it seems to me you are following two different gods.
2006-10-23 07:33:15 · 19 answers · asked by NONAME 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Remember that Paul is an apostle, not the Savior. Many of his teachings had to do with addressing particular situations in fledgling church communities of the time (yeah I know everyone does not agree, but some do, lol). When in doubt, go back to what Jesus taught as being the "official" word.
2006-10-23 07:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by Dust in the Wind 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus had been resurrected and returned to heaven. Now, Paul was encouraging and informing people of Jesus and why we should follow Jesus. We are NOT following two gods. We follow the teachings of Jesus and through Jesus' teachings others are here to keep the Word of God going ... to spread the good news. That's what Paul was doing. He spoke as a teacher and a follower of Jesus Christ.
2006-10-23 07:35:41 · answer #2 · answered by CuriousGirl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus gave general answers most of the time. His task was to groom the 12 disciples to be apostles, and to prove His messiahship. Although He was God and therefore knew everything, He was not an intellectual, but more of a mystic by temperament.
Paul, however, was an intellectual. Since his contribution to the New Testament was in the form of letters to churches, he was more practical, dealing with theological and organizational problems that came up.
We should read Paul mainly as an interpreter of Jesus' teachings, along with the Old Testament scriptures they both grew up with. We need both viewpoints to understand the Christian message.
2006-10-23 07:45:19 · answer #3 · answered by freelancenut 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see the big conflict myself. It has always seemed to me that Jesus dealt with the spiritual life more from an individuals perspective; and Paul delved into the nitty-gritty of community life alittle more. Either way, Christians aren't allowed to have the precise certainty of conduct that goes with following the 613? laws of the Old Testament. Jesus distilled them into 2: love the LORD God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength; and love your neighbor as yourself. Since these are both very general yet individualized commands, we're left with little choice but to live in an ongoing relationship with God and with each other. But that's not a bad thing, now is it? (;p)
Hoping the best for you...
2006-10-23 07:50:56 · answer #4 · answered by Debra N 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus and the Apostle Paul followed the same God. And most christians today follow the same God. Paul simply expounded on most of the teachings of Jesus by the infilling of God's Holy Spirit(the Holy Spirit lead Paul to write the things he did). There are not two Gods whatsoever. This is directed to the person that wrote this question: Who do you follow?
Who is your God? Everyone may not necessarily believe in a God, but everyone has a God. To most people they are their own God/Lord whom they serve, whom they are a slave to. No judgements toward you, simply anser these questions within yourself!
2006-10-23 07:41:43 · answer #5 · answered by Thomas 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paul didn't even meet Jesus in His flesh but knew Him at least as well as any of the Apostles. This was the power of God's Holy Spirit in His life, the same Holy Spirit that guides and comforts born again Christians today.
2006-10-23 07:39:43 · answer #6 · answered by movedby 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paul is the representative of Jesus in the new testament.
Paul said,
When one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere men?
What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe--as the Lord has assigned to each his task.
I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
1st Corinthians 3:4-6
Paul certainly is not God. He planted many churches and wrote most of the new testament.
2006-10-23 07:45:28 · answer #7 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like Thomas Jefferson's take on Paul.
"Christianity...(has become) the most perverted system that ever shone on man. ...Rogueries, absurdities and untruths were perpetrated upon the teachings of Jesus by a large band of dupes and importers led by Paul, the first great corrupter of the teaching of Jesus."
2006-10-23 07:39:29 · answer #8 · answered by gjm37 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You haven't studied have you?
It's statements like this that embarrass me.
Paul,Solomon, Moses, Timothy, and others did a lot of the teaching but it was all inspired by GOD. Take Solomon he wrote the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon, yet he failed miserably so why follow the teachings of such a failure? because his teachings came from GOD. So did Paul's
2006-10-23 07:38:00 · answer #9 · answered by JaimeM 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is not paul we follow but Jesus. Jesus can enter our soul and take over our lives. paul sent advice to new churches but that is not gosple. modern churchjes may except most of it but it all needs to be read with understanding he was writing to spacific groups in different towns not to the world at general
2006-10-23 07:52:56 · answer #10 · answered by Sam's 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋