Christians of Sup Forums: how do you explain the apparent contradictions between the message of Jesus and the message of Paul?
Why does Jesus appear as a particularist reformer preaching to the people of Israel, as opposed to Paul who preaches a universal message to the Gentiles?
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wait the Christian Bible is full of contradictions?!?
really makes your wheat chaffe
Paul was more cropped hair with a goatee.
Jesus preached to the Jews, who rejected him. The Church then turned to the gentiles. It's best explained by the parable of Luke 14:
Luk 14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
Luk 14:17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
Luk 14:18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Luk 14:19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Luk 14:20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
Luk 14:21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
Luk 14:22And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
Luk 14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Luk 14:24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
2 Peter 3:15-16
"Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him. 16He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction."
get lost mudslime scum, stop taking the Holy Texts out of context!!!
Jesus preached to all people but gave Israel the first shot. They turned him down so the gentiles got their chance. Gentile converts were not expected to hold the same expectations as the people of Israel so much of the law didn't apply to them.
So it all boiled down to Jew vs Jew Worshiper? Kek!
Thank you for your reply, but I also wanted to know why the message seemed to change so drastically between the mission of Jesus and that of Paul.
It seems that they placed emphasis on different things, for example, Jesus defending the law of Moses and emphasizing good works, whereas Paul waived mosaic law and emphasized faith above all.
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