@cnaak. I do thank you for your effort in this discussion. How much it catches my attention the fashion in which we move around through scripture to support our beliefs. And by “we”, I mean “you” as well as “me”. I was hoping to divert the discussion away from Ephesians 2 for a couple of reasons, but will now address them in hopes of receiving a reply based on different presumptions/perspective.

In my current reckoning, the apostle Paul had two commissions (ἀποστέλλω). He recounts these commissions in Acts 26:15-17. I understand that Acts 9:5-7, is where the Lord first made contact with Pa…