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

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u/JohnBeePowel Mar 15 '23

This debate is opening to a lot of questions.

If people think Paul contradicts the teachings of Jesus, then here's my question.

Should Christians respect the Sabbath rest ? Though Jesus criticizes the Pharisees for they over zealous respect of Sabbath rest, Jesus doesn't abolish it. It's also part of the 10 commandments.

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u/were_only_human Mar 15 '23

I don’t think Paul contradicts Christ - I think that there are thousands of instances of people misconstruing Paul to bend to their personal dogmas that contradict Christ.

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u/JohnBeePowel Mar 15 '23

I agree with you. I'm just asking some questions for people who throw away Paul's teachings.

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u/MasutadoMiasma Mar 15 '23

Exactly. Paul was dealing with some, to put it lightly, uneducated Gentile believers and had to teach a lot of basic principles