Paul said all the circumcised ones will not enter into Heaven ?

Question

GAL005:002 --Behold, I Paul say unto you , that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.


Paul introduced the very foundation of Paganism into Christianity and thereby guaranteed the failure of these "renegades" whom he hated before "converting".

Was the Paulian hijacking of Christianity the greatest act of sabotage in the history of mankind ?

Who are you going to trust ? Thousands of years of revelation through hundreds of Prophets or a man named Paul who never even met Jesus ?

Answer 1

Yes. He did hijack it, and many people follow him. It's clear that he had his own agenda.

Answer 2

*Paul* introduced paganism to Christianity? Come on!
Jesus was a Pagan Jew! His entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday was the annual pagan celebration of the rebirth of the Adonai, the escort and paramour of Ishtar/Astarte, the Star-Goddess, the Queen of Heaven, whose symbol was the Golden Calf! Jesus practiced the very heresy that the Patriarchs had tried to supress since Moses!

Look, half the letters of Paul are suspected of being forgeries.
At least two are *known* to be later creations.

Don't trust the Churches. Don't trust the Ministers. Their doctrines are built on centuries of editing, lies, and thought-control. Read the Nag-Hammadi Codex, and see for yourself what the so-called "Church Fathers" didn't want their flocks to know. Read the Panarion of Epiphaneus, and find out what how the Gnostic Christians really worshipped. The contents of both of these books will shock and suprise you.

There's only THREE reasons the so-called Shepherds tend to sheep-- to fleece them, to screw them, and to lead them to the slaughter-house. In every case it's a matter of self-interest, not selflessness. Remember Jim Bakker? Remember Jimmy Swaggart (speaking of 'just the tip')?

Answer 3

The act of circumcision implies that the child (or proselyte adult) agrees to uphold the Mosaic Law. Paul stated that the Law had been "nailed to the cross" by Jesus' death and we are therefore subject to the Law of Messiah (aka the New Covenant promised at Jeremiah 31:31) and NOT the Mosaic Law.

Essentially, Paul states that a person who places his faith on the Mosaic Law ("circumcision") cannot be saved, since he has rejected the Messiah. Once a person accepts the Messiah, circumcision means nothing whatsoever.

Answer 4

You miss the point of what Paul was saying. Many in the early Christian congregations were insisting that the Gentile converts to Christianity still had to be circumcised in order to be acceptable to God. However, this was not the case. Christ fulfilled the Mosaic Law covenant and replaced it with a NEW COVENANT - one based on love. From that point forward it was no longer necessary to adhere to that Law. Including the requirement to be circumcised for religious reasons.

Paul was letting those persons who were trying to hold others to the Law that if they did so then the Christ was of no value to them - because they were missing the point of his ministry and sacrifice.

The verse you quote does not mean that any who were already circumcised or any who became circumcised for OTHER reasons later had no hope of everlasting life.

Answer 5

You are confused. Paul was then that Christ would be of no benefit if they "depended" on circumcision, and ultimately their heritage for salvation.
Paul met Jesus on the way to Damascus. Paul studied under the direction of the Holy Spirit for 3 years.

Answer 6

You are not a very astute reader.
Paul was writing to Gentiles in this verse who were coming under the false teaching that it was necessary for them to be circumcised and begin to keep the Law of Moses if they wished to be saved.
Paul denounced this heresy in the strongest terms, insisting that justification was by faith alone.

I believe Paul the Apostle of Jesus Christ - not some new "fly by night" self appointed expert.

Answer 7

Paul's advice was directed to Gentiles, not Jews. Some Gentiles thought they had to convert to Judaism before they could be Christians. Paul's point is that being circumcised isn't going to save you, for as he said in Romans, "There is none righteous, no not one." Christians rely on Christ's sacrifice for salvation.

Answer 8

Wow?? Paul is one of the great founders of Christianity He had the resurrected Jesus come to him. He seen Jesus!! He had Jesus chastise him!! He was involved in killing Christians and putting them in Jail before Jesus came to him and was convinced of the truth. Yes I trust Paul's word as he also studied the Prophets who came before Jesus was born. In fact he was schooled by one of the most renowned Jews of the time.

Answer 9

Sheesh, read the verse in context, buddy. Almost every single verse of the Bible seems strange when read by itself. But like anything else, the Bible must be read in context:

1It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. 2Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you. 3And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law. 4You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. (NASB)

Paul is saying that just being a Jew is not enough to get into heaven. Just as with a Gentile, Jews must put their faith in Jesus Christ. They cannot depend on being circumcised and following the law to the letter, for we have all broken the law and deserve punishment. Christ died to pay for that punishment, and we must depend on Him for salvation, not by our good works and following of the law.

Answer 10

No...Paul is telling people in this passage that keeping the law (hence being circumsized) does nothing for you without Christ. That just keeping the law, does not get you salvation. There is only salvation through Christ.

Answer 11

I think hes talking about converts to Judaism! Only jesus christ can help you and no other.