03-28-2010, 12:53 AM
Aaron S Wrote:If Paul was preaching something different from Yeshua, then YHWH was in error when he picked Paul as a light to the nations
I am having a difficult time understanding how this could be a valid "if .. .then" point. The only word in which we have that Paul was picked as a light to the nations is that of his own. His teachings are far removed from that which was taught by Jesus and his understanding of the mindset in which the People, Israel, (of whom he claimed was flawed even with intent to be so) existed was lacking. Why should God be blamed if Paul was teaching something opposite of what it is the People should hold to; which is to say, opposite of what Jesus taught? Furthermore, how could anyone in their right mind trust one man simply because he claimed that he was called upon by God? God answers us when we call. Not the other way around. We call upon Him when we have the thirst to seek the understanding of His ways. We choose the way of God and not the other way around. What you have said implies that there is the possibility always that God could be at fault for the ways in which WE have chosen. I find that to be impossible and rather, we are the ones responsible for the path(s) that we choose in life. He gave us life and we decide what we will do with it, even as Paul decided that he would, with his life, set into motion the spirit that is against the only People who, as a whole, have chosen to seek after the knowledge of God with a willing mind to be honest about His ways within their own hearts. <!-- s:lookround: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/lookround.gif" alt=":lookround:" title="Look Round" /><!-- s:lookround: -->