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Sakshyam Education
How was the rival church established? What were the doctrines? Who were its founder members? And who was its chief founder? What became of Peter’s Church? How was it superseded or supplanted? - All these points can be made known if we study carefully right from the book of Acts and all epistles to the end.
Paul declared that he was made apostle for Gentiles by Jesus and God. It has been so introduced about him as that the man who was oppressing the (real) church of Jesus till then, after seeing Jesus in vision became an apostle of Jesus. And popularizing suchlike many more de- vices, Paul occupied the highest place in the church which was estab- lished by him and provided good opportunities for his founder members. However, Paul using possible dialectics against the church of Peter, an- nounced that he himself was the real apostle and all the rest as false apostles1. This point can be made known from our further arguments.
The former name of Paul, was Saul. In the beginning he was intro- duced by name Saul but latter became Paul. During the life time and his ministry, Jesus never knew this Saul nor can one see him as the perse- cutor of Jesus and his disciples and followers at anywhere in the Gos- pels. But he appears in the Book of the Acts, as an oppressor of the church2, who later became an apostle of christ.
Thus we read from the following
And cast him [Stephen] out of the city and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet whose name was Saul. -Acts 7:58
1. II Corinthians 11:5 + 12:11 + 11:13 + 11:18 + 23 2. Acts 9:1
As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
-Acts 8:3
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and desired of him letters to Damascus to the synogogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. And as he journeyed he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven. And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. And there was a certain disciple at Damascus; named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias, And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus; for behold, he prayeth. And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem; And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name. But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and Kings and the children of Israel: For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake. And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house: and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou comest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith, and arose and was baptized. -Acts 9:1-18
Paul declared that he was made apostle for Gentiles by Jesus and God. It has been so introduced about him as that the man who was oppressing the (real) church of Jesus till then, after seeing Jesus in vision became an apostle of Jesus. And popularizing suchlike many more de- vices, Paul occupied the highest place in the church which was estab- lished by him and provided good opportunities for his founder members. However, Paul using possible dialectics against the church of Peter, an- nounced that he himself was the real apostle and all the rest as false apostles1. This point can be made known from our further arguments.
The former name of Paul, was Saul. In the beginning he was intro- duced by name Saul but latter became Paul. During the life time and his ministry, Jesus never knew this Saul nor can one see him as the perse- cutor of Jesus and his disciples and followers at anywhere in the Gos- pels. But he appears in the Book of the Acts, as an oppressor of the church2, who later became an apostle of christ.
Thus we read from the following
And cast him [Stephen] out of the city and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet whose name was Saul. -Acts 7:58
1. II Corinthians 11:5 + 12:11 + 11:13 + 11:18 + 23 2. Acts 9:1
As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
-Acts 8:3
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and desired of him letters to Damascus to the synogogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. And as he journeyed he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven. And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. And there was a certain disciple at Damascus; named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias, And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus; for behold, he prayeth. And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem; And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name. But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and Kings and the children of Israel: For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake. And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house: and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou comest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith, and arose and was baptized. -Acts 9:1-18
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