Monday, March 06, 2006
Ayúdeme!
I am struggling with understanding how Paul was obedient to God and proclaimed the Gospel everywhere he went, but was driven to Jerusalem even after he received a word from the spirit not to go there. Was his desire to fulfill "to the Jew first, then the Gentiles" so strong that that took precedent over what he was told by the Holy Spirit? I have a hard time believing that the Holy Spirit would give him such a strong desire to witness to the Jews in Jerusalem, but then be like "just kidding!" Was Paul disobedient? Was becoming a martyr honorable, or was it a way to deal with his actions in the death of Stephen? I am plagued by a plethora of questions and keep runnning into more the more I think about it.
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I do not think Paul was being disobedient in any way. The Holy Spirit had only revealed to him what would happen in Jerusalem and it was his compadres that did not want him to go which would of been disobedience. His desire and drive came from, I believe his resovle to be obedient to the prompting of the Holy Spirit even if he knew the outcome would be what it was; death.
Michael Carpenter
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