Originally Posted by Hastings
I would suggest you put Jesus' words and teaching next to Paul's (or whoever wrote it) and carefully consider whether or not they are in harmony. It is as if Paul never met Jesus and never heard his teachings. Check it out. The Paul I read runs around in circles and sometimes flat out contradicts Jesus. Besides that he comes across as a loon with that trip to 3rd heaven. And before it's over with he admits that all in Asia have turned against him. Jesus clearly commended Ephesus (in Asia) for giving Paul the boot.
I don’t see it the way you do Hastings. At all. But I’m not threatened by, or bothered by, our differences on these matters.


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