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Only the understanding of the scriptures, not that it was never prophetic in the scriptures.

No I'm not. The meaning of scriptures were not made known until after the resurrection. Just like Jesus spoke in parables, some of which He made known, but not all at the time.

It has to be or Paul is wrong.

Yes it can or Paul would not have said to search the scriptures to see if what he says is true.

Paul wouldn't say to search the scripture to see if what he says is true if it were not in scripture.

I'll trust what Paul says, not MADism. MAD will twist scripture beyond it's plain meaning to force fit it's ism.

Nice 'TRY'??? It's the plain reading of scripture. It is scripture that Paul uses to prove what he preaches is true.

Paul tells us what was hidden and why. 1 Corinthians 2:7-8 ESV But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

What was hid is that the anointed one (Messiah) would be crucified and defeat death by His resurrection. No one had that figured out before it happened, for scripture tells us that if it had been known He would not have been crucified. That is the mystery Paul found out about from the risen Lord...

It will sink in to those that can read. That died and rose from the dead. Death Burial Resurrection Galatians details the faith Paul now preached. And he begins the letter by saying he was preaching the same faith he once tried to destroy, and God was glorified because of it.

It's not hearsay, Paul said it. And he said that God was glorified. Yep, they heard it and Paul did not say what they heard was wrong. In fact he says they glorified God because of Paul. Most of scripture is second hand information. Paul did not say the info was wrong. He was preaching the...

What was the faith Paul tried to destroy? Because it is the same faith he now preaches, and God is glorified because Paul is now preaching it. Galatians 1:22-23 ESV And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. They only were hearing it said, “He who used to...

Galatians 1:22-23 ESV And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” And they glorified God because of me.

He's speaking to the whole congregation of the Roman church he is writing to. The church he plans to go to on his missionary journey (he hasn't been there yet). Is it a church that has no Jew or Gentile, or is it a church with Jews and Gentile proselytes? The root is Christ.

Right. Paul made it perfectly clear that there has never been a law that could give life or make one righteous because if there had ever been a law that could do that then Christ died in vain. Works of the law were never included for that. Galatians 3:21 ESV Is the law then contrary to the...

Christ is not a prison camp.

Yep. Messiah Anointed Christ

Correct. Not about having doubts at times, and not about not fully understanding how it all works; but willfully and purposely abandoning Him to embrace another.

Romans 11:9 ESV And David says, “Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them; From: Psalms 69:22 ESV Let their own table before them become a snare; and when they are at peace, let it become a trap. This one hits home on many levels. For it was...

Thanks. The harmony of scripture has many layers of truth that apply to several situations.