Paul


(see also Galatians, Kosher, Torah, Law of Moses, Nazarene)

Paul tells us that we need to be firm in Torah before we can understand his writings.

Romans 7:1 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law [Torah],) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

Peter also warns us that Paul’s writings are hard to understand which many will twist to their destruction.

2 Peter 3:16 As also in all his [Paul] epistles, speaking in them of these things; IN WHICH ARE SOME THINGS HARD TO BE UNDERSTOOD, which they that are UNLEARNED and UNSTABLE wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness.

YHWH through the holy prophet Joseph Smith states that Paul is a true apostle.

D&C (LDS 18:9-15) (RLDS 16) (1833 15) (1835 43) (1844 43)
AAA 9 And now, Oliver Cowdery,
AA-B I [YHWH] speak unto you,
AAA and also unto David Whitmer,
A-B by the way of commandment;
A–C for, behold, I [YHWH] command all men everywhere to repent,
A-B and I [Yeshua] speak unto you,
AAA even as unto Paul mine apostle,
AA-B for you are called [apostle]
AA-B even with that same calling [apostle]
AAA with which he [Paul] was called.
-BA 10 Remember the worth of souls
-BB is great
-BC in the sight of God [Elohim];
–CA 11 For, behold, the Lord [YHWH] your Redeemer
–C-B suffered death in the flesh;
–C-B wherefore He [YHWH] suffered the pain of all men,
–CA that all men might repent and come unto Him [YHWH].
—DA 12 And He [YHWH] hath risen again from the dead,
—D-B that He [YHWH] might bring all men unto Him [YHWH],
—DA on conditions of repentance.
–CA 13 And how great is His [YHWH] joy
–CB in the soul [sinner] that repenteth [returns to Torah]!
-BA 14 Wherefore,
-BB you are called to cry repentance
-BC unto this people.
AA 15 And if it so be that you should labor all your days
A-B in crying repentance unto this people,
A–C and bring,
A—D save it be one soul unto Me [Yeshua],
A—-E how great shall be your joy [eternal life]
A—–F with him in the kingdom of My [Yeshua] Father!
A—-E 16 And now, if your joy will be great with one soul
A—D that you have brought unto Me [Yeshua]
A–C into the kingdom of My [Yeshua] Father,
A-B how great will be your joy
AA if you should bring many souls unto Me [Yeshua]!

Paul did animal sacrafice as a believer of Yeshua / Jesus after Yeshua’s / Jesus’ death and resurrection. Joseph Smith taught that animal sacrafice will be coming back as does the Old Testament / Tanak and the Book of Mormon, see Important Coming Dates and Second Coming.

Acts 21:18,23-24,26-27
18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
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23 Do therefore this [Nazarite vow] that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them; 24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law [Torah].
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26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. 27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

Numbers 6:5,9,18-19
5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
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9 And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.
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18 And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings. 19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:

Now the purpose in himself [Yeshua/Jesus] in the winding up scene of the last dispensation is, that all things pertaining to that dispensation should be conducted PRECISELY in accordance with the preceding dispensationS. And again, God purposed in himself that there should not be an eternal fulness, until every dispensation should be fulfilled [taught] and GATHERED TOGETHER IN ONE … therefore he set the ORDINANCES TO BE THE SAME FOR EVER AND EVER …
… thus we behold the keys of this priesthood consisted in obtaining the voice of Jehovah, that he talked with him [Noah] in a familiar and friendly manner, that he continued to him the keys, the covenants, the power and the glory, with which he blessed Adam at the beginning; and THE OFFERING OF SACRIFICE, WHICH ALSO SHALL BE CONTINUED AT THE LAST TIME; for ALL THE ORDINANCES AND DUTIES that ever have been required by the priesthood, under the directions and commandments of the Almighty in any of the dispensations, SHALL ALL BE HAD IN THE LAST DISPENSATION. Therefore ALL THINGS HAD UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRIESTHOOD AT ANY FORMER PERIOD SHALL BE HAD AGAIN, BRINGING TO PASS THE RESTORATION spoken of by the mouth of all the holy prophets; then shall the sons of Levi offer an acceptable offering to the Lord [YHWH]. ‘And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord’ Malachi 3:3-4 [3 Nephi (LDS 24:3-4) (RLDS 11:6-7)].
IT IS GENERALLY SUPPOSED THAT SACRIFICE WAS ENTIRELY DONE AWAY WHEN THE GREAT SACRIFICE [Alma (LDS 34:10-15) (RLDS )] [i.e.,] THE SACRIFICE OF THE LORD [YHWH] JESUS [YESHUA] WAS OFFERED UP, AND THAT THERE WILL BE NO NECESSITY FOR THE ORDINANCE OF SACRIFICE IN THE FUTURE; BUT THOSE WHO ASSERT THIS ARE CERTAINLY NOT ACQUAINTED WITH THE DUTIES, PRIVILEGES AND AUTHORITY OF THE PRIESTHOOD, OR WITH THE PROPHETS.
The OFFERING OF SACRIFICE has ever been connected and forms a part of the duties of the Priesthood. It [offering of sacrifice] began with the Priesthood, and WILL BE CONTINUED UNTIL AFTER THE COMING OF CHRIST [THE MESSIAH] [Adam-ondi-Aham], from generation to generation. We frequently have mention made of the offering of sacrifice by the servants of the Most High in ancient days, PRIOR TO THE LAW OF MOSES, WHICH ORDINANCES WILL BE CONTINUED WHEN THE PRIESTHOOD IS RESTORED WITH ALL IT’S AUTHORITY [Joseph Smith did not restore everything put did got it started], POWER AND BLESSINGS.
… THESE SACRIFICES, as well as every ordinance belonging to the Priesthood, will, WHEN THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD [YHWH] SHALL BE BUILT [FUTURE], and the sons of Levi be purified, be fully restored and attended to in all their powers, ramifications, and blessings. This ever did and ever will exist when the powers of the Melchizedek Priesthood are sufficiently manifest; else HOW CAN THE RESTITUTION OF ALL THINGS spoken of by the Holy Prophets be brought to pass. IT IS NOT TO BE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE LAW OF MOSES [DAILY PERFORMANCES AND ORDINANCES] WILL BE ESTABLISHED AGAIN with all its rites and variety of ceremonies; this has never been spoken of by the prophets; BUT THOSE THINGS WHICH EXISTED PRIOR TO MOSES’ DAY, namely, SACRIFICE, WILL BE CONTINUED.
It may be asked by some, what necessity for sacrifice, since the great sacrifice was offered? In answer to which, if repentance, baptism, and faith existed prior to the days of Christ, what necessity for them since that time?
Joseph Smith, History of the Church Volume 4 pages 211–212, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith pages 172–173, Doctrines of Salvation Volume 3 page 94, The Words of Joseph Smith pages 38-44

Below is a list of resources to help people understand Paul and how he taught people to keep Torah and not the Oral Law / false traditions of men. Paul also taught that Torah and the Law of Moses are two different things, and I get into many details of this at Law of Moses.