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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I said impliedly, and I didnt' say anything against Paul. Paul was a ballsy MF (though a bit of a smug prig). However, the reality is that Acts and Paul's letters are a major part of the New Testament. The plot of those writings is conversion.

Well, Paul was an Apostle, so his entire purpose in life was the establishment of the Christian church through Italy and Greece (primarily). And yes, there large majority of the NT is the writings of Paul (and we could get into the whole "inspired by God" aspect, but that's not the point).

I suppose the problem that I had with your original statement was that there is an implication that the unconverted are not worthy. The unconverted are not worthy of what?

As far as Paul being smug....there's a fine line between smug and certain. I suppose you could describe him that way, but being in prison, under house arrest, blind in later years, ship wrecked, facing beheading among other things.....those things might have a tendency to be humbling.