Written by Paul when he was supposedly in jail in Rome.
A man who never met Jesus.
Like Tree Natty Said you are using his writings to back up wat you claim.
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
8Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
12That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
13In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Ash-Tree
i can quote other Apostles to back up what i say too. not just Paul. and indeed, i have.
and "a man who never met Jesus"? have any of you guys actually READ the Bible? Paul clearly meets the risen Lord after His crucifixion:
Acts 9:3-53Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4And falling to the ground he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" 5And he said, "Who are you, Lord?"
And he said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.Also see: Acts 22:7, Acts 22:8, and Acts 26:14
Galatians 1:11-17:11For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel.[c] 12
For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it,
but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. 13For you have heard of my former life in Judaism,
how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. 14
And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. 15But when he who had set me apart before I was born[d], and who called me by his grace, 16was pleased to reveal his Son to[e] me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;[f] 17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.
Here's Paul's conversion as told in Galatians. Now you tell me, what in the world could possibly cause such a drastic change in this man so as to go from persecuting and trying to destroy the church of Christ, to becoming one of the Apostles of Christ, to even being persecuted himself, even going so far as to die for his faith in Christ by being beheaded by the sword??? if he knew this was a lie and that he was making all of this stuff up, why would he die for that? who would die for what they KNOW to be a lie??? the truth is that he was met by the risen Christ, and he was commissioned to be an Apostle for the church.
this little weak reasoning of him "never meeting Christ" makes no sense in the bigger picture. you have no idea what you're talking about because you don't know the Bible.
Blessings,
Absolute
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