tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29179803.post8886597757304863559..comments2024-03-23T13:45:19.208-04:00Comments on Serene Musings: Paul vs. Matthew: A Christian ConundrumScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10535260741343975445noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29179803.post-66593783236224953442010-10-04T21:19:36.361-04:002010-10-04T21:19:36.361-04:00This would probably make a good series, although I...This would probably make a good series, although I hadn't actually had anything planned at this point.<br /><br />In this brief post, I was really trying to make a statement about Biblical infallibility. The issue of whether Christians had to follow Jewish laws and customs was a huge one in the first few centuries of Christian history, and it is reflected not only in extra-canonical texts, but also within the New Testament canon itself. <br /><br />Paul's view, of course, eventually won the theological battle. Jesus's view didn't.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10535260741343975445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29179803.post-73021049424138774402010-10-04T09:45:50.198-04:002010-10-04T09:45:50.198-04:00I like that, "Christian Conundrum." I f...I like that, "Christian Conundrum." I fell this may be an ongoing series ... Matthew, written for a Jewish audience who had already been living out the Torah, needed to hear that Jesus had come, not to throw out everything they'd been doing, just "full-fill" it. Romans, written by a Jewish Paul, but to a predominently Gentile audience, needing to hear that despite their unfamiliarity with the Torah, the Spirit was still working. But what about a modern audience? What role does the Law still play if any? Where is the fine line in that relationship between Faith & Works?Allenhttp://adiaphthoria.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com