It is the piece of background about Paul and Judaism that is not acknowledged by D'ism. Intertestament Judaism had switched the Promise out for the Law. the Law was how it would bless the nations, and it tried to make missionaries who spread that. All ceremonies, rituals, visits to the temple, etc.
Gal 3:17 tells us this. This act voided and replaced the Promise which was in Christ. It was in Christ that the nations would be blessed apart from law. It was in Christ that Gentiles would receive anything Israel was to receive--the Spirit and the mission of the Gospel, not the land or the ongoing worship system. This act by Judaism had to be undone. Paul's career work was to undo it. Because it blocked the mission.
To go back to all those things is to void and displace them with the Law all over again. That is what D'ism is doing. To 'bury' this issue there is this fuss about Replacement Theology RT --oh how horrible, they say, that people like me have replaced the land promise or the restoration promise. Very clever of them to create an RT right at the juncture where there already was one that Paul was trying to correct!
Why would they create this? Because of Chafer's industry: 'the Bible is a conflicting set of messages unless you believe what we teach in D'ism.' Its 2P2P 'solves' a mess that did not exist, not if we actually stick with Paul.
Nonsense.
For the Twelve had been endued with the Spirit's power from on High they were told would more than enable them to carry out their mission.
Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
Yours is your usual 70AD'st's erroneous Premise, to start with.
Actual fact?
Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. 10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10:18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 10:19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 10:20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 16:20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. 3:7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 3:8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 3:9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God: 3:10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
Acts 4:6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 4:7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
4:23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
4:31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
The Apostle Paul was NOT needed for ANY of that - AT ALL.
YOU CONTINUE both to MISUNDERSTAND, as as a result, to MISREPRESENT his UNIQUE ministry.
Romans 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Nevertheless, Romans 5:8.
