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Originally Posted by awareness
A little Chinese man putting down James ..
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Peter and John went up to the temple for the ritual prayers, in Acts 3:1. They were 100% within Judaism as it stood, there. Yet these two, who hadn't yet read Paul's treatises on grace, healed a man, and thousands believed.
Paul was writing to gentiles - he was a minister to the gentiles by his own admission (Gal 2:8). What he did minister, did not negate the spiritual experiences of others like James, Peter, and John.
Again, the issue was, and is, about imposition of alien values. Whether Jerusalem on Antioch (Assyrians), Western values on China, or Chinese ways on the West. The answer should be no, in every account.
Jesus loves every tribe, every tongue, every people, every nation. Those who want control try to efface them. If you don't know the difference you'll get fooled. Test the spirits, to see of what sort they are.