Mystery of Paul's witness??
Acts 22 is a repeat of chapter 9. In this chapter Paul’s defense from the stars of the fortress, the rage of the audience bursting forth. The Commandant has him brought into the fort to be examined by scourging. But learning that he is a Roman, he orders his release and commands the Samhedrim to try him.
This thrilling dialogue between the glorified Redeemer and his chosen vessel is nowhere else related, no second witness to the Scripture.
All Scripture is back up with at less a second witness, sorry folks I can not find one, can you? I know what we were taught, but not all that we were taught turns out true!
Paul says: Hear the voice of his mouth - in order to place him on a level with the other apostles, who had ‘seen and walked with the risen L-rd’. As you have noticed the other true Apostles did not except Paul as being one for he did not meet the criteria. But he was sent out as a missionary to help plant many churches.
Paul calls their attention to the fact that after his conversion he kept up his connection with the Temple as before.
Being rejected by the Apostles, Paul claims he was sent to the Gentiles: Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. If you remember Peter was the one sent to the Gentiles. Paul went because the Hebrews did not validate what he said.
Peter being the ‘head’ of the Apostles butted heads with Paul and what changes Paul was trying to make.
I believe Paul was a good missionary; he was well learned in his religion and knew the Words of G-d. In that day all they had was the Torah.
Paul was a good teacher, the Gentiles did not always understand what he was saying, even to this day, for they did not know the times and custom’s of G-d’s people!
Paul did stay mainly with the Gentiles and many were converted out of occult and pagan religion. Who tried cooperating in their holidays in under the name of Christian, and we bought them hook line and sinker.
As to what happen to Paul and his testimony – it could be all true but we seem to have only ‘his’ word on it. Where are the witnesses that were with him to back him up?
If you can find it, and not repeats of what others have heard him say – Please let me know so I can solve this mystery.
3 comments:
The only answer I have without doing some digging is that there must be validation of what Paul said else they would not have included him in the Holy Scriptures. Remember he was breaking new ground here in many ways - visitation by the Lord; going to the Gentiles (did Peter not do his job?); throwing out much of the Law ---- it was a new beginning, not a restoration. History proves that when the Lord does something new, those from the last 'new' are the most resistant. It's often hard to reconcile the natural with what is going on in the spiritual realm; you just have to go by the seat of your pants, allowing Holy Spirit to determine the path.
The only books allowed into the Canon had to deal with 'salvation'. Remember the 'for fathers' choosing were in Atlanta under Greek influence.
Peter preached first to the Jew than to the Gentile, obeying the Father’s command.
Throwing out much of the Law – Y’Shua said I did not come to destroy the Law but fulfill it. He, himself obeyed every part of the Law.
Not one jot or tittles got thrown out, by the Father at least.
Lord does something new - it says in Ecc. NOTHING is new under the sun.
Sometimes knowing too much Scripture can confuses your mind, but that’s why the Father wants us to study to rightly divide the word of truth and learn the mysteries hidden in the Word.
Thank you for the response.
God does new things!
Isaiah 43:18-19 "Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it?..."
Isaiah 42:9 "Behold, the former things have come to pass; and new things I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them."
Rev 21:5 "Behold, I make all things new."
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