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The Apostle Paul was one of the leaders of early Christianity, founder of many Christian congregations, and the author of several "letters" now found in the New Testament.

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Is being “in Christ” mysticism by Paul? [closed]

I’ve seen Albert Schweitzer write a book about the “mysticism of paul” and how being “ in Christ “ is a mystical a mystical teaching by Paul. Is this true ?
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Is the Benjamite Prophecy about Paul? [closed]

Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf; in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil (Genesis 49:27). I’ve recently stumbled across a yt channel that believes Paul was a ...
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Does Paul seeing Jesus physically after his ascension Violate Matthew 24?

Jesus says that when he returns different things will happen with regards to the events of the last days . In Matthew 24:26 it says if someone claims to have seen him in the wilderness, not to believe ...
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Are there any reasonable non-traditional interpretations of Romans 13 and similar "submit to the authorities" passages?

I can't make any coherent sense of the submission to government passages in the Bible like Romans 13:1-7, 1 Peter 2:13-17, and Titus 3:1. I understand that there is a practical element to these ...
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hilasterion as a mercy seat

Many have attempted to say that the hilasterion is a 'mercy seat' but the word ilios does not mean 'mercy'. That word is eleos. Strong 1656. What does this Ilios mean and how does it differ from ...
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What was Paul talking about when he wrote Romans 13:1-7?

Romans 13:1-7 NET 1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God. 2 So ...
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Can Paul’s hermeneutic re: Mosaic law in 1 Corinthians 9:9 be extended? Specifically re: Deuteronomy 22:6-7?

Paul makes an allegorical interpretation of Mosaic law of Deuteronomy 25:4: 1 Corinthians 9: 8-10 NIV 8 Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing? 9 For it is ...
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The apostle Paul and 2 Corinthians 12:7

I have seen many commentaries on the 'thorn' but none that give any attention to the messenger of Satan. 2 Corinthians 12:7 NASB Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this ...
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What is Paul telling us about those dead in Christ?

1 Cor 15:20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. Does 'asleep' determine that Christian dead do not go to heaven, their spirits go to ...
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Is there any connection between the words "Nazarene" and "Nazarite"?

In Acts 24:5–18 Paul was accused of being the "leader of the sect of the Nazarenes". Some scholars assume that the term "Nazarite" which means consecrated, originated the name of ...
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Why does Paul not request removing those teaching a serious theological error in 1 Cor. 15:12?

In 1 Cor. 15:12 Paul writes: Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? (ESV) But Paul gives no disciplinary action to ...
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How should "often" be understood in 1 Corinthians 11:25-26?

1 Corinthians 11:25-26 YLT 25 In like manner also the cup after the supping, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood; this do ye, as often as ye may drink it -- to the remembrance of me;' ...
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Why would Paul consider Eve sinned before Adam?

In Genesis 3:6, Adam was apparently with Eve together when Eve was deceived by the serpent. 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also ...
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How can we tell what our gifting, calling and anointing are? [closed]

What is gifting, calling and anointing of the Holy Spirit
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Was the breaking of bread in Acts 20:7 a recurring activity that the disciples did every first day and was this a church service?

Does the text reveal whether this event was a one-time activity.
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Does Paul have the holy spirit? [closed]

Yes Romans 9:1 I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit Acts 13:9 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked ...
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Why does Acts not mention the deaths of Peter and Paul?

As far as we know, Peter and Paul died in Rome in the mid 60s. According to most scholars the Book of Acts is dated to 80+, sometimes as late as 120. Given how often the book mentions Peter and ...
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Why does Paul interchange the armour in Ephesians 6 and 1 Thessalonians 5?

. When advising the church at Ephesus the apostle Paul tells them to put on the breastplate of righteousness Name KJV Ephesians 6 : 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and ...
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Saul and Persecution

Acts 8:1-3 NIV 1 On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. 2 Godly men buried Stephen and ...
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What does “in part” mean in Romans 11:25

“I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,”...
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What is the significance of Hellenists/Greeks in Acts 9:29?

And he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists [Ἑλληνιστάς]. But they were seeking to kill him. (Acts 9:29, ESV) This is in Jerusalem, and it is obviously that this verse points out Hellenistic (...
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To what does Paul refer when he said "Higher Powers" in Romans 13:1?

Would Paul's comment include all tyrannical governments without the people rising up against them? Rom 13:1 (BLB) Let every soul be subject to the authorities being above him. For there is no ...
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Why did Saul the Roman and also not being of the Sadducees sect express his disbelief in the resurrection? [closed]

Why do you people think it is unbelievable that God raises the dead? Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene. Acts 26:8-9 ...
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Someone who could have considered Paul a false witness of Christ's resurrection and for what reasons?

1 Corinthians 15:15 KJV Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
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Did Saul the Roman know Jesus before he was killed? [closed]

Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. 2 Corinthians 5:16 KJV. When could it have happened?
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Does Acts 21:20–26 tell us that it is OK for a Christian Jew to continue to observe Jewish rituals?

Does Acts 21:20–26 tell us that it is OK for a Christian Jew to continue to observe Jewish rituals? Paul's letter to the Galatians tells us that Gentile Christians do not need to keep the Law of Moses ...
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Why was it Abagus who prophesied about Paul's arrest in Acts 21:11? [closed]

We are told that Paul stayed with Philip the evangelist who had four unmarried daughters who prophesied. Acts 21:8-9 NLT Then we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the Evangelist, ...
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What did Paul entrust God to guard?

2 Timothy 1:12 NASB For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until ...
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Psalms 8:3-6 - has this been manipulated by Paul to imply it relates to Jesus?

Psalms speak in general terms about the Glory of God. How has Paul come to the conclusion that this relates to Jesus? Psalm 8:3-6 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon ...
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Is 2 Corinthians 3:14 contradictory to the OT?

Paul implies that the OT scriptures were veiled / not able to be understood. How can this be, that God would give guidance that they were not able to understand or comply with? 2 Corinthians 3:14 - ...
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What does Paul mean by 'one word' in Galatians 5:14?

Galatians 5:14 KJV 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. What does one word mean in the above text?
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What kind of baptism was administered in Acts 16:33?

Acts 16:33 KJV And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. It is said the jailer together with his family were all baptized ...
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What is the wrath referred to in 1 Thessalonians 2:16?

For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, for you suffered the same things from your own compatriots as they did from the Jews, who ...
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What is the accurate translation for 2 Thessalonians 3:3?

2 Thessalonians 3:3 NASB But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. Some translations, like the NASB include “evil one” (with “one” in italics) whereas other ...
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Why couldn't Agrippa and Festus just free Paul?

In Acts 26, Paul offered his defense before Festus and Agrippa. Afterwards, they both realize that he's innocent. From verses 30 - 32, The king rose, and with him the governor and Bernice and those ...
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What is the logic in 2 Thessalonians 1:10?

2 Thessalonians 1:10 …when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed — for our testimony to you was believed. I’m a little confused by the ...
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In Paul's view: Will Habitual Sin Affect the Believer’s Eternal Salvation?

I want to understand what Paul believed about habitual sin (Biblical theology) according to 2 Thessalonians 3 about habitual sin, considering where Paul touches on the matter elsewhere in his first ...
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1 Cor 15:20 - Is the Resurrected Jesus Singular or Plural? Is He the Firstfruit or the Firstfruits

But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits[ἀπαρχή] of those who have fallen asleep. -1 Corinthians 15:20 The ἀπαρχή here is in the singular form and seems to clearly be in ...
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Col 2:15 - Was the triumph over them "in him" or "in it"

Within what/who were the rulers and authorities triumphed over? Here is an example of the two version showing different options: English Standard Version He disarmed the rulers and authorities and ...
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When did Jesus disarm rulers and authorities?

“When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭2‬:‭15‬ ‭ What instance is Paul referring to here?
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Does Calling the Son "Theos" prove his Prexistence and his Deity?

John 1:18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is [ho ōn, i.e., “the One who is/being always”] in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him (emphasis added). Romans 9:5 ...
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What does Paul mean when he says "One Lord" in 1 Cor 8:6 [duplicate]

In the New Testament, it seems as though Paul normally refers to the Father as "ho theos" and the Son as "kurios" particularly when the Father and Jesus appear in the same verse or ...
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Why does Paul have a category of people being “perfect” in Philippians 3:15?

Philippians 3:15 NASB Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you… What does Paul mean here when ...
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What is Paul trying to lay hold of in Philippians 3:12?

Philippians 3:12 NASB “Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.” ‭‭ What ...
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What is the resurrection of the dead that Paul wants to attain?

Philippians 3:11 …in order that I may attain to the ressurection of the dead. What is the resurrection of the dead that Paul is hoping to attain through fellowship of Christ’s sufferings and ...
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Will gender differences persist in heaven? [duplicate]

Scientists have established that men and women think differently and reach decisions differently. They tend to have different interests and aptitudes. These distinctions go well beyond hair styles, ...
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How does Paul's condemnation and disdain for his personal secular, religious training not completely destroy modern religious degrees?

In 1 Corinthians 1-4 (and other places like Phil 3:8), Paul strongly condemns his own, personal religious tutelage, which was exemplary (Acts 22:3), in his efforts to preach the gospel to them. In ...
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What did Paul mean when he said 'I Have Done Nothing against the Customs of our Fathers?" Acts 28:17

The Book of Acts relates that when Paul was brought to Rome: After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews; and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brethren, though I had ...
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1 Corinthians 5:4 - In what sense is Paul's spirit present in Corinth?

For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing. When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my ...
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What is known about equites that might have supported Paul in his mission to Spain as described in Romans 15:22-29? [closed]

In The Clementine Gospel Tradition by Dennis Barton, the following comments are made: Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215) was a pupil of Pantoris, the first great Christian teacher at Alexandria in ...
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