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"But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake." (Acts 9:15-16). These are the words of the Lord speaking to Ananias when he was told to go and to baptize Paul, who actually was Saul at that point. Are Tolstoy's words more important than God's?

And Paul’s words are not more important than Jesus’. God didn’t make a mistake. Organized religion did when it elevated Paul’s wriring as the word of God. Paul never claimed his writing was the word of God. Jesus said he was the only teacher and that the Holy Spirit would only remind the Apostles of the words Christ spoke. Anytime Paul says anything different then Jesus we must reject it.

It is quite possible Paul was called by God to be a witness, but that is entirely different than a teacher, apostle, or one who teaches doctrine or revelation that was beyond what Jesus spoke.

Paul never said anything different to Jesus. Its you who misunderstands him like I told you. His writings are in the Bible because God chose them to be. They were inspired by the Holy spirit and go hand in hand with Jesus' teachings and with the whole Bible. By disbelieving Paul, you disbelieve God who chose Him. I changed my first post by posting what God said about Paul. I'll repost again.

"But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake" (Acts9:15-16). This is what the Lord told Ananias before he baptised Paul. god does not make mistakes. Are you saying God was wrong? He chose someone who will go against His own words?