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Ancient Christian historians tell us that he (and the others) literally went outside of Jerusalem. What I was suggesting is that even if we choose to close our eyes to them, writing a message to someone is going to someone with the message.

There is only one gospel and its origin is God. Any other so-called “gospel” is not from God but from man. ”Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.” (Galatians 1:11, NET) Jesus and the other apostles preached the same gospel. Paul isn’t...

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(Read widely. Read deeply.) Read thoughtfully. Read critically. You did.

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Paul wasn’t first in the body of Christ. As you go on to point out, he persecuted the body of Christ - the church - before his conversion.

Thank you for looking it over. Writing to them is going to them. As far as I’m aware, I’ve never physically gone to you. I’ve gone to you only in writing to you.

That’s absolutely right. We don’t have many points of agreement but this is one that we do. I just wanted to pause briefly here to point this out to our readers. This is a major difference between us. The apostles gave up obeying Matthew 28:19-20. - you The apostles didn’t give up obeying...

It all preaches, they all preached, salvation.

This is very important for our readers, especially newbies, to see and think carefully about: You’ve excluded the other apostles from being in the body of Christ. I would explain to newbies that being “in Christ” is being ”in the body of Christ.”

I’m linking an article which I think does a pretty good job of addressing where the twelve went. https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1-300/whatever-happened-to-the-twelve-apostles-11629558.html There is only one gospel. The apostles gave up nothing concerning the gospel.

It doesn’t have to. Fearing God is related to believing the gospel of God.

The land is promised to faithful Abraham and to his seed (Messiah Jesus and all who belong to him.) Faith is in the God who promised it.

Israel hasn’t been replaced. Unbelieving Israel has been cut off. The promises made to Israel haven’t changed. Unbelieving Israel can repent and receive those promises.

The followers of anyone constitute the body of believers in the one being followed. The followers of Jesus are the body of believers in the Messiah. We see it being displayed, revealed, lived, in the ministry of Jesus and all of the apostles. It is the story of the church, and that story...