Before he appointed himself to become an Apostle after Jesus "contacted him from the dead", Paul hunted down Christians and captured them so they could be tortured and killed. This man personally wrote 15 of the 27 books of the New Testament and also could have had an influence on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Don't you think something is very wrong with the fact that some guy wrote more than half the New Testament, without ever meeting Jesus personally? Oh yeah, by the way, the other 11 Apostles rejected Paul and other disciples tried to kill him.
2006-12-19 12:47:41 · 21 answers · asked by Jerse 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, I know that...but you got the story way wrong, lol. Read the book of ACTS. GMA
PS quit believing everything you hear
2006-12-19 12:50:31 · answer #1 · answered by Morning Gloria 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paul wrote 13, possibly 14 books of the New Testament. The author of Hebrews is unknown, so the author could have been Paul, making it 14. But word for word, Luke actually wrote more than Paul in his two books, Luke and Acts.
Paul did hunt down Christians and had them arrested. He approved of Stephen's death by stoning. Paul hated Christians because he thought they were blasphemous against the God he knew. Why would a man such as Paul make such a drastic change? He went from killing Christians to becoming one and telling everyone else he could get to how to become one.
The answer is that he met the Truth, Jesus Christ, which qualified him to be an apostle. He became a missionary to the gentiles. He started many churches. He needed to correct their mistakes and misunderstandings in Christianity so he wrote many letters to these churches, which have become scripture.
Only at the very beginning of Paul's conversion did Christian's have a problem with him. That's because they feared for their lives. They knew his reputation, so they were terrified of him. But none of them tried to kill him. The unbelieving Jews tried to kill him, but not Christians.
Nothing is wrong that Paul wrote so much of the New Testament. God is a forgiving God. And even though Paul was previously so strongly against Christians, God used him in mighty ways.
2006-12-19 13:45:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, you got some of it right.
Paul did meet Jesus. We do not know who taught him for the three years he was missing. Paul did hunt down Christians until he met Jesus. Yes, he may have had some influence on Mark and Luke-they both spent years with him. But not Matthew and John.
At first the other apostles were skeptical of Paul-but they accepted him after Barnabas took him in. And the disciples never tried to kill him.
2006-12-19 12:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Marc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The New Testament clearly tells the story of Paul's miraculous conversion to Jesus Christ. It just goes to show that even a very, very wicked person can be turned around. That means that all of us have a chance.
And there are many, many Christians who have never seen Jesus Christ. Does that mean that we are not allowed to bear witness that we know He is the Son of God?
As far as the other apostles rejecting him and disciples trying to kill him, I'm not sure what you're talking about.
2006-12-19 12:58:03 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1. A bounty hunter is someone who hunts people down for pay. Paul did it out of plain anti-christian fanaticism.
2. The other apostles did not reject Paul. They recognized him.
3. No disciples ever tried to kill Paul. Jews did.
You seem to have written your own very imaginative novel
However the fact that such an ardent anti-christian would eventually be willing to lose all and give his life for Christ speaks volumes, doesn't it?
2006-12-19 12:51:53 · answer #5 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No actually the church felt really blessed to have Paul, because of all of them he was the most intelligent. And he did meet Jesus on the road to Damascus. And he never claimed to be a witness to the things written about in the gospels. In fact the gospel writer Luke was converted by Paul.
2006-12-19 13:09:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul, it is true, has a lot of books attributed to him, but that does not mean that he wrote them.
I don't recall they tried to kill Paul. They did consider him to be a bit of a pain in the butt, but I hear they came around, eventually. Paul was a great PR man, and unlike Peter, he didn't smell like fish.
Peter had a dispute with him over circumcision. Peter felt that any man that wanted to be a Christian needed to get his pecker peeled, but Paul saw this as an obstacle to converting Gentiles, who were happy with their peckers just the way they were, mostly.
Paul's pal Timothy peeled his own pecker, and then Paul convinced Peter that it wasn't really necessary. Imagine how Timmy felt after that.
It would have been cool to know what Tim thought about this, but it's not in the Book.
2006-12-19 12:55:37 · answer #7 · answered by Richard E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul was not self appointed
It was 13 books he wrote not 15
It was before Christ contacted him that he persecuted the church
Paul did meet Christ personally
Paul was fully accepted by the other disciples,
The other disciples never tried to kill him.
You really aren't the authority on the Bible you think you are.
2006-12-19 12:54:16 · answer #8 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Paul was doing what he thought was right according to the law, but when he was Called by GOD personally , he immediately turned around and worked even harder to bring people to God.
I think this only goes to show that no matter how bad you are God can use you in a big way if you are willing ..
2006-12-19 12:57:05 · answer #9 · answered by Lorene 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you're looking at this the wrong way.
he changed from one who despises christianity to a follower of christ by being exposed to god's love. doesn't that show how great god's love is?
and, by the way, he became a priest, and those 15 books were really letters to 7 different churches (the ones in corith, rome, galatia, colossae, thessalonica, etc.) and some of his friends (timothy, titus, and philemon).
they probably rejected him for his past. if someone hunted down and killed americans, then had a change of heart and somehow became a senator, wouldn't you harbor resentment for him?
2006-12-19 12:56:35 · answer #10 · answered by Ambiguity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul was opposed to Christianity BUT he turned from his errant ways and followed Christ. Paul's writings indicate what person he had now become. As for the rest of your question/comment, about the other disciples not liking him, please give us the chapter and verse where this can be found.
2006-12-19 13:12:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋