Hi Jon,
Welcome to the forum
Here are a few emails where Ray has spoken about Paul.
http://bible-truths.com/email14.htm#hitler ------------------------------------
Why should it seem a thing impossible that God Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth should be able to save a sinner? Why does that boggle the mind? Paul said that he was the greatest sinner that has ever lived (do we think he LIED?), and it took God about 3-4 SECONDS to save him. God saved him in one flash of light! Paul didn't WANT to be saved. Paul wanted to go to Damascus and PERSECUTE AND SLAUGHTER CHRISTIANS--that's what Paul wanted to do. But God had other plans for Saul/Paul. And so first He converted Paul. That took about 3-4 seconds. Then He told Paul what he ABSOLUTE WOULD DO, and Paul immediately began to DO THEM.
http://bible-truths.com/emails.html#PeterPaul ----------------------------------
When Paul and Barnabas came to Jerusalem it states that
"...they were received of the church, and of the apostles [one being PETER] AND ELDERS..." (Acts 15:4).
"And when there had been much disputing PETER rose up, and said to them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that THE GENTILES BY MY MOUTH SHOULD HEAR THE WORD OF THE GOSPEL, and believe ... Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and PAUL ... And after these had held their peace, JAMES answered ... Then it PLEASED THE APOSTLES [there was harmony between Peter, Paul, and James in this conference] and ELDERS, with the WHOLE CHURCH..." (Acts 15:713,22).
"It seemed GOOD unto US [the chief apostles including Peter and Paul] being assembled with ONE ACCORD [Perfect harmony here], to send chose men unto you with our BELOVED Barnabas and Paul [you might recall that it is PETER that calls his brother Paul, "BELOVED"], men who have hazarded their lives for the name of OUR Lord Jesus Christ [I don't see any animosity here]" (Acts 15:25-26).
"And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as OUR BELOVED PAUL [I don't see any friction or animosity here, do you?] also according to the WISDOM given unto him hath WRITTEN UNTO YOU; As also in all his epistles [Peter had THEM ALL!], speaking in them of THESE THINGS [the SAME THINGS that Peter writes about]; in which are some things hard to be understood [but PETER UNDERSTOOD THEM, THAT'S FOR SURE!], which they that are UNLEARNED and UNSTABLE WREST [THESE are the people who don't "understand" Paul's epistles, the 'UNLEARNED and UNSTABLE'!!]" (II Pet. 3:15-16).
Peter then tells them that,
"YE therefore, beloved, seeing YE KNOW THESE THINGS [the one's that Peter is writing to are not the "UNLEARNED AND UNSTABLE," NO, they 'KNOW THESE THINGS'] before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the ERROR OF THE WICKED [they were the one's not understanding Paul's epistles, not Peter!], fall from your own steadfastness. But GROW IN GRACE AND THE KNOWLEDGE [sound like Paul does it?] of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" (II Pet. 3:17-18).
One does not extol the virtues of a man as Peter does and call him 'BELOVED BROTHER' when one is supposedly having a feud going one. The splits, and divisions, and animosity, etc., etc., is nowhere to be found between the circumcision and uncircumcision saints or between Peter and Paul, but is rather found in the carnal minds of those who write such unscriptural trash! Paul confronted Peter--ONCE. But years and years later we see that they were in perfect harmony (as I believe they were immediately after the confrontation in Gal. 2).
Do we think that either Peter OR Paul where so carnal as to hold a lifetime GRUDGE? Paul said, that we are not to even "let the sun go down upon our wrath" (Eph. 4:26), and you think they held a grudge ALL OF THEIR LIVES? Peter called Paul "OUR BELOVED BROTHER." Does that sound like there was a division between them? Beloved brother. What was Peter's teaching concerning the "brethren?"
"Finally, be ye all of ONE MIND, having compassion one of another, LOVE AS BRETHREN, be pitiful, be courteous; Not rendering evil for evil" (I Pet. 3:
.
Do we believe that Peter didn't even follow his own instructions?
"Honour all men, LOVE THE BROTHERHOOD" (I Pet. 2:17).
"Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto UNFEIGNED LOVE OF THE BRETHREN, see that ye love one another with a pure heart FERVENTLY" (I Pet. 1:22).
And just why do you suppose, that of all people, it was Silas (Paul's traveling companion) who urged Peter to write his epistles in the first place?
It makes my blood boil when I read and hear of those who would teach others of NON-EXISTENT divisions and enmity between even the chief Apostles! HOW DARE any try to make Peter sound like some carnal-minded slob who held a lifetime of anger against Paul?
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Dear John: I don't mean to sound sarcastic in my answer, but you state that I have "helped
you immensely." I have about 2000 pages of material on our site, and I sometimes quote the
Apostle Paul as often as twenty times on one page. And you are seriously asking me if I think
that the Apostle Paul was an HERETIC?
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Dear Dante: I seriously do not understand your questions. Why would you question the Apostle Paul (maybe the greatest saint that has ever lived in the history of the world)? Because lying deceiving Gnostics question something, is that reason for you to question it? The First church of Satan questioned God. They say we should worship Satan. so should we worship Satan? You asked whether it was God or Satan that talked to Muhammad? I could ask, How do we know it was not Satan talking with Moses? And where did Jesus say to "Not believe anyone who came after him?" It is not up to you to prove every hypocrite and false prophet to be wrong. I immediately reject what they say. I marvel that anyone could believe that Paul was not the grandest of followers of Jesus. His teachings are marvelous beyond compare to anything.
I really don't know what to tell you, Dante. Do they have some evidence of Paul's evils deeds or teachings after his conversion? I think not.
God be with you,
Ray
PS I wish that we had a lot more of Paul's epistles.