OK. Makes sense. SwampRangers mentioned to me "she just really likes Paul". She claims to be "a follower of the Way of Jesus Christ". That's fine with me. A lot of Christians have similar beliefs. But, if I were to agree with TINAE we would both be wrong.
IMO, Paul or Saul of Taurus was not a real person. And even if it was, a marginal character at best. To me Paul is nothing more than an intelligence asset working on behalf of Roman imperial interests to neutralize the most dangerous threat the empire had ever faced, Jewish fanaticism. Something that the CIA & Mossad institution at that time would make up/create. That's what they do today, psyops... and I'm certain nothing changed in 2,000 years.
Paul is saying forget all that Jesus taught, just believe this specific claim that Jesus is the son of God who died for your sins and you're saved. To me this is transactional. It's about belief, not about inner transformation. If Jesus's followers after his death believe this, slam dunk, the empire has won. And the jews would be happy, after all they didn't consider Jesus the Messiah. And after reading "By Way of Deception" by Victor Ostrovsky, that's exactly what I would do if I wanted to take over the movement. And neutralize the revolution. Invent a Paul who would teach exactly as he did. Good works don't matter. What matters is belief. Faith in Jesus as savior. If you believe, then you are saved. If you don't believe, then you are damned. No matter how good a person you are.
That is so limited and reductionistic, all that just for a mere overthrowing of one single worldly system. No. GOD "invented" it, and He overthrew ALL worldly systems! If what you say was true, Christianity would have died out, not spread.
is saying forget all Jesus taught
[citation needed]
it's about belief, not inner..
[False dichotomy]
neutralize
And it did no such thing because your very premises and assumptions are wrong. We have believed Jesus and Paul ever since the New Testament was written.
OK. Makes sense. SwampRangers mentioned to me "she just really likes Paul". She claims to be "a follower of the Way of Jesus Christ". That's fine with me. A lot of Christians have similar beliefs. But, if I were to agree with TINAE we would both be wrong.
IMO, Paul or Saul of Taurus was not a real person. And even if it was, a marginal character at best. To me Paul is nothing more than an intelligence asset working on behalf of Roman imperial interests to neutralize the most dangerous threat the empire had ever faced, Jewish fanaticism. Something that the CIA & Mossad institution at that time would make up/create. That's what they do today, psyops... and I'm certain nothing changed in 2,000 years.
Paul is saying forget all that Jesus taught, just believe this specific claim that Jesus is the son of God who died for your sins and you're saved. To me this is transactional. It's about belief, not about inner transformation. If Jesus's followers after his death believe this, slam dunk, the empire has won. And the jews would be happy, after all they didn't consider Jesus the Messiah. And after reading "By Way of Deception" by Victor Ostrovsky, that's exactly what I would do if I wanted to take over the movement. And neutralize the revolution. Invent a Paul who would teach exactly as he did. Good works don't matter. What matters is belief. Faith in Jesus as savior. If you believe, then you are saved. If you don't believe, then you are damned. No matter how good a person you are.
It takes more faith to believe your theory than the Biblical Truth.
"I will believe this complex fake thing over a simple true thing!"
That is so limited and reductionistic, all that just for a mere overthrowing of one single worldly system. No. GOD "invented" it, and He overthrew ALL worldly systems! If what you say was true, Christianity would have died out, not spread.
[citation needed]
[False dichotomy]
And it did no such thing because your very premises and assumptions are wrong. We have believed Jesus and Paul ever since the New Testament was written.
And your theory: https://i.imgflip.com/ais3tk.jpg
Do you know when the New Testament was written? and I don't mean the Koine Greek, I'm talking about the original manuscripts.