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51 New Testament Proofs forPaulinePrimacy and the Papacy: A [ironical] Response

to Roman Catholic Apologist a!e Armstrong"#ason $ngwer%

Pauline Primacy-51 Reasons

1. Paul is the only apostle who is called God's chosen vessel who will bear His name

before Jews and Gentiles (Acts 91!".#. Paul is the last apostle chosen by God$ apart from the other twelve.

%. &he resurrected hrist appears to Paul in a different way than He appeared to the

other apostles (Acts 9%)".

*. Paul is the only apostle who publicly rebu+es and corrects another apostle (Galatians

#11".

!. Paul is the only apostle who refers to his authority over all the churches (1

orinthians *1,$ ,1,$ # orinthians 11#-".

). Paul is the only apostle to call himself father (1 orinthians *1!".

,. Paul is the steward of God's /race (0phesians %#". &his means that Paul is the

overseer of salvation. ellowship with Paul and his successors is necessary for

salvation.-. Paul is mentioned more in the 2ew &estament than any other apostle.

9. &he boo+ of Acts$ which mentions all of the apostles$ discusses Paul more than any

other apostle.

13. Paul was the first apostle to write a boo+ of scripture.

11. Paul wrote more boo+s of the 2ew &estament than any other apostle.

1#. Paul is the first apostle to be ta+en to Heaven to receive a revelation (# orinthians

1#1*".

1%. Paul is the only apostle 4atan was concerned about enou/h to /ive him a thorn in

the flesh (# orinthians 1#,".

1*. Paul seems to have suffered for hrist more than any other apostle (# orinthians

11#1%%".

1!. Paul seems to have received more opposition from false teachers than any other

apostle did$ since he was the Pope (5omans %-$ # orinthians 1313$ Galatians 1,$

)1,$ Philippians 11,".

1). Paul seems to have traveled further and more often than any other apostle$ as we see

in Acts and his epistles$ which is what we mi/ht e6pect a Pope to do.

1,. 7nly Paul's teachin/s were so advanced$ so deep$ that another apostle ac+nowled/ed

that some of his teachin/s were hard to understand (# Peter %1!1)". Peter's

understandin/ of doctrine doesn't seem to be as advanced as Pope Paul's. Paul has the

primacy of doctrinal +nowled/e.

1-. Paul was the first apostle whose writin/s were reco/ni8ed as scripture (# Peter %1!1)".

19. Paul sin/les himself out as the standard of orthodo6y (1 orinthians 1*%,%-".

#3. 7nly Paul refers to himself havin/ a rod$ a symbol of authority (1 orinthians *#1".

#1. Paul initiates the council of Acts 1! by startin/ the debate with the false teachers

(Acts 1!#" and deliverin/ a report to the other church leaders (Acts 1!*".

##. Peter's comments in Acts 1!,11 are accepted only because Pope Paul /oes on to

confirm them (Acts 1!1#".

#%. hen the orinthians were dividin/ over which apostle to associate themselves

with$ Paul's name was the first one mentioned (1 orinthians 11#".

#*. Paul was the only apostle with the authority to deliver people over to 4atan (1

orinthians !!".#!. Paul had the best trainin/ and education of all the apostles (Philippians %*)".

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#). Paul is the only apostle to call the /ospel my /ospel (5omans #1)".

#,. Paul writes more about the identity of the church than any other apostle does (1

orinthians 1#$ olossians 1$ 0phesians *!"$ which we mi/ht e6pect a Pope to do. Paul

is the standard of orthodo6y and the :icar of hrist on earth$ so he has the primary

responsibility for definin/ what the church is and who belon/s to it.

#-. Paul writes more about church /overnment than any other apostle does$ such as inhis pastoral epistles.

#9. Paul discusses church unity more than any other apostle does (1 orinthians 1#1*$

0phesians *"$ su//estin/ that he was the one responsible for maintainin/ church unity

because of his papal authority.

%3. Paul writes more about the /ospel than any other apostle does (5omans$ Galatians".

As the leader of hristianity$ Paul was most responsible for e6plainin/ the /ospel and

other hristian doctrine.

%1. After Jesus$ Paul spea+s more about the +in/dom of God than anybody else does

(Acts 1*##$ 19-$ 1 orinthians *#3$ Galatians !#1$ # &hessalonians 1!". After

leavin/ earth$ Jesus passed on the responsibility of teachin/ about the +in/dom of God

to Paul$ the +in/ of the church on earth.%#. Paul spea+s of revealin/ mysteries more than any other apostle does (5omans 11#!$

1 orinthians 1!!1$ 0phesians !%#$ )19$ # &hessalonians #,"$ since he was the chief

teacher of the church.

%%. Paul was the only apostle other people tried to impersonate (# &hessalonians ##"$

since he had more authority than anybody else.

%*. Paul's clothin/ wor+s miracles (Acts 19111#".

%!. Paul is delivered from death more than any other apostle (Acts 1*19$ #-%)$ #

orinthians 11#%".

%). &he Jewish e6orcists in Acts 191% associate themselves with Paul rather than with

any other apostle.

%,. &he demons in Acts 191! reco/ni8e Paul's primacy.

%-. &he Jews in Acts #1#- reco/ni8e Paul's primacy$ sayin/ that he's theman they hold

most responsible for teachin/ hristianity everywhere.

%9. Paul had authority over the finances of the church (Acts #*#)$ # orinthians 9!$

Philippians *1!1-".

*3. Paul acts as the chief shepherd of the church$ ta+in/ responsibility for each

individual (# orinthians 11#9". or e6ample$ Paul was Peter's shepherd (Galatians

#11".

*1. Paul interprets prophecy (# &hessalonians #%1#".

*#. 7nly Paul is referred to as bein/ set apart for his ministry from his mother's womb

(Galatians 11!".*%. Jesus hrist is revealed in Paul (Galatians 11)"$ meanin/ that Paul and his

successors are the infallible standard of hristian orthodo6y.

**. Paul is the only apostle who wor+s by himself$ only later coordinatin/ his efforts

with the other apostles (Galatians 11)1-".

*!. 7nly Paul is referred to as bearin/ the brandmar+s of hrist (Galatians )1,".

*). 0very hristian was interested in Paul and what was happenin/ in his life$ loo+in/

to him as their e6ample and their encoura/ement (Philippians 11#1*".

*,. hristians served Paul (Philippians #%3".

*-. Paul wor+ed more than the other apostles (1 orinthians 1!13"$ since he had more

responsibilities as Pope.

*9. Paul was to be delivered from every evil deed (# &imothy *1-"$ meanin/ that hewas infallible.

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!3. 7nly Paul is referred to as passin/ his papal authority on to successors who would

also have authority over the church of God (Acts #3#-".

!1. Amon/ the seven churches addressed in 5evelation #%$ the church of 0phesus is

mentioned first$ since the bishops of 0phesus have primacy as the successors of Paul.

&he church in 0phesus cannot endure evil men (5evelation ##"$ meanin/ that the

bishop of 0phesus is infallible when spea+in/ e6 cathedra on matters of faith andmorals. &he 0phesian church puts false teachers to the test (5evelation ##" by

e6ercisin/ its papal authority. &he bishop of 0phesus has the responsibility of evaluatin/

all teachers and declarin/ which are orthodo6 and which are not. 2one of the other

churches in 5evelation #% are described as havin/ this authority.