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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not missing at all Paul's role in helping build the early church. What you're missing is that Paul claims that those "practical decisions" are the direct commands of the Lord Jesus Christ. [/quote]

Of course, to spread the *gospel*, which means the recorded sayings of Christ. You can try to develop creative interpretations of "apostle" and "grace," but it seems to be torturing Paul's own words to claim he thinks he has authority beyond the gospels.[/quote]
There weren't "the recorded sayings of Christ" during the formation of the early church. This is why Paul spends time in every one of his letters establishing his apostolic authority in speaking for Christ, because Christ sent him to bring the gospel and all the commands of Christ to the church. I'm not using creative interpretations of any words, but taking Paul at his. I have cited specific examples of Paul claiming directly to be speaking for Christ. Go back and reread them. You can't miss it if you actually read it. This is not spreading the recorded sayings of Christ, this is telling the church what the teachings of Christ actually are. The church was not established at the time of Christ. Christ came to prove that He was God on earth and to seek and save the lost (Matthew 15:24). The church was not established until after his death, resurrection and ascension. After that, Christ needed to teach the church in all His ways, and he used the apostles -- and primarily Paul -- to do so. This is what is recounted in the passages of Acts that I cited. [/quote]

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