A biblical expert disagrees with the idea that the Apostle Paul was a Roman spy.
Recently The Associated Press reported that Col. Rose Mary Sheldon, the head of the history department at the Virginia Military Institute, co-authored the recently released book Operation Messiah: St. Paul, Roman Intelligence and the Birth of Christianity. The book suggests that the Apostle Paul could have been a Roman spy who faked his conversion in order to infiltrate the early Christian church.
Gary Habermas is a distinguished research professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Theology at Liberty University. He says even liberal critics agree that the Apostle Paul was genuine when it came to his Christian faith. And according to Habermas, they also agree that Paul wrote at least half a dozen of the books found in the New Testament....
Pikestaff wrote: "The book suggests that the Apostle Paul could have been a Roman spy who faked his conversion in order to infiltrate the early Christian church." This fairy story is of course predicted. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto FABLES. 2Tim 4. ONLY by Faith - the gift of GOD - can any mortal discern the Truth of Scripture. 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2Peter 1.
Yes, that Roman spy Paul sure put up with an enormous amount of abuse, just to fake his way into the Church, didn't he?
Many people have problems with the Apostle Paul. He had many straightforward statements, given to him by God of course, about such things as homosexuality, The Bible Says Homosexuality is Sin the fate of the Jews, Does God Have a Future for Israel?: A Study of Romans 11 and the attack on works salvation q.v.,Reversing the Reformation. So, liberals want to remove his epistles for four those reasons, and some conservative Christians like to ignore the book of Romans entirely. Christians choose to ignore either the rejection of the Apostle Paul or the overlooking of such books as Romans and Galatians.
"The book suggests that the Apostle Paul could have been a Roman spy who faked his conversion in order to infiltrate the early Christian church."
This fairy story is of course predicted.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto FABLES. 2Tim 4.
ONLY by Faith - the gift of GOD - can any mortal discern the Truth of Scripture.
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2Peter 1.
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Pastor Greg Locke | 6/26/2008
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