he law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified." (Gal 2:16)"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. Idid not come to destroy but to fulfill .... Whoever thereforebreaks one of the least of these commandments, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven.." (Matt 5: 17 & 19) Although I realize the Book of Matthew was written after Galatians,the preachings of Jesus were made before Matthew was even a Christian!Points to consider before accusing Paul of defying Jesus would be tofind out if Paul had access to all the words of Jesus. The Quell wassupposedly present during Paul's lifetime. It is also possible thatMatthew added these words of Jesus in his book, but they may not havebeen true ... he has added other unproven events before. Weather Paulwas aware of these words or not, he was obviously preaching afundamentally different belief than Jesus was. Paul argues his position only up to Gal. 5:12, after that, hecontradicts his preaching until 6:10, where he ends the letter. Thisarea is full of rules/laws for the Galatians to live by. Of course, hejustifies that Christians live by these laws because they "Walk in theSpirit of Christ." (Gal 5:16) If Christians are to "imitate" Jesus'actions & morals, then why should they decide to follow some, and notothers? This is more evidence of Peter trying to create a "convenient"religion. The problem of acceptance of Jewish Law, I believe, is thefundamental split in Christianity. It can still be seen today:Catholicism represents Paul's view of Christianity, while Seventh DayAdventist Christians keep Jewish Law. However, if Paul had preachedthe Law, I don't believe that Christianity would even be present today(especially among the gentiles). He did much to advance Christianity;however, Gentile Christianity became a religion of Paul, rather than a...
