Saturday, August 15, 2009

Titus Is Fraudulent and Counter to Paul

Most scholars do not believe Paul wrote Titus, siting 1/3 of the vocabulary is not Pauline and of the words that are the same, different meanings are used, such as that of faith. Compare the definition of faith in Romans versus the definition of faith in Titus 1:13. The use of faith in Titus is associated with orderliness in ritual and deeds in context. Instead of preaching Christ like in Romans, the letter of Titus hopes to accomplish orderliness through the rebuking of sin, which is a command of the Law. He speaks of rebuking of sin, which is a textbook way Jews follow the Law. Romans is very different. Faith for Paul in Romans is the acceptance of the power brought by the death of Christ bringing rightness before God. The author of Romans, Paul, would have told the author of Titus, you do have to not rebuke them, for you are not under the Law, the exact opposite of what the author of Titus claimed.

Here is the reference saying that the author of Titus supported the Law by saying to rebuke sinners.

To rebuke the sinner (Lev. 19:17) (CCA72). - Lev means Leviticus, CCA72 means it is called the seventy second Law according to Maimonaides of the Torah.

Paul would have told the author of Titus that he is wrong, and encouraged faith in Jesus over use of the Law.

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  1. Comment: I do not consider Paul to be authoritative in my religion.

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