What do you think of the apostle Paul?

Answer 1

A self-loathing, angry, homophobic excuse for a man.

Answer 2

It is not what you or I think of Paul , but what God thinks of him. He is appointed BY GOD as THE apostle to the Gentiles. The Jews had 12 apostles for the twelve tribes, and we have one apostle with our instructions for Christianity.

Here are a few things we find in Gods Word about Paul:

Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

1 Corinthians 1:1 Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

2 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

Galatians 1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Ephesians 3:1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

Colossians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

Colossians 1:23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

1 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

2 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

As you can see, God went to great lengths to make sure that we know that Paul is an apostle ACCORDING TO HIS WILL.

That ought to make some of us "listen UP."

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Answer 3

I think the Apostle Paul is a shinning example that God can use a priest (pharisee) despite his religious indoctrination. A heart that is right towards God is a major step in the right direction regardless if you are Methodist or Catholic. God can turn you around-"IF" pleasing Him is your personal prime directive.

Answer 4

Paul was getting no where fast getting converts in Tarsus.

The people there were mostly Mithra's followers. The believed that blood sacrifices washed away sins.

Paul blended this idea into his ever changing version of Christianity. Only he supercharged it with the blood of Jesus (son of God) washes away the sins of the world. Prior to this it had no part in christian teachings. Jesus never said anything about it. It worked like a charm. Paul had a deluge of converts because He gave them something that they could relate to.

This success was not overlooked by Constantine and his gang. They were trying to maneuver them selves into the control seat of the christian faith. They adopted Paul's version of Christianity and the idea of God/Jesus dying for your sins. It was very effective because of the guilt it induced. They also took another hint from Paul's book of tricks and came up with a very similar version of Paul's conversion for Constantine. He too had a vision where the christian Figure head came to him and converted him.

The rest is history. After the council of nicea all competing scripture was ordered destroyed and all true versions of the teachings of Jesus were labeled heresy.

All we were left with was the nonsense called the bible.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 5

Not much at this stage

My Vote 1/10

Answer 6

According to the way people quote from the books of the bible he supposedly inspired, I would say he has more followers than jesus.

Answer 7

utterly brilliant. God reserved this man for Himself.

He had a touch of inspiration from the Lord of Hosts. and saw with his own eyes the Lord Jesus Christ.

Answer 8

I think if he hadn't had that epileptic seizure on the road to Damascus, the world would be a better place.

Answer 9

I always preferred Ringo

Answer 10

He was an extremist who needed a miracle to convert him to Christianity... he didn't change all that much after he came to believe and God needed someone and weird as him to ensure that our religion started well:)