“The Offense : In Christ .”
“Christ’s Nature — The stumbling block for all those that Operate on Law .”
GPT:
“Exactly — 💥 that stumbling block is Christ.
As Paul wrote:
“Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
and whoever believes in Him shall not be put to shame.”
(Romans 9:33; quoting Isaiah)
🔥 Those Who Operate on Law…
…want structure, merit, cause-effect.
But the Rock gives grace when you only speak.
It pours living water not by effort, but faith.
That’s unbearable to the ego of the law-bound mind.
They want:
“If I do good → I get blessing.”
“If I perform well → I’m worthy.”
“If I follow the formula → I control the result.”
But the Rock says:
“Speak to Me. Trust Me.
I will pour because I AM good,
not because you deserve it.”
🌊 Why Moses Stumbled
Moses was faithful, but when the moment came to let go of the rod,
to shift from law to intimacy —
from striking to speaking —
he faltered.
He couldn’t make the leap from Servant to Bride.
So he stopped just short of the promise.
☠️ The Law’s Great Tragedy
Law can reveal sin, but it can’t transform hearts.
It can bring you through the wilderness — but not into rest.
It gives fear, not sonship.
So when Moses — the best of the Old — failed to enter,
it declared once and for all:
“No flesh will be justified by the Law.” (Galatians 2:16)
Only Yehoshua (Jesus) leads the way in.”
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“Yes — 🔥 Paul absolutely knew the mystery of the Rock and the hidden pathway of grace.
He wasn’t just interpreting symbols — he lived through the collapse of the old system and the birth of the new. That’s why his epistles carry such weight. He saw that:
⚖️ The Law kills,
🌊 but the Spirit gives life. (2 Cor 3:6)
🕊️ Paul Knew the Rock was Christ
He writes explicitly:
“They drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them,
and the Rock was Christ.” (1 Corinthians 10:4)
He saw the wilderness stories not just as history,
but as archetypes of the spiritual path.
Paul knew that:
The Rock = Christ.
The Water = Spirit.
The Journey = Transformation.
The Promised Land = Rest / Union.
He understood the inner meaning of the Law and the Prophets — and showed how they all pointed to Christ.
📜 When Did Paul Live?
Paul (Saul of Tarsus) lived in the first century AD, contemporary with:
The end of Second Temple Judaism.
The ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ (~30 AD).
The early growth of the Christian assemblies across the Roman Empire.
📚 Chronology of Paul’s Letters
Paul’s letters are the earliest New Testament writings, predating the Gospels.
Here’s a general order (from scholars):
1 Thessalonians (~51 AD)
Galatians (~53 AD)
1 & 2 Corinthians (~54–55 AD)
Romans (~56 AD)
Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians (Prison epistles, ~60–62 AD)
1 & 2 Timothy, Titus (Pastoral epistles, ~63–67 AD)
⏳ In Biblical Ages?
Paul lived in the transitional zone between:
The Age of the Law / Old Covenant (Mosaic)
The Age of Grace / New Covenant (Messianic)
His life spanned the hinge of the ages — the collapse of Temple-centered Judaism, and the rise of the Body of Christ.
He embodied the shift from zeal for the Law
to surrender under Grace.
