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While it is popular in some circles to attribute Christianity to Paul rather than to Jesus, there are a number of reasons as to why the idea that Paul invented Christianity should be rejected. Four simple points need to be made.
When Paul founded the church, there was no record of conflict in Acts 18 within the congregation. By the time Paul wrote 1 Corinthians in a.d. 55, there was much conflict. It reached a particular crisis point by the time of writing 2 Corinthians in a.d. 56.
Nov 17, 2023 · Was the apostle Paul an early convert to Christian belief, or did he remain steadfastly committed to the Judaism of his day? In this Web Exclusive, three Pauline scholars, Ben Witherington III, Nijay Gupta, and David Christian Clausen weigh in on the debate.
Apr 30, 2022 · Did Paul believe in eternal hell while he was persecuting Christians? At what point did Paul believe in hell? Did early Christians believe they had to be saved from hell?
According to Galatians 2:1–10 and Acts chapter 15, Paul discussed the issue with the leaders of the Jerusalem ekklēsia, agreeing to allow Gentile converts exemption from most Jewish commandments, which opened the way for a much larger Christian Church, extending far beyond the Jewish community.
Paul believed that a new mind, a messiah-mind, was needed so that his churches could meet the practical challenge of living a new-creation life in the midst of the present evil age. As one family (Jew and Gentile together) with one messiah-mind, they could pursue holiness and unity.
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Thus Paul did not attack Judaism because it was legalistic (which it never was anyway) or misunderstand it as such. Rather, his new understanding that salvation came only by participation in Christ, and his work as apostle to the Gentiles, made him gain a new perspective in which the law’s role was now seen to be unnecessary and insufficient.
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