Paul says that he was trained int the utmost strictness of the Law. So why did he go kill christians, when it is against the pharissee code?
Paul also claimed to be a sadduccee. But why did he only persecute christians when sadduccee persecuted everyone who was against Rome?
Paul claimed that he was healed by Ananias after the 'vision' blinded him.But Ananias was corruptable, he stole money and he lied to the Holy spirit and fell dead. Could Ananias have been lying?
2006-07-12 23:41:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Pharisees assumed Jesus was a false prophet, teaching on his own authority, forgiving sins, and preching salvation through Him. These teachings inferred that Jesus was God and they refused to accept this. Therefore they followed the following law.
Deuteronomy 13
12 If you hear it said about one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you to live in 13 that wicked men have arisen among you and have led the people of their town astray, saying, "Let us go and worship other gods" (gods you have not known), 14 then you must inquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly. And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you, 15 you must certainly put to the sword all who live in that town. Destroy it completely, [a] both its people and its livestock. 16 Gather all the plunder of the town into the middle of the public square and completely burn the town and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. It is to remain a ruin forever, never to be rebuilt. 17 None of those condemned things [b] shall be found in your hands, so that the LORD will turn from his fierce anger; he will show you mercy, have compassion on you, and increase your numbers, as he promised on oath to your forefathers, 18 because you obey the LORD your God, keeping all his commands that I am giving you today and doing what is right in his eyes.
Paul never claims to be a sadducee.
Acts 23:6
Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. I stand on trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead."
The Ananias of Acts 5, died for stealing money. He was dead before Paul was converted. He is a different Ananias from the one in Acts 12, who through God healed Saul/Paul of his blindness. Many people share the same names in the bible, More than one Judas, more than one Mary, more than one John, etc.
2006-07-13 00:05:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I answered these in the order you ask them.
No. Because it says in Acts 23:8:" For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both."
They were not called Christians at that particular time. But the Pharisees did not believe that Jesus was who He said He was. They thought of it as blasphemy.
Acts 11:26: "And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch."
Paul did not claim to be a Sadducee. Same answer as above
The Ananias that fell dead was from Jerusalem. The Ananias that healed Paul, actually God healed Paul through Ananias, was from Damascus. Two totally different people.
2006-07-13 00:45:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul was a Pharisse. To answer the question on why did he kill Christians, Because they had laws about what they considered Blasphmy and they considered the Christians to be Blasphmers. Because Jews did not believe the Messiah had been born yet.Paul was blinded on the Road he was directed in a vision to go to a house. (Ananias house) Jesus Healed Paul not Ananias.
2006-07-12 23:54:59 · answer #3 · answered by soeur_deux_de_ny2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pheonix_slayer has a lot of good info there.
Also, the Ananias God sent to Paul lived in Damascus and the healing took place in Damascus.
Ananias who fell down dead, died in Peter's presence. This took place in Jerusalem. Different situation, place and person.
Ananias did not steal money, he died because he tried to lie to God by pretending to be more generous than he was. He didn't have to donate all the money from the sale of his property, but he should not have lied about it.
As for killing, Paul admitted responsibility for the deaths of many, but techinically he went about the process of causing their deaths in a very "legal" manner. They were accused of blasphemy which is punishable by death in Jewish law. He got letters from the Sanhedrin which allowed him to arrest the Christians and throw them into prison. Many died there. There were some spontaneous stoning which were against Roman law, but would be legal under Jewish law. If the Romans didn't get wind of it in time, then someone would die that way.
2006-07-14 20:44:10 · answer #4 · answered by Truebador 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Paul doesn't claim to be a Sadduccee; he claimed to be a Pharisee. They had strong theological differences.
2) You're confusing people when it comes to who healed him versus who fell dead at the feet of Peter for lying.
2006-07-13 00:03:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saul was man of evil, and he corrupted Christianity to serve the Jews agenda.
2006-07-13 00:20:55 · answer #6 · answered by helper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul was also, most likely, a member of the Sanhedrin.
2006-07-13 00:06:50 · answer #7 · answered by KHB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Persecute" doesn't necessarily mean "kill."
2006-07-13 00:17:18 · answer #8 · answered by Stylus Happenstance 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋