Who Were the Ebionites? They Preached Against Paul But...

Who were the Ebionites? Check out this video for an in depth look.  This is an important question because, from what we can gather from limited information, they, too, saw Paul as a False Apostle due to his teachings against keeping Torah.  This we can fully agree with.  But they also said Jesus was only a man, that there was no virgin birth, that He did not pre-exist His earthly birth and that Jesus was a vegetarian (among other questionable beliefs).  They seem to pull only from a redacted version of Matthew (excluding the first two chapters which address the virgin birth) while ignoring the writings of the Apostle John which clearly state that Jesus, as the Word of God, is God (John 1:1, 14) and that He most certainly pre-existed His earthly birth.   Watch out for people in the movement identifying Paul as a false apostle who also follow the teachings of the Ebionites.  Though they seemed to disappear in the fourth century, it seems they are back and walking and teaching among us.

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