Questions tagged [pauline-epistles]
The set of letters written by the apostle Paul, as a corpus.
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Romans 2:7 and Romans 3:12. Doing good vs none who do good. Is Romans 2:7 satirical?
In Romans 2:7 (KJV) Paul says:
"To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life"
— These people are doing well.
Then, in Romans 3:...
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How should we understand the term “Godhead” in contrast to “the fullness of Godhead bodily” and in relation to God?
Romans 1:20:- For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without ...
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1 Corinthians 15:4-7 a physical, or spiritual heavenly appearance
I came across this question that I had never heard before.
At the beginning of 1 Corinthians 15, we have the famous and ancient Creed of the early Christian church, however, some argue that due to the ...
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Why did Paul say "But to the rest I, not the Lord, say..." in 1 Cor 7:12?
According to 2 Timothy 3:16 "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God", why Paul said "But to the rest I, not the Lord, say" in 1 Cor 7:12?
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Does St Paul make contradicting statements in 1 Cor 11:17-19?
We read in 1 Cor 11:17-19:
In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there ...
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Where in the Torah does it claim male effeminacy as a sin?
1 Cor 6:9 says, "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of ...
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Why is it generally assumed that the thorn in Paul's flesh was not a literal σκόλοψ?
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above ...
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If Paul was raised at the feet of Gamaliel, why did he persecute the church?
Acts 22:3
I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city (Jerusalem).
At the feet of Gamaliel I was educated strictly in our ancestral law
and was zealous for God.
In Acts 5 ...
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Impact of rejecting Paul’s apostleship [closed]
What would be the implications of rejecting Paul as a true apostle? If we were to reject his letters, how much of a impact would that have on the Christianity we know today?
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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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Why does Paul use the helmet and breastplate as metaphors in 1 Thess? [closed]
I am having trouble understanding the use of a military garments in Paul's letter in 1st Thess.
1 Thess 5:8 - But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting
on the breastplate of faith and ...
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In Matthew 28:18 is Jesus making a statement about His deity which is developed further by Paul and in Revelation?
In his book Christ Before Creeds, Jeff Deuble states "the Trinitarian construct has some inherent scriptural or logical inconsistencies and contradictions which cannot be easily ignored."1 ...
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"God our savior, who desires all people to be saved" Is the Greek clear on whether this desire is God's, the Savior's, or they are one unit?
1 Timothy 2:3–4 says:
"This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth"
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In Romans 8:9 is Paul assuming that Christ is God?
I found similar questions asked on Romans 8:9, but none asked with this focus, One was even closed for lack of focus.
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit [πνεύματι], if in fact the ...
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Who are the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places in Ephesians 3:10? [duplicate]
Ephesians 3:10 NIV
His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
Who are these rulers and ...
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