"Tradition" Is Not a Dirty Word

Biblical Evidence for Catholicism ^ | Tuesday, October 31, 2006 | Dave Armstrong

[chesley]

When Paul says his gospel is directly from Jesus himself, that's pretty much exactly what "inspired" means.

That's pretty much my interpretation, too. although there are those that think Paul is completely superfluous to "authentic" Christianity.

[chesley]

Re-reading what I wrote, I think you misinterpreted what I meant. It was clumsily phrased.

What I meant was that Paul was not Jesus, nor on the level of Jesus, who is God.

Sorry for the confusion.

[count-your-change]

“I find it just so weird (and an ultimate contradiction) that if christians worship the same G-d (YHWH) as Jews then how are His commands regarding worship different for them and the Jews?”

And I might find it “weird” that your attention is not directed inward first.
In the midst of the Jewish nation sits the one of it's most holy sites covered with a pagan monument yet the Jewish nation seems quite content with this.

Where is Jewish obedience to the Law you quote?

“Deut. 13:12-18
If you hear it said about one of the towns, the Lord your G-d is giving you to live in, that some worthless men have gone out from among you and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods ‘ whom you have not known.
In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find that the report is true and such a detestable act has been committed among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock.”

Where is the Law are Jews released from the obligation to offer animal sacrifices for their sins?

The Law hasn't changed, YHWH hasn't changed, so where are the altars and sacrifices of bulls, sheep, etc.?

[aruanan]

That's pretty much my interpretation, too. although there are those that think Paul is completely superfluous to "authentic" Christianity.

Ha ha, there are a whole bunch of people who don't like Paul. For some, he must be fake because his Christology is too advanced for the stage of theological evolution that was supposed to characterize the mid First Century church. For others, he seems to waste too much time nattering on and on about Israel to be taken seriously as someone ushering in the Age of the Church, ha ha ha. Look at Paul: In Fresh Perspective (2009) and Justification: God's Plan and Paul's Vision (2009) by N.T. Wright to see a way of looking at Paul that uses both eyes and doesn't involve a lot of theological squinting to make things appear to go together that don't.

[chesley]

Look at Paul: In Fresh Perspective (2009) and Justification: God's Plan and Paul's Vision (2009) by N.T. Wright

Thanks, I'll just do that little thing.