in 1 cor 9:1, paul asked, have I not seen jesus christ our lord? ...was he referring to his vision on his way to damascas? or he ever met jesus prior to his cruicifixion? if so how old was he when jesus was cruicified?
2007-07-16 09:09:38 · 6 answers · asked by martha 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Unlike the Twelve Apostles, Paul did not know Jesus in life; he came to faith through a vision of the risen Jesus (1Corinthians 15:8–9) and stressed that his apostolic authority was based on his vision.
2007-07-16 09:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It seems that Paul and Jesus Christ would have been approximately the same age in a fleshly sense anyway.
Paul never met Jesus Christ before his conversion on the road to damascus, but he was visited by Jesus Christ one more time after the conversion.
2007-07-16 09:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by cindy 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Paul not only never met Jesus, Peter and James (the brother of Jesus) kicked Paul out of their community because he didn't understand the teachings of Jesus and disagreed with him on just about everything.
Peter and James believed that the teachings of Jesus were only meant for the Jews and sent Paul to preach to the Gentiles. It was essentially an excommunication of Paul by the disciples of Jesus.
2007-07-16 09:16:46 · answer #3 · answered by scifiguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acts 9:2-27, the conversion of Paul.
2007-07-16 09:15:57 · answer #4 · answered by HeVn Bd 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's no mention of Paul seeing Jesus in the flesh. He is referring to the Damascus Road event.
2007-07-16 09:19:36 · answer #5 · answered by sdb deacon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the road to Demascus.
2007-07-16 09:13:02 · answer #6 · answered by Tim 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋