Sprintcyclist wrote on May 21
st, 2012 at 3:15pm:
Quote:.......until everything is accomplished........
What was accomplished falah ?
here is a clue
Quote:Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh,
romans 8:1-3
When was Romans written? Not in the time of Jesus. Who wrote it? Paul the Heretic, Persecutor of the followers of Jesus.
Paul was never a follower of Jesus nor knew him before Jesus's crucifixion; instead he persecuted the early Christians. Although Paul refers to himself as an "Apostle" of Jesus, it is clear that Paul was not one of "The Twelve" apostles
Paul, then known as Saul, was a "zealous" Pharisee who "intensely persecuted" the followers of Jesus.
Before his conversion, Paul, then known as Saul, was a "zealous" Pharisee who "intensely persecuted" the followers of Jesus.
Paul also discusses his pre-conversion life in his Epistle to the Philippians (3:4-6)
Quote:If anyone else thinks he has reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more:
circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church (of Jesus)...
and his participation in the stoning of Stephen is described in Acts 7:55-8:3
Quote:But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
And he told them, "Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God's right hand!"
At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him,dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."...
...And Saul was there, giving approval to his death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.