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I did in fact answer your question in my last post. It seems that in your haste to disagree with my comments you missed it. "So why were the Jews angry with Paul and James? Because they heard wrong about Paul. It's as simple as that, (see Acts 21:24)." What is different in Acts 15 and Acts...

The answer to your question is 'nothing.' If there is no transcendent ultimate authority in the universe, there is no such thing as 'morality.' There is no right or wrong, good or evil. These require an objective standard that does not exist in a godless universe. There's nothing but subjective...

What exactly is 'morality' in a godless universe? By what objective standard do you gauge right and wrong, good and evil?

@FHII @H. Richard Again, there is one Gospel for Jew and Gentile. I can provide explicit Scripture references for this fact. Salvation through faith in Christ was preached from the very beginning. Not only do we find it in the Gospel of John, we see Peter preach the Gospel to Jews on the day of...

What you presented is a description of function, not marks of authenticity, (i.e. true prophet vs. false prophet), which is what the OP requested. Also, the idea that "Old testament prophesy is not the same as New Testament prophesy" is incorrect. OT prophets also uttered words of strengthening...

Let’s contemplate the difference between “I agree with you boss” and “Therefore my judgement is...” I’m afraid you’re grasping at straws.

Yeah... there's really something in the way James says, Act 15:19 Therefore my judgment is... that really screams that someone else is actually in charge here. :-)

We are given the basic criteria in Deuteronomy. Deu 18:21 And if you say in your heart, 'How may we know the word that the LORD has not spoken?'— Deu 18:22 when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the LORD has not...

Like I said before, peculiar commissions do not equal preeminence. James and the Jerusalem Council make this blindingly clear.

Not true. The Jerusalem Council took place circa 50 AD, which made Peter's declaration contemporaneous with the preaching of Paul. Peter made it clear that the Jews were saved by grace just like Gentiles. Act 15:11 But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just...

The notion that Peter is granted special pope powers because he was addressed individually before the others were addressed corporately is a figment of your own fertile imagination. No text in Matthew 16 or 18 allude to any such thing. You have to read that into accounts despite the fact that...

That's absurd. While the teaching of 10 of the Apostles was not recorded, Peter and John certainly did. There's no indication that the others didn't follow suit. Here are a few examples: Act 15:7 And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in...

I'm referring to the nature of Scripture, not the canon. What exactly constitutes the canon is a separate issue. Scripture is God-breathed revelation the second it is given. It doesn't require a council's formal recognition to be so. For example, Peter recognized Paul's writings as Scripture...

The Biblical doctrine of the Trinity teaches that God exists as three persons or hypostases, but is one being or essential nature. As such we would expect Scripture to make distinctions between the persons. That's all your proof texts demonstrate. The Psalmist speaks of YHWH in Psalm 102: Psa...

That's a distinction without a difference. Doctrine is the systematic expression of Biblical truth. The systematic expression of truth developed, the truth it embodies did not. All Scripture was God-breathed the second it was penned. Scripture was Scripture long before it was formally...

continued from previous post... 23. “So do what we tell you. There are four men who have taken a vow. 24. Take these men, be purified with them, and pay their expenses, so that they will shave their heads. Then everyone will know that the things they have heard about you are not true, but that...

That is incorrect. Peter says the following in the midst of the Jerusalem Council: Act 15:7 And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the...

No, truth doesn't develop. What develops is our understanding. These things were true long before they were codified as a result of controversy. Truth is truth whether man fully grasps it or not. Because the former are clearly taught in Scripture, whereas the latter contradicts or attempts to...

Because Judas was destined to fulfill prophesy and play a pivotal role in the crucifixion of Jesus. Act 1:16 "Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. Act 1:17...

Show me where I even alluded to such nonsense.