Friday, April 10, 2015

Jesus vs. Paul

Paul's teachings throughout the new testament have a very spiritual and theological manner to them. Unfortunately if you closely compare the messages Jesus taught and what Paul taught you start to realize they are very different. In fact on many issues they are opposite.

Obeying and Upholding Mosaic Law:
Jesus:
Matthew 5:17-19 - "...until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law..." 
Luke 16:16-17 - "It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law."

Paul:
Ephesians 2:14-15 - "by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations" 
Romans 7:1-16 - "we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code."
Romans 10:4(KJV) - "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."

Jesus speaks on upholding the law, that not a single letter be changed until heaven and earth disappear, yet Paul claims through Christ the law and its commands and regulations have ended.

Who is the only Father?:
Jesus: 
Matthew 23:9 - "And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven." 

Paul: 
1 Corinthians 4:15  - "Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel."

Jesus is pretty clear that no one on earth be called "father", yet Paul boastfully claims through Christ "Paul" is the new "father".

Salvation - Faith Alone? or Faith+Works?:
Jesus:
Matthew 7:21 - "“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven."
Matthew 19:16-17 - "If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
Mark 16:16 - "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved,..." 
Luke 6:46“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?" 

Paul:
Ephesians 2:8-9 - "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works..."  
Romans 3:28 - " For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law." 

Clear contradiction to Jesus' on teachings. Believing(Faith) and Doing(works) is  what Jesus taught. Paul apparently didn't get that message.

Are Jesus' Apostles Instructed to go out and Baptize?:
Jesus:
Matthew 28:19 - "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them..."  

Paul:
1 Corinthians 1:17 - "For Christ did not send me to baptize,..."

While Jesus was alive he instructed all his apostles to go out and baptize. Paul who claims to be an apostle to Jesus states he was not sent to baptize at all. 

Forgiveness of Sins:    
Jesus:
Matthew 6:14-15 - " For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."

Paul:
Ephesians 1:7 - "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins..."
Romans 4:25  - "He was delivered over to death for our sins..."

Prior to Jesus' death he taught that sins were forgivable, but Paul teaches that through Jesus' death sins are now forgiven.

On Collecting Pay for Preaching:
Jesus:
Matthew 10:7-8 - "As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near..." ... "Freely you have received; freely give." 

Paul:
1 Timothy 5:17-18 - "The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching."... "The worker deserves his wages.”

Jesus states freely give because you have freely received, Paul states you should get double honor and deserves wages.

Paul was a persecutor of the early Jews who followed Jesus' message. Acts 8:3 

...to be continued

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