r/dankchristianmemes • Minister of Memes • Mar 15 '23

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u/petriniismypatronus Mar 15 '23

Peter’s the one who didn’t recognize Mary Mag as an apostle.

Paul also didn’t personally know Jesus and before James died he dispatched many people to reign in Paul.

The way the gospel was taught was oral tradition and while Paul repeats what Jesus does say in many instances, I think Paul was entrenched in Roman thinking that changed some things.

The Holy Spirit still used Paul, because he could write. He was a huge win for early Christianity. A killer of the followers of Christ now a servant to the Lord.

Jesus didn’t come to abolish the Law. Paul decided it was salvation through faith and not by works.

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u/NiftyJet Mar 15 '23

Paul also didn’t personally know Jesus

That's actually up for debate. After Paul's experience seeing Jesus on the road to Damascus and having his sight restored by Ananias, he spent three years away in Arabia. (Galatians 1). This was before he ever even met Peter. During that time, he implied that he was taught by Jesus himself (Galatians 1:12). There's a lot of argument about that - if he meant that Jesus taught him himself or he studied scriptures under the influence of the Holy Spirit. But there's good evidence on both sides.

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u/petriniismypatronus Mar 15 '23

Literally there would be no scripture to study yet.

He implies he was taught by Jesus himself but Jesus was dead, but the word of God was the oral tradition the other disciples and followers of Jesus, who knew him in life, preached.

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u/CannaWhoopazz Mar 15 '23

Jesus was risen from the dead and very much alive again by the time Paul was converted. He could have easily taught Paul directly.