[TEXOKIE]

They are wonderful verses, and thank you for them, but I’m not sure who/what is contesting the annointing of Paul to preach to the gentiles.

[Apollo5600]

For some reason the Messianic Jews despise Paul. They believe in the other Apostles, but reject Paul since he preaches salvation through faith and not through works, and also because of certain scriptures from him that state it is not necessary to follow the Jewish ritual law. Don’t know if there were any around here expressing that, though.

[PapaNew]

I think the lesson to be learned is the difference between the Acts 1 and Acts 2 leadership, church, and results. In Acts 1, they went ahead of God and decided on their own to deal with the apostle issue after Jesus had told them to "Wait, until you be endued with power from on high." But they didn't wait. After they received the baptism in the Holy Spirit in Acts 2, the leadership, church, and results were totally different. I believe the same is true today.

[Augustinian monk]

“They are wonderful verses, and thank you for them, but I’m not sure who/what is contesting the annointing of Paul to preach to the gentiles.”

Many on the left including liberal mainline denominations hate Paul b/c of his teachings on the role of women and on the subject of homosexuality. Thats why they use the whole “but Jesus never talked about it” yada yada. I would strongly recommend Martin Luther’s Commentary on the Galatians. He does an excellent job expounding on Paul’s gospel and apostleship.