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>Paul was AN "apostle" he wasn;t one of THE apostles.
Firstly the definition of an apostle is related specifically to the twelve hence why Jesus distinguished them from the other DISCIPLES.
Luke 6:13
"And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;"
Also nice idea conveniently leaving out the part of acts 1 where it stated specifically what a candidate for an apostle was. I.e to be by Jesus' side from John the Baptist all the way to his returning to heaven. Paul does not fit this criteria thus he is NOT an apostle. No matter how many times Paul repeats it. Note Paul spends quite a couple of passages defending himself as an apostle. Example 1 corinthians 9:1-4
"Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? 2If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. 3Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, 4Have we not power to eat and to drink?"
Paul is a false apostle whether you like it or not. This doesn't even mean he was a bad person just that calling himself an apostle alone is dubious. I believe he is a liar but that is because the amount of evidence is huge for instance the contradiction of his story in Acts 9 and Acts 22 and it's the same in greek.

>You're even saying that if he was an apostle he replaced Thomas.
No I made that for the sake of an argument. I never said he replaced Thomas. In fact I would consider such a thing blasphemous. The thing you are misunderstanding is that I was making this as a case for Paul being an apostle which he isn't and that the only possibility of that ever being the case was IF he replaced Thomas which I don't believe since the guy spoken of in acts 1 probably would have gotten Thomas' place over Paul.
>Perhaps, but even though Ephesus was in Asia, he specifically mentions it in the next verse as where he was helped by God.
WRONG the verse states that about a man named Onesiphorus and that he ministered Pauls doctrine at Ephesus when Paul was captive in Rome. It never states anything about Paul praising Ephesus just this man Onesiphorus for preaching his doctrine to the Ephesians.

>Romans 7:12 states the law is holy and Just
Just because Paul writes something doesn't mean he won't contradict it. After all Paul called the law a curse in galatians 3:10-14
"For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 11But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. 12And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. 13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:"