How can Christians take Pauls words in Romans to be the "WORD OF GOD" ?

Question

I cant understand how this is possible ?

Christianity has given some EARLY followers the status of revealing divine words ????

And people base their entire lives and future on these words.....

SCARY !!



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Answer 1

All scripture is inspired by the HOLY GHOST =)

Answer 2

All scripture is inspired by God, the witters ;Paul , Matthew, Mark, Luke, John et all were divinely inspired as were Moses, Samuel, David, Daniel from the OT

You being an unbeliever are not expected to understand this.

If you do come to a point in your life when you are open to consider the possibility that the bible is the infallible Word of God email me and I'll help you study it.

His Word is true and if you seek God with a sincere heart He will reveal this to you.

Answer 3

It is this very point that causes me the greatest difficulty with 'Christianity', which is, in all intents and purposes 'Paulianity, a religiously connotated secular control system, with it's roots in the rigid system of the Roman political and colonial ( yes, I am aware that Colon did not appear for almost 1,500 years after this era ) control.

That this is true is sealed and cemented by the Constantinian Council of Nicea, which was purely an official adoption process to groom the 'Christian faith' for it's new role as official Imperial state dogma. The true wedding of church and state that all nations have tried earnestly to avoid ever since they discovered the ghastly error that the Roman's made. This is particularly true of the United States of America, a nation founded on Masonic principles and in which the 'founding fathers' were nearly all adamantly agreed, that religion should be kept entirely out of the governance of the nation.

To the original question, I concur that the use of Paul's concoctions as a basis for a religion is the very essence of what they called 'Blasphemy'. Humbug !

To the Dusty Scribe :

Are you aware that II Peter is not considered by Bible scholars, including those sponsored by the Holy See, to be the original work of St. Peter, aka Simon Peter, aka Simon the Zealot ? Using and quoting this text as confirmation of the 'authority' of Paul is flimsy at best, as Paul or someone writing on his instruction, are the most likely candidates for the authorship of II Peter, it is positively fraudulent.

Answer 4

Paul became into no longer a prophet. He became into an apostle of Christ. maximum Christians (Catholic, Orthodox, and ninety 9 p.c. of Protestants) have self belief that Paul's writings are the be attentive to God set down by potential of Paul because of the fact the Holy Spirit inspired him to jot down.

Answer 5

It is not scary at all. Christians view certain text written by certain persons to be inspired by God. But in addition, people of all faiths or beliefs lead their life based on lessons taught to them by their parents, teachers, authors, or almost anyone willing to step out and lead. I imagine you don't lead your life based solely on the things you know by instinct alone, do you? Have you ever been to school? Did your parents teach you anything? This is nothing different. What is scary is that you didn't see that at all, my friend.

Answer 6

1) Because the early Christians (including, it would seem, the apostles) took Paul's words to be the Word of God, that's how.
2) Because the Book of Acts (which appears to be written by the same person as the Gospel of Luke) recognized Paul as a early Christian spokesperson.

Answer 7

My answer would be by faith. No one can PROVE that the bible is the word of God. My personal experience was when I started reading the bible it had an impression of truth and really spoke to me like nothing I had read or have since read. Only God could write the truth as it is in the bible. The knowledge of human nature is overwhelming.

Answer 8

Peter said this about Paul's writings, "Think of our Lord's patience as salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him. He speaks about this subject in all his letters. Some things in them are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort to their own destruction, as they do the rest of the Scriptures." (II Peter 3:15-16)

And Paul demonstrated Apostolic authority: "The signs of an apostle were performed among you with utmost patience-signs, wonders, and works of power. How were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I did not bother you for help? Forgive me for this wrong!" (II Corinthians 12:12-13)

So, yeah. We take Paul's words as the Word of God.

RESPONSE TO DAZMAZ: Sorry, but I don't take a lot of what the Holy See says as fact, because the Romish church is one that has abandoned the authority of Scripture in favor of Papal edict. Most Protestant Bible Scholars (myself included) believe that II Peter was written by Simon Peter the Apostle. In His first epistle, the text states that it was written with the help of Silas. The polished Greek in that letter is superior to what is found in II Peter. This is because II Peter was written by Peter without help from an educated person.

Eusebius (from the fourth century) was one of the first to postulate that II Peter might not be written by the Apostle Peter, but his opinion, and $1.50, can get you a cup of coffee at Denny's.

Answer 9

Scary is how some Muslims interpret Mohammad's words as sacred.

Answer 10

As a christian, I have often wondered the same thing...

... I have some issues with Paul and it angers me the Fundies so often follow the teaching of Paul and quote Paul, before those of Christ.

Answer 11

Is it only Paul's words in Romans that bother you or all of his writings? You did know he wrote more than Romans, right?