisoners in acts 16 was experienced elsewhere or just at the ...
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Does Paul ever actually quote Jesus anywhere?
Is it true that Paul did not quote Jesus a single time in the entire New Testament (of which he wrote 50%)?
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Did Jesus say to preach to Gentiles, or not?
Besides Paul, who never met Christ, was Jesus' message ever meant to be told to the Gentiles?
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What is the Biblical basis for claiming that Paul upholds and teaches the Torah law?
What scriptural support is there to back the idea that Paul not only supported the Torah, but also promoted it?
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For those needing clarification:
"support"
be actively interested in and ...
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How did Paul know that Satan hindered his movements?
It took me by surprise that Paul sounds very certain that Satan blocked him from coming back to Thessalonica. How could he know that? And how do we know, from the scriptures, that he is not just ...
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In any of James's passages, does he agree to the law being cursed and abrogated?
From what I understand, early on there was a disagreement between James (who is said to be the brother of Jesus and the leader of the early Christian movement) and Paul, the latter saying that the law ...
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What is the argument AGAINST the position that only Paul's writings are applicable to the church today?
In mid-Acts dispensationalism (a form of hyperdispensationalism), it is taught that only Paul's writings (from Romans to Philemon) are applicable to the church today and that the other parts of the ...
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What is the basis for the position that only Paul's writings are applicable to the church today?
In mid-Acts dispensationalism (a form of hyperdispensationalism), it is taught that only Paul's writings (from Romans to Philemon) are applicable to the church today and that the other parts of the ...
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What is the "veil" that covers the heart when the Old Testament is read? [closed]
2 Corinthians 3:13-18 (NIV)
We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent
the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away. But their
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Does 1 Corinthians 9:27 contradict the doctrine of "The Perseverance of the Saints?"
At First Corinthians 9:24-27, the Apostle Paul writes:
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises ...
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Can the ancestral sin doctrine (and Paul's epistles) survive without a single breeding pair?
The necessity of salvation in Christian doctrine seems to be inextricably linked to the view that the entirety of human nature somehow springs from the gametes (and perhaps education) of a single ...
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Who could have written the Pastoral Epistles?
In my Bible, The New Oxford Annotated Bible (NSRV), a prologue states the Pastoral Epistles are psuedoepigraphical, not written by Paul. When comparing "The Letter of Romans or other letters ...
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Why was Paul allowed to write in jail?
We know that Paul was held under some brutal conditions—his feet in stocks in one case. Yet he was still able to write many letters from prison. Was this during some of his "nicer accommodations", or ...
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Do any Protestant groups teach that Paul founded the Church and not Peter?
I have always been told that Peter was the head of the entire Church at the time of Christ. However, James was apparently leader of the Church in Jerusalem, and Paul started a number of churches ...
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Are there any major / orthodox Christian leaders that taught that Paul didn't meet Jesus?
I've heard the claim many times that "Paul never met Jesus." A simple Google search turns up scores of examples. It is usually in the context of those who are, how to say, "outside orthodoxy" and want ...
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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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Is it hypocritical for Paul to circumcise Timothy in Act 16:3? [closed]
Acts 16:1-3 (NASB)
1 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, 2 and he was well ...
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How was Saul changed to Paul?
Acts 13:9 (NIV) Then Saul, who was also called Paul, .....
This verse does not explain much how Saul became Paul. Who changed his name? Why was it changed?
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Why was the Apostle Paul seemingly not that interested in baptizing believers? [closed]
Paul does not seem to put the same importance on baptism as he does on other things:
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of ...
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Why is Paul considered an Apostle? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is an apostle?
How do we know Paul wasn’t a false Apostle?
Why is Paul considered an apostle rather than simply a disciple? What Biblical references show why or why ...
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Are we unaware of something that God foresaw in appointing Paul as apostle?
I have seen many question and views here on the apostleship of St. Paul. Questions like this, this, this and Most recently this. All seems to basically ask why Paul was chosen as apostle or ...
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What does Paul mean when he says Jesus "emptied himself"?
In Philipians 2:7 Paul writes:
but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant,[a] being born in
the likeness of men (ESV)
I always understood this to mean that he was humble enough to come ...
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Paul's knowledge of Jannes and Jambres the magicians of Egypt
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Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the
truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.
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Did Paul actually report anything about the life of Jesus?
In a clip from the movie The God Who Wasn't There the narrator says that Paul knew largely nothing of what we call the story of Jesus. That he only reported Christ's crucifixion, resurrection, and ...
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What does it mean that all scripture is God-Breathed?
In 2 Tim 3:16, Paul writes
All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness (NIV)
All Scripture is breathed out by God and ...
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Is there a 'Third Heaven'?
2 Corinthians 12:2-4 (New International Version)
2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the
third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not
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In evangelicalism, how are Christians free from sin?
The gist of Romans 6 is that as Christians, we are dead to sin, and thus free from it. We are no longer slaves to sin, but are slaves to God and righteousness.
Romans 6:16–18 (ESV)
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What is the evidence that suggests that the Apostle Paul was married?
I have heard people say over the years that it is likely that the Apostle Paul had been married at some point, perhaps prior to his conversion. However, there doesn't seem to be any biblical evidence ...
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What evidence is there that the Apostle Paul had been a member of the Sanhedrin?
I remember hearing someone make the claim that Paul had been a member of the Sanhedrin prior to his conversion to Christianity. Is there any evidence for this claim? If so, what is it?
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Is 1 Corinthians 7:26–40 not the 'Word of God'? [closed]
Paul makes it clear that the following section is not a command from God but his own opinion:
Now concerning the betrothed, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the ...
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Scholarly discussion of claims that Paul is a "false apostle"
There is a claim in some circles that Paul is a "false apostle", creating a new religion from whole cloth. I fear trying to flesh out any one particular version of such a claim, but one such example ...
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Why did Paul want God to repay Alexander the metalworker?
In II Timothy 4:14-15, Paul writes:
Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord
will repay him for what he has done. You too should be on your
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Do the acts of the flesh reveal false Christians? [closed]
Galatians 5:
19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and
debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy,
fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions,...
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Who was Tychicus?
In studying through the book of Colossians, I noted that the letter was carried from Paul to the church by some dude named Tychicus.
Colossians 4:7 (ESV)
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Which apostles quote Jesus? [closed]
In inspired by this question Did Paul preach Jesus's message?
Which apostles quoted Jesus and which ones did not?
Did Paul meet Jesus in person and did he ever quote Jesus?
Thanks.
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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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Who was the 12th Apostle - Matthias or Paul? [closed]
First off, a distinction between disciple and apostle - a disciple is a student, and the 12 disciples were Jesus' students. An Apostle is one who was "sent out." Eleven of Jesus' disciples were sent ...
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Did Paul preach Jesus's message?
In the four Gospels, Jesus seems to talk a lot about the Law, about how to behave, about "the Kingdom" and how to restore social order. It doesn't seem like he talks about what Paul talks about: grace,...
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What was Paul's "revelation" (mentioned in Galatians 2:2)?
Then after an interval of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also. It was because of a revelation that I went up; and I submitted to them the gospel which I ...
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Why does Paul call Peter "Cephas" in his writings?
In John 1:42 Jesus called Peter as Cephas.
Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).
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Are Paul's letters to be taken as God's word? [closed]
Sometimes, as I read the bible or listen to a speaker in church, I can't help but feel that while Paul's letters are full of well-grounded Christian wisdom and advice, they can also contain what seems ...
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Why do so many Christians call Paul "teacher", when Jesus said it was forbidden? [closed]
I personally try to base everything I believe on the words of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels. I also take the Old Testament as truth because Jesus also did. I see Paul like I do CS Lewis, I happen ...
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What arguments can be made that 1 Corinthians 15 is not about physical resurrection?
This is something of a long shot. I had a friend look at 1 Cor. 15 (and other parts of the Bible), and he formed the conclusion that 1 Cor. 15 was about a spiritual and not bodily resurrection—i.e., ...
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How many languages did apostle Paul speak?
Of course, he could speak Hebrew and from such examples like preaching the gospel in Athens it seems that he had no problem speaking Greek. He also wanted to visit Rome, while there were no Jews ...
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What was Paul referring to by the "thorn in the flesh"?
In 2 Corinthians 12:7, Paul references a thorn was given to him in the flesh:
So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in ...
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