I haven't finished the New Testament, but my favorite part is when there's an earthquake, the doors to the jail are opened, the jailer becomes suicidal, and Paul tells him not to commit suicide. That was pro-life of Paul. This is off-topic but perhaps Paul would be an opponent of assisted suicide legalization if he were alive today. My favorite part of the OT is Exodus 21:22-23, which can be considered anti-abortion.
One of my least favorite parts of The Bible, however, is that Paul says it's better to remain single than marry(1 Corinthians 7) I don't think Jesus would agree with this since he not only had one wife, he had at least three - Mary, Martha, and Mary Magdelene. A Christian source says, "marriage was something God 'has joined together' (Mark 10:9). God would not join together something that was impure or sinful." There's a book that says Jesus was married. One of the first commands in The Bible is to be fruitful and multiply. To his defense, however, he did say, "husbands ought to love their wives" and other things.
Just because Paul is an apostle it doesn't mean we should worship him. He's not God. Judas, who betrayed Christ, was an apostle too. Judas was vile for committing suicide. Perhaps Paul is not to be trusted like Judas.
Again, I'm still reading the book, but I think Thomas didn't believe in the resurrection initially even though he was an apostle. I only trust Jesus. Jesus was pro-marriage. Jesus even opposed divorce, "Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
Paul admits it that he's not qualified to teach: "When it came to presenting the Message to people who had no background in God’s way, I was the least qualified of any of the available Christians." He also admits it again: "By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this." Paul also says, "If you’re looking for a clear example of someone on Christ’s side, why do you so quickly cut me out?" He wasn't considered Christian by the Corinthians I think.
He doesn't seem to be knowledgeable of Christ's teachings. For example, Jesus said to be like children, yet Paul uses "infantile" as an insult: "No prolonged infancies among us, please." He also says, "So, then, if with Christ you’ve put all that pretentious and infantile religion behind you, why do you let yourselves be bullied by it?"
I like that he's against excessive alcohol consumption: "Don’t drink too much wine." I'm not a pro-drugs libertarian.
However this is one of the most vile quotes from Paul: "The desire to break camp here and be with Christ is powerful." It seems to be suicide contemplation.
One of my favorite parts is when Paul says not to give all your possessions away if you don't have love(1 Corinthians 13:3)
I also like that he's proslavery: "Servants, do what you’re told by your earthly masters." He also said, "Guide slaves into being loyal workers, a bonus to their masters—no back talk, no petty thievery."
I don't like that he worked to death(figuratively speaking): "You remember us in those days, friends, working our fingers to the bone, up half the night, moonlighting so you wouldn’t have the burden of supporting us while we proclaimed God’s Message to you."
One of my least favorite parts of The Bible, however, is that Paul says it's better to remain single than marry(1 Corinthians 7) I don't think Jesus would agree with this since he not only had one wife, he had at least three - Mary, Martha, and Mary Magdelene. A Christian source says, "marriage was something God 'has joined together' (Mark 10:9). God would not join together something that was impure or sinful." There's a book that says Jesus was married. One of the first commands in The Bible is to be fruitful and multiply. To his defense, however, he did say, "husbands ought to love their wives" and other things.
Just because Paul is an apostle it doesn't mean we should worship him. He's not God. Judas, who betrayed Christ, was an apostle too. Judas was vile for committing suicide. Perhaps Paul is not to be trusted like Judas.
Again, I'm still reading the book, but I think Thomas didn't believe in the resurrection initially even though he was an apostle. I only trust Jesus. Jesus was pro-marriage. Jesus even opposed divorce, "Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
Paul admits it that he's not qualified to teach: "When it came to presenting the Message to people who had no background in God’s way, I was the least qualified of any of the available Christians." He also admits it again: "By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this." Paul also says, "If you’re looking for a clear example of someone on Christ’s side, why do you so quickly cut me out?" He wasn't considered Christian by the Corinthians I think.
He doesn't seem to be knowledgeable of Christ's teachings. For example, Jesus said to be like children, yet Paul uses "infantile" as an insult: "No prolonged infancies among us, please." He also says, "So, then, if with Christ you’ve put all that pretentious and infantile religion behind you, why do you let yourselves be bullied by it?"
I like that he's against excessive alcohol consumption: "Don’t drink too much wine." I'm not a pro-drugs libertarian.
However this is one of the most vile quotes from Paul: "The desire to break camp here and be with Christ is powerful." It seems to be suicide contemplation.
One of my favorite parts is when Paul says not to give all your possessions away if you don't have love(1 Corinthians 13:3)
I also like that he's proslavery: "Servants, do what you’re told by your earthly masters." He also said, "Guide slaves into being loyal workers, a bonus to their masters—no back talk, no petty thievery."
I don't like that he worked to death(figuratively speaking): "You remember us in those days, friends, working our fingers to the bone, up half the night, moonlighting so you wouldn’t have the burden of supporting us while we proclaimed God’s Message to you."
