Did Paul & Peter intend their writings for all believers, or only the Priests in some Official Church?

Answer 1

i believe that they tried to follow Christ's instructions in spreading the 'good news' to all creation...they addressed their 'epistles' to believers, not the leaders of any particular church...i doubt they envisioned massive, ornate, and expensive cathedrals, complicated and cumbersome lines of 'authority', and highly regimented rituals...

when Christ died, the veil of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. this symbolism is very important in understanding what is Christianity and what is mere 'denominational dogma'; the tearing of the veil indicated that there was no longer any need for priestly intercession...Christ became the sole Mediator and Intercessory between God and mankind. The fact that the veil was torn from top to bottom indicates that it was God's intention that this separation end. the system of lines of authority and rituals was at an end; it's sad to see some still clinging to it, instead of simply embracing Christ

Answer 2

“Peter, Paul and Mary are folk singers.” So stated the liner notes to the group’s self-titled 1962 debut album. Today, this declaration seems redundant, because the term “folk music” has come to be virtually interchangeable with the group name, but when the words were written, they were meant less as a stylistic distinction than as a mission statement.

In the decades prior to the ‘60s, through the work of such avatars as Woody Guthrie, the Weavers and Pete Seeger, folk music had become identified with sociopolitical commentary, but the idiom had been forced underground in the Senator Joe McCarthy witch-hunting era of the late ‘50s. By the time Peter, Paul and Mary arrived on the scene, for the majority of America, folk was viewed merely as a side-bar to pop music which employed acoustic instruments. At this critical historic juncture, with the nation still recovering from the McCarthy era, the Civil Rights Movement taking shape, the Cold War heating up and a nascent spirit of activism in the air, Peter Yarrow, Noel (Paul) Stookey and Mary Travers came together to juxtapose these cross currents and thus to reclaim folk’s potency as a social, cultural and political force. But few at the time could have realized how fervently and pervasively the group’s message of humanity, hope and activism would be embraced.

Answer 3

Peter wrote to Jews, Paul wrote to Christians.

Answer 4

Let's just use the beginning of but one of these writings to get the answer to your question:

Philippians 1:1, "Paul & Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, TO ALL THE SAINTS in Christ Jesus..."

Really do agree with Spike's viewpoint.

Answer 5

I believe that they were to have their writings available for all believers. Jesus said that we need to spread God's Word.

Answer 6

Hello!, they were on the radio! Everyone heard them. Puff, the magic dragon was my fave! Why'd you leave mary out? She was lead..........heh

Answer 7

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