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Originally Posted by David Merrill
Paul came back through Cyprus where he purchased an expensive Roman citizenship. He lied to James about it. It is evident that Mnason, a Cypriot Jew, supported Paul's lie because James remained unsure whether or not the ship had steered to the left of Cyprus or actually docked like customary.
There were then only the rumors Paul had been teaching that one could be in good standing with God by only buying into his preaching of Virgin Birth and New Birth (worship of the Winter Solstice/Christmas) that he spouted on his recent tour of Asia Minor. Paul immediately went through a ritual cleansing, according to the law, to appease the rumors he thought the Torah insiginificant in pleasing God.
Later, Paul pulled out his Roman citizenship as a get-out-of-floggings card. This was probably compounded by research and investigation that the expensive Roman citizenship papers had indeed been purchased in Cyprus and out of the alms intended for the Ebionite widows, the families left behind by Paul's converts preaching abroad. That is what got James and his associates so angry Paul fled for his life, lowering himself out of windows by rope etc. They were so angry some went on a hunger strike until he was assassinated good and dead.
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So one could easily assume that following the Torah was indeed important to Jesus of Nazareth. However Jesus' followers are more oriented into the pagan doctrines of Paul. Paul, being from Celicia knew since the Road to Demascus incident how easily the pagan culture of Asia Minor would lap up a Rebirth myth like little kittens, milk.
I find it peculiar that you would try stipulating the topic would not get inflammatory?
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David Merrill. |
David,
I dont know where you get your info from, but the NT contradicts you.....
Act 22:24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
Act 22:25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
Act 22:26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
Act 22:27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
Act 22:28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom.
And Paul said, But I was free born.
Its pretty clear that Paul was born with that citizenship and decided to claim and take advantage of Roman citizenship in that instance.