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Jesus And/or Paul by Nobody: 7:46am On Nov 28, 2011
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(1) Jesus says we should beware of the doctrine of the Pharisees (Lk 12:1); but Paul proclaimed himself a Pharisee even as a Christian (Acts 23:6).

(2) Jesus warns that not everyone who calls him Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven (Mt 7:21); but Paul says everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (Rm 10:13).

(3) Jesus asks men to preach the gospel (Mt 28:18-19); but Paul says he did not receive his own gospel from men (Gal 1:11-12).

(4) Jesus himself was circumcised (Lk 2:21); but Paul says if we are circumcised we would be estranged from Christ (Gal 5:2-4).

(5) Jesus says children of God are born spiritually (Jn 3:3); but Paul says children of God are adopted (Rm 8:15).

(6) Jesus says God must be the only father of believers (Mt 23:9); but Paul proclaims himself the father of some believers (Phile 1:10; 1 Cor 4:15).

(7) Jesus says there is only one pastor and he is the one (Jn 10:16); but Paul says there are many pastors (Eph 4:11).

(cool Jesus says there is only one teacher and he is the one (Mt 23:cool; but Paul says there are many teachers and that God ordained him as a teacher (1 Tim 2:7).

(9) Jesus says we should pray in private and not on street-corners (Mt 6:5-6); but Paul says we should pray everywhere (1 Tim 2:cool.

(10) Jesus says we should not eat food sacrificed to idols (Rev 2:14); but Paul says it does not matter if we eat food sacrificed to idols (1 Cor 8:8; Rm 14:14).

(11) Jesus says we should not receive payment for preaching the gospel (Mt 10:cool; but Paul says we should receive payment for preaching the gospel (1 Cor 9:11).

(12) Jesus warns us to beware of thieves and robbers masquerading as pastors (Jn 10:1/cool; but Paul admits to robbing churches in the name of receiving wages from them (2 Cor 11:cool.

(13) Jesus asks us to baptise as we preach the gospel (Mt 28:19); but Paul dismisses the importance of baptism (1 Cor 1:17).

(14) Jesus says in preaching the gospel we should build on other men's foundations (Jn 4:38); but Paul says he is determined not to build on other men's foundations (Rm 15:20).

(15) Jesus says we should not swear or curse (Mt 5:34-37); but Paul swears and curses (2 Cor 1:23; Gal 1:9).

(16) Jesus is against the use of deception (Jn 1:47); but Paul boasts of using deception (2 Cor 12:16).

(17) Jesus says we should disregard public opinion (Lk 6:26; Jn 15:18-19); but Paul actively courts public opinion (1 Cor 10:33; 1 Cor 9:20-22).

(18) Jesus says God is not the God of the dead (Lk 20:38); but Paul says God is the God of the dead (Rm 14:9).

(19) Jesus says believers will never die (Jn 11:26); but Paul says believers died with Christ (Rm 6:cool.

(20) Jesus says he was a ransom for only some people (Mt 20:28); but Paul says Jesus was a ransom for everybody (1 Tim 2:6).

(21) Jesus says some men are righteous (Mt 13:17; Mt 23:35); but Paul says no one is righteous (Rm 3:10).

(22) Jesus says he is not the saviour of the righteous (Mt 9:12-13); but Paul says Jesus is the saviour of all men (1 Tim 4:10).

(23) Jesus says the kingdom of God has been taken away from Israel (Mt 21:43); but Paul says all Israel will be saved (Rm 11:26).

(24) Jesus says God does not desire sacrifices (Mt 9:13); but Paul says God sacrificed Jesus to himself (1 Cor 5:7).

(25) Jesus says he did not come to abrogate the law (Mt 5:17-18); but Paul says Jesus abrogated the law (Rm 10:4; Col 2:14).

(26) Jesus says salvation is by works (Mt 7:21; Mt 21:28-31); but Paul says salvation is not by works but by grace (Eph 2:8-9).

(27) Jesus says our trespasses will only be forgiven if we forgive others (Mt 6:14-15); but Paul says all our trespasses have already been forgiven (Col 2:13).

(28) Jesus says our receiving mercy depends on our being merciful (Mt 5:7); but Paul says our receiving mercy depends entirely on God's discretion (Rm 9:16).

(29) Jesus says we will be justified by our own words (Mt 12:37); but Paul says we are justified by faith (Rm 3:28).

(30) Jesus says eternal life is very costly (Mt 19:29; Lk 14:28-33); but Paul says eternal life is a free gift (Rm 6:23).

(31) Jesus says eternal life is attained by hearing and acting on his words (Jn 5:24); but Paul says eternal life is attained by grace (Rm 5:21).

(32) Jesus says God's commandments give life (Mt 19:17); but Paul says God's commandments bring death (Rm 7:10; 2 Cor 3:7).

(33) Jesus says all God's commandments are summed up in two commandments; love God and love your neighbour (Mt 22:37-40). But Paul says all God's commandments are summed up in only one commandment; love your neighbour (Gal 5:14; Rm 13:9).

(34) Jesus says we should love our enemy because we want to be like God, our Father (Mt 5:44-45); but Paul says we should love our enemy in order to pour coals of fire on his head (Rm 12:20).

(35) Jesus warns us to beware of anyone who tells us the time is at hand (Lk 21:cool; but Paul tells us the time is at hand (Rm 13:12).

(36) Jesus called only twelve apostles (Mt 10:2-5; Mt 19:28); but Paul claims Jesus called more than twelve apostles; including himself among others (Rm 1:1; Rm 16:7).

(37) Jesus was declared to be the Son of God many times before his death and resurrection (Mt 3:16-17; Mt 16:15-17; Mt 17:5); but Paul says Jesus was declared to be the Son of God by his resurrection (Rm 1:4).

(38) Jesus says we should seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness (Mt 6:33); but Paul says we should seek glory, honour and immortality (Rm 2:7).

(39) Jesus preaches the gospel of the kingdom of God (Mt 4:23); but Paul preaches his own gospel (Rm 2:16); the gospel of the grace of God (Acts 20:24).

(40) Jesus says: "All liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone" (Rev 21:cool; but Paul says God's truth increased through the lies he told (Rm 3:7).

(41) Jesus says the word of God is truth (Jn 17:17); but Paul says the gospel can be preached with falsehood (Php 1:18).

(42) Jesus says if we witness about ourselves our witness is false (Jn 5:31; Jn 7:18); but most of what we know about Paul is what he witnesses about himself (2 Cor 11:22-33).

(43) Jesus says we should follow him (Mt.16:24); but Paul says we should follow him (Php 3:17; 1 Cor 4:16).

(44) Jesus says he is a man of flesh and blood (Jn 8:40; Lk 24:39); but Paul says Jesus is a spirit (1 Cor 15:45) who merely looked like a man (Php 2:7; Rm 8:3).

(45) Jesus teaches his disciples to pray and gives us prayer guidelines (Lk 11:1-4); but Paul says believers don't know how to pray (Rm 8:26).

(46) Jesus says there will be eating and drinking in the kingdom of God (Lk 22:29-30); but Paul says the kingdom of God is not in eating and drinking (Rm 14:17).

(47) Jesus says God is greater than he is (Jn 14:28); but Paul says Jesus is equal with God (Php 2:6).

(48) Jesus said on the cross that the work of salvation was finished (Jn 19:30); but Paul says he completed what Jesus failed to finish (Col 1:24).

(49) Jesus says we should obey his commandments (Jn 14:15); but Paul issues his own commandments and insists we should obey them (1 Cor 7:10-12; 1 Cor 7:25; 1 Tim 2:11-12).

(50) Jesus says the word he speaks is the word of God (Jn 8:26; Jn 14:10/24); but Paul says the word he speaks is the word of God (1 Thes 2:13).

(51) Jesus delivered sinners from Satan (Lk 4:18; Mt 12:27-29); but Paul delivered sinners to Satan (1 Cor 5:4-5).

(52) Jesus says we should not call people fools otherwise we would be in danger of judgment (Mt 5:22); but Paul called people fools (1 Cor 15:35-36; Gal 3:1).

(53) Jesus says Abel, Adam's direct son, was righteous (Mt 23:35); but Paul says all Adam's descendants are unrighteous (Rm 5:12/19; Rm 3:10).

(54) Jesus says remission of sins comes through repentance (Lk 24:47); but Paul says remission of sins comes through cleansing by the blood of Jesus (Eph 1:7; Col 1:14).

(55) Jesus says we should love our enemies and pray for them (Mt 5:44); but Paul wished his enemies would be castrated (Gal 5:12).

(56) Jesus prevented a woman caught in adultery from being stoned to death (Jn 8:1-11); but Paul directed that an adulterous man's flesh be destroyed (1 Cor 5:4-5).

(57) Jesus says we can know if something is sinful through our conscience (Lk 12:55-57); but Paul says without the law we cannot know if something is sinful ((Rm 7:7)

(58) Jesus says if God is for us, the whole world would be against us (Jn 15:18-19); but Paul says if God is for us, no one would dare to be against us (Rm 8:31).

(59) Jesus says the heavenly Father gives us "good things" (Mt 7:11); but Paul says the heavenly Father gives us "all things" (Rm 8:32).

(60) Jesus says only those who do the will of the Father will enter the kingdom of heaven (Mt 7:21); but Paul says heaven is only for those who have been predestined to salvation (Rm 8:29-30; Rm 9:23-24).

(61) Jesus is the Saviour in the gospel according to Jesus (Jn 3:16-17); but Paul is the saviour in the gospel according to Paul (Rm 11:14).

(62) Jesus says only a few of those called by God will ultimately be chosen (Mt 22:14); but Paul says all those called by God will ultimately be chosen (Rm 11:29).

(63) Jesus says some things are of the devil (Jn 8:44); but Paul says all things are of God (2 Cor 5:18; Rm 11:36).

(64) Jesus says we should not retaliate and offers us no satisfaction for wrongs done to us (Mt 5:38-39); but Paul teaches that revenge will be ours, only that God will be the instrument of that revenge (Rm 12:19).

(65) Jesus refused to be subject to the authority of the devil even though the devil is the ruler of this world (Lk 4:5-8; Jn 14:30); but Paul says we should be subject to the governing authorities of this world (Rm 13:1).

(66) Jesus says we should beware of the ruling authorities of this world because they will persecute us (Mt 10:17-19); but Paul says we should not beware of the ruling authorities of this world because they are not a terror to good works (Rm 13:3-4).

(67) Jesus says God's ministers don't take up the sword and don't even fight (Mt 26:52; Mt 5:39); but Paul says God's ministers take up the sword and use them (Rm 13:3-4).

(68) Jesus says we should love our enemies (Mt 5:44); but Paul says we should love our neighbour (Rm 13:9-10).

(69) Jesus says our good will be spoken of as evil (Mt 10:25); but Paul says we should not allow our good to be spoken of as evil (Rm 14:16).

(70) Jesus says he who is acceptable to God will not be approved by men (Jn 15:18-19; Lk 16:15); but Paul says he who is acceptable to God will be approved by men (Rm 14:18).

(71) Jesus resurrected bodily as a man with flesh and blood (Lk 24:39-43); but Paul says flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor 15:50).

(72) Jesus kept company with sinners (Mt 9:10-13); but Paul says we should not keep company with sinners (1 Cor 5:9-11; 2 Thes 3:6).

(73) Jesus says he will build his church by himself (Mt 16:18); but Paul says he is the wise "master builder" who lays the foundation of the church (1 Cor 3:10).

(74) Jesus sets captives free (Lk 4:18); but Paul says slaves should remain as slaves (1 Cor 7:20-24).

(75) Jesus says sons of God should be servants of men (Mt 20:25-28); but Paul says sons of God should not be servants of men (1 Cor 7:23).

(76) Jesus asks us to provide services to our fellow men out of a sense of duty ((Lk 17:7-10); but Paul says our services should be rendered in exchange for material rewards (1 Cor 9:7-11).

(77) Jesus berated the Jews for keeping their man-made traditions instead of the commandments of God (Mk 7:6-9); but Paul established new man-made traditions for Christians (1 Cor 11:2-7).

(78) Jesus says he is the first and the beginning of God's creation (Rev 1:11; Rev 3:14); but Paul says Jesus is second to Adam (1 Cor 15:47).

(79) Jesus says the believer is his relative (Mk 3:35); but Paul says the believer is Jesus' wife and body (Eph 5:30-32; 1 Cor 12:27).

(80) Jesus says the kingdom of God is meant for little children (Mt 18:3-4); but Paul says we should put away childish things (1 Cor 13:11).

(81) Jesus says the kingdom of God is for little children (Mt 18:3-4); but Paul says children are slaves and not sons of God (Gal 4:1-3).

(82) Jesus says we should determine a true prophet by his fruits (Mt 7:16/20); but Paul says we should determine a true prophet by the extent to which he agrees with him (1 Cor 14:37-38).

(83) Jesus says he will never leave us and will always be with us (Mt 28:20; Jn 14:16); but Paul says Jesus is not with us while we are alive (2 Cor 5:6).

(84) Jesus cautions his disciples against exercising authority over men (Mt 20:25-26); but Paul claims Jesus gave him authority over men (2 Cor 10:cool.

(85) Jesus says false prophets will do great signs and wonders (Mt 24:24-25); but Paul says true apostles of Christ will do great signs and wonders (2 Cor 12:12).

(86) Jesus says the children of Abraham will do the works of Abraham (Jn 8:39); but Paul says the children of Abraham will have the faith of Abraham (Gal 3:5-7).

(87) Jesus says we should be like him (Lk 6:40); but Paul says we should be like him (Gal 4:12).

(88) Jesus says the fruit of the Spirit is what a man says (Lk 6:44-45); but Paul says the fruit of the Spirit is love (Gal 5:22-23).

(89) Jesus says we should give him our burdens to carry (Mt 11:28-30); but Paul's says we should carry our own burdens (Gal 6:5).

(90) Jesus says we should not discriminate (Mt 5:45); but Paul says we should discriminate in favour of believers (Gal 6:10).

(91) Jesus says none of the Pharisees kept the law (Jn 7:19); but Paul says he kept all the laws of Moses as a Pharisee (Php 3:6).

(92) Jesus says the believer will be raised up from the dead on the last day ((Jn 6:39-40); but Paul says the believer has already been raised up with Christ (Col 3:1).

(93) Jesus says we don't need to increase our faith, all we need is faith as a mustard seed (Lk 17:5-6); but Paul talks about increasing the faith of the Thessalonians (2 Thes 1:3).

(94) Jesus presents a framework where people are fed mercifully when they are hungry (Mt 6:26, Mt 25:41-46); but Paul says those who don't work should not eat (2 Thes 3:10).

(95) Jesus says he has come to call sinners to repentance (Mt 9:13); but Paul says Jesus came to save sinners (1 Tim 1:15).

(96) Jesus says our acts of righteousness should not be done before men (Mt 6:1-4); but Paul says we must make sure our acts of righteousness are evident to all men (1 Tim 4:15).

(97) Since the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, men continue to die (Acts 12:1-2); but Paul says Jesus abolished death (2 Tim 1:10).

(98) Jesus raised certain people from the dead during his ministry (Mk 5:41-42; Jn 11:43-44); but Paul says Jesus was the first person to rise from the dead (Acts 26:23).

(99) Jesus says except we become like little children, we will not inherit the kingdom of God (Mt 18:3); but Paul appointed and glorified church elders in every city he went (Tit 1:5).

(100) Jesus says our works of righteousness must exceed those of the scribes and the Pharisees (Mt 5:20); but Paul says our works of righteousness don't count (Tit 3:5-6; Gal 2:16).

(101) Jesus says he did not come to bring peace on earth (Mt 10:34); but Paul says Jesus established peace on earth (Eph 2:15-17).

Whose report do you believe?

I only believe the report of Jesus Christ.
Re: Jesus And/or Paul by Image123(m): 1:38pm On Nov 28, 2011
lol at bosom 1v5 and bosom 3v4, took some secs to figure that out. Guess the write up is muslin or coming from that backdrop. It's grossly a disunderstanding/malunderstanding that looks much like a lot of misunderstanding.
Re: Jesus And/or Paul by Nobody: 2:30pm On Nov 28, 2011
Lmao, I didn't notice that. Bosom is spambot's word for Tit (abbreviation of Titus)
ROFLMAO
Re: Jesus And/or Paul by mkmyers45(m): 7:43pm On May 01, 2012
Hmm..which is to be believed?
Re: Jesus And/or Paul by trippled00770: 7:59pm On May 01, 2012
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Re: Jesus And/or Paul by JeSoul(f): 8:04pm On May 01, 2012
I've come across this write-up before online and was terribly disappointed at the quality of the 'discrepancies' the author asserts. There is scholarship out there that academically shows issues with Paul vs Jesus' teachings (see this thread https://www.nairaland.com/442151/strangers-allies-paul-knowledge-jesus) but this, even without reading the NT, any average student of english can readily chuck up an overwhelming percentage of the 101 to mere semantics. The rest can be attributed to contextual manipulation, juvenile misinterpretation of Paul's words and outright twisting of otherwise simple statements. Maybe only a couple are actually worthy of being discussed. I honestly can't take this author seriously, there is far better scholarship on this issue out there than this.

I mean see these:
(2) Jesus warns that not everyone who calls him Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven (Mt 7:21); but Paul says everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (Rm 10:13).

(9) Jesus says we should pray in private and not on street-corners (Mt 6:5-6); but Paul says we should pray everywhere (1 Tim 2

(59) Jesus says the heavenly Father gives us "good things" (Mt 7:11); but Paul says the heavenly Father gives us "all things" (Rm 8:32).
Seriously??

@Muskeeto,
pick one or two from this list to focus on, the vast majority are really disgraceful attempts at discrediting Paul.
Re: Jesus And/or Paul by Nobody: 3:27am On May 02, 2012
Why are all my old topics coming up? WHO'S SNOOPING ON MY PROFILE? grin grin grin
Re: Jesus And/or Paul by Ptolomeus(m): 5:41pm On May 02, 2012
Saul (Paul) was a fiery persecutor and murderer of Christians.
He never met Jesus ... and although his comments contained in the Bible describing the body of Jesus, citing cities, and anecdotes, they are completely discussed. Nothing more Alejos of reality that the figure of Jesus that Paul desribe! And even Paul falls into serious contradictions about how women should go to a temple, the long hair in men, and so on. etc.
This is another great biblical delusions that "parrots of the moment" without analyzing repeated.
Re: Jesus And/or Paul by LogicMind: 8:24pm On May 05, 2012
i wonder where all the christian scripture reconcilers have gone to.
Re: Jesus And/or Paul by PastorAIO: 3:25am On May 06, 2012
Logic Mind: i wonder where all the christian scripture reconcilers have gone to.

They are bored of addressing the same issues over and over again.
Re: Jesus And/or Paul by ckkris: 3:50am On May 06, 2012
Paul is the greatest nemesis of atheists, and Judaism. If you cant face reality, and humble yourself, you can never understand Paul. Just as evolutionists cant SEE great things in Genesis Chapter one.
Re: Jesus And/or Paul by Ptolomeus(m): 7:23pm On May 07, 2012
ckkris: Paul is the greatest nemesis of atheists, and Judaism. If you cant face reality, and humble yourself, you can never understand Paul. Just as evolutionists cant SEE great things in Genesis Chapter one.
exactly:
Paulo got tired of killing and torturing Christians.
Then, with his dialectic similar to that of a Christian pastor of today talked about Jesus without having seen him.
A Paulo only failed to collect the tithe, to become the first pastor abuser.

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