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Ken4Christ:
Paul is an Apostle. He replaced Judas, the betrayal. So, he will be recognised as one of the 12

Cashylyx:
Why Wasn’t Paul One of the Twelve Apostles?🙂

The man often referred to as “Paul the Apostle” wrote (or is traditionally credited with writing) 13 of the 27 books of the New Testament. 🙂

There are several reasons, but the simplest is that Jesus called all his earliest disciples from among his own people in the region around Galilee 🙂in what is today northern Israel🙂. Although Paul (then called Saul) may have been in Jerusalem during or shortly after the crucifixion, he was originally from Tarsus on the southern coast of modern-day Turkey, and it’s unlikely he would have spent much time in the rural villages of Galilee.

Worse, as soon as he learned of the nascent Jesus movement, he began persecuting it, condoning the murder of Stephen (the first martyr of the church) and arresting new believers (Acts 8:1-3).

But God had something different in mind for Paul. Sometime around 34 AD🙂 — a few years after the Ascension — Jesus appeared to him as he was traveling to Damascus, struck him blind, and uttered those famous words that would change the course of history: “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” 🙂(Acts 9:4).

As Paul later explained, “God had set me apart from birth and called me through his grace. He was pleased to reveal his Son to me, so that I might preach about him to the Gentiles” (Galatians 1:15-16; see also Acts 9:15, Gal. 2:7-. 🙂In other words, it was Paul’s worldliness — his Roman citizenship 🙂and Greek education together with his devout Jewish background — that made him uniquely positioned to become the “apostle to the Gentiles.”

Ken4Christ:
Paul is an Apostle. He replaced Judas, the betrayal. So, he will be recognised as one of the 12

AntiChristian:
This is false! According to your Bible, the disciples chose Matthias to replace Judas in Acts 1:12-26. Two were nominated at first in Justus and Mathias but Mathias was later approved after prayer and casting lots!

Paul even had a brawl with Peter!

MaxInDHouse:
This is why you should to read carefully study diligently thoroughly meditate and pray fervently when you are with a copy of the Bible.
Just imagine a Muslim telling you what is written in the Bible but later you will say holy spirit is teaching you when you are not even a reader of God's word.

Is this not disgraceful?😟

AntiChristian:
Paul was never an apostle of Jesus according to the Bible! At least not among the twelve! The other apostles chose Matthias to replace Judas! I think it was an oversight on Jesus's part not to choose Paul someone that'll be credited with over half of the New testament!

AntiChristian:
Na mistake he make. Even Samson get holy spirit he still carry hoeloshow!

MaxInDHouse:
That's not a mistake it shows emptiness on his part as he only follows people to church but always here arguing what he never read himself!😟

MaxInDHouse:
Of course Paul is an Apostle but specially chosen for another purpose which is to connect the gentiles to Christ {Act 9:15} Peter and the other twelve were Jews and they walked with Jesus as his direct close confidants but none of them was educated like Paul who studied as a Pharisee {Act 23:6} and well vast as a lawyer who also nationalized himself as a Roman elite! Act 22:23-27

One thing Jesus saw in Paul is sincerity he did everything with a honest heart as if doing it for God with all his strength so when Jesus called Paul he could easily change his course after knowing that the main reason why the Pharisees are fighting against Christians is unjust as he himself can now testify before everyone that Jesus is alive as a spirit king who could speak from heaven! Act 9:3-5

AntiChristian:
Paul became an apostle mainly by what he and his disciple wrote in the Bible!
Luke wrote Acts of the Apostles and he was alleged to be the physician and traveling companion of Paul.

MaxInDHouse:
If you think it's whatever is in agreement with your parents religion that you want the Bible to say then you are deceiving yourself because Allah is not the same as Jehovah so both of them thinks differently!

AntiChristian:
I think you should focus and tell us how Paul was among Jesus's 12 appointed disciples! Tell us where Jesus appointed Paul before he left the world! Not the story written by Paul himself or by Luke, Paul's person!

MaxInDHouse:
Jesus never wrote any book so it's what his disciples wrote that you and i are reading therefore if the story says Jesus later chose one man to serve as apostle to the nations {Act 9:15} you either believe it as part of the story or reject everything all together.
You can't reject some parts because it involves someone who outrightly made a statement that exposed Muhammad as fake:

However, even if we or an angel out of heaven were to declare to you as good news something beyond the good news we declared to you, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:8

The above is what makes Muslims hate Paul with passion because that statement finished Muhammad who came to preach something totally different from the Apostles!🙂

MaxInDHouse:
Jesus never wrote any book so it's what his disciples wrote that you and i are reading therefore if the story says Jesus later chose one man to serve as apostle to the nations {Act 9:15} you either believe it as part of the story or reject everything all together.
You can't reject some parts because it involves someone who outrightly made a statement that exposed Muhammad as fake:

However, even if we or an angel out of heaven were to declare to you as good news something beyond the good news we declared to you, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:8

The above is what makes Muslims hate Paul with passion because that statement finished Muhammad who came to preach something totally different from the Apostles!🙂

AntiChristian:
How did Paul become Jesus disciples when Jesus didn't meet him before he left? Don't give me what Paul or his companion wrote. Galatians was allegedly written by Paul. Acts was written by Luke a companion of Paul. And Luke wasn't an apostle of Jesus.
Did Jesus made a mistake in selecting the twelve?
Did the disciples made a mistake in selecting Matthias to replace Judas instead of choosing Paul if truly Jesus did nominate him?

Qasim6:
Galatians 1:8 was against the original apostles, if you read Paul letters carefully you will figure.
So it's not only Muslims that see Paul as fake, the apostles Jesus hand picked himself did too, you guys are just not paying attention.

MaxInDHouse:
It's only among Christendom that you will find anyone against the letters written by Paul.

This is what Peter one of the twelve Apostles wrote concerning Paul:

Furthermore, consider the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you according to the wisdom given him. 2Peter 3:15

So it's confused Christendom and Muslims like you that's against God's inspired words written not true Christians!🙂

Qasim6:
Guy if you don't know that 2peters authorship and authenticity was seriously doubted then I'm sorry for you.
Early church fathers like Eusebius and Origen doubted 2nd peters and there are good reasons to. How it eventually made it into the canon sef nobody knows, because it almost did not make it. If you want to know what was going on in early Christianity, read letters of Paul and read it carefully. Galatians 1:8 was Paul throwing Jabs at the Apostles.

MaxInDHouse:
Mr Muslim your story doesn't add up if you don't believe in the Bible as a whole so keep your lies to yourself.

Meanwhile what God intended to do with inspired writings is found in the Bible book of Isaiah 2:2-4 & Micah 4:1-3 which no religion except true Christians are fulfilling throughout the world today!🙂

Qasim6:
Ok, I don hear you.
It was all good between Paul and the Apostles. It was just one happy big fellowship of Christ.
Are u happy now?

AntiChristian:
Paul was never an apostle of Jesus according to the Bible! At least not among the twelve! The other apostles chose Matthias to replace Judas! I think it was an oversight on Jesus's part not to choose Paul someone that'll be credited with over half of the New testament!

tctrills:
According to the bible, he was definitely an apostle. The bible never said he was among the 12 but just like Matthias replaced one of the 12 who died it's most likely Apostle Paul replaced another.
At least we learn from the case of Matthias that apostles are replaced in death.

AntiChristian:
According to the Bible Paul or his assistant Luke wrote! Abeg, I don tire with all these narrative!

Cashylyx:
Why Wasn’t Paul One of the Twelve Apostles?🙂

The man often referred to as “Paul the Apostle” wrote (or is traditionally credited with writing) 13 of the 27 books of the New Testament. 🙂

There are several reasons, but the simplest is that Jesus called all his earliest disciples from among his own people in the region around Galilee 🙂in what is today northern Israel🙂. Although Paul (then called Saul) may have been in Jerusalem during or shortly after the crucifixion, he was originally from Tarsus on the southern coast of modern-day Turkey, and it’s unlikely he would have spent much time in the rural villages of Galilee.

Worse, as soon as he learned of the nascent Jesus movement, he began persecuting it, condoning the murder of Stephen (the first martyr of the church) and arresting new believers (Acts 8:1-3).

But God had something different in mind for Paul. Sometime around 34 AD🙂 — a few years after the Ascension — Jesus appeared to him as he was traveling to Damascus, struck him blind, and uttered those famous words that would change the course of history: “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” 🙂(Acts 9:4).

As Paul later explained, “God had set me apart from birth and called me through his grace. He was pleased to reveal his Son to me, so that I might preach about him to the Gentiles” (Galatians 1:15-16; see also Acts 9:15, Gal. 2:7-. 🙂In other words, it was Paul’s worldliness — his Roman citizenship 🙂and Greek education together with his devout Jewish background — that made him uniquely positioned to become the “apostle to the Gentiles.”

tctrills:
It's ok if you accept some parts of the bible and reject those that makes you uncomfortable. Every part of the bible was written by somebody so I don't see your point in rejecting some books because Paul or Luke wrote it. Please explain why we should reject books written by Paul or Luke.

AntiChristian:
According to the Bible Paul or his assistant Luke wrote! Abeg, I don tire with all these narrative!

AntiChristian:
The problem is that it was Paul and Luke who wrote about "Paul meeting Jesus" when he wasn't appointed by Jesus while alive! Paul shouldnt be the one to write his own story of meeting Jesus! And Luke was Paul's person too!

AntiChristian:
The problem is that it was Paul and Luke who wrote about "Paul meeting Jesus" when he wasn't appointed by Jesus while alive! Paul shouldnt be the one to write his own story of meeting Jesus! And Luke was Paul's person too!

tctrills:
I am not sure on what grounds you decided that Paul shouldn't be the one to tell his story. If I encounter Jesus, I will be sharing my story with the world. I wouldn't wait until another tells the story on my behalf.
We actually don't have any law in Christianity that prevents you or people close to you from telling your story.