Is Paul responsible for founding "christianity"?

by cameo-d 14 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  cameo-d

  Did Jesus really have the intention to start a new religion?

  Did he really plan his own execution in order to save mankind from eternal damnation?

  Did Jesus actually regard himself as a divine being, knowing it would be an infringement of the first of the Ten Commandments?

  Was it not Paul who promoted belief in sacrifice and that mystical sharing of the death of the deity was the only path to salvation?

  Wasn't this sort of belief system originated from Hellenistic sources?

  (And as for 'salvation'....saved from what? Eternal hellfire? Judgement of your actions?)

  Is it enough to follow the rules and regulations of Paul per the new testament, knowing that he never even met Jesus ?

  Is it enough to accept Paul's tyrannical and misogynistic documents based on the fact that he claimed to have a vision of Jesus?

  Did Paul attempt to study and learn from those who knew Jesus? Did he pay his respects to Mary, the mother of Jesus? Was he really interested in those who had spent time with Jesus?

  ...or did Paul have his own agenda to bridge the gap between Judiasm and christianity, smoothing over the murder of Jesus, and having the backing of an evil consortium of an "inner circle"?
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  stillajwexelder

  Yes in fact it should be called "PAULIANITY"
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  cameo-d

  Was Paul really a relative of King Herod?
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  Elsewhere

  > Is Paul responsible for founding "christianity"?

  Sure... why not.
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  syzygy

  no, paul may be responsible for organized religion, weekly payments and fear.

  think about your question, "Christianity", comes from Christ Jesus.
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  Satanus

  It was at antioch, w paul and barnabas presiding, that the term christian was first coined, according to acts -

  (Acts 11:22-26) 22 The account about them got to the ears of the congregation that was in Jerusalem, and they sent out Bar′na·bas as far as Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw the undeserved kindness of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all to continue in the Lord with hearty purpose; 24 for he was a good man and full of holy spirit and of faith. And a considerable crowd was added to the Lord. 25 So he went off to Tarsus to make a thorough search for Saul 26 and, after he found him, he brought him to Antioch. It thus came about that for a whole year they gathered together with them in the congregation and taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.
  
  Jesus' groupies were never called that, while they followed him around.
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  Satanus

  It was at antioch, w paul and barnabas presiding, that the term christian was first coined, according to acts -

  (Acts 11:22-26) 22 The account about them got to the ears of the congregation that was in Jerusalem, and they sent out Bar′na·bas as far as Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw the undeserved kindness of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all to continue in the Lord with hearty purpose; 24 for he was a good man and full of holy spirit and of faith. And a considerable crowd was added to the Lord. 25 So he went off to Tarsus to make a thorough search for Saul 26 and, after he found him, he brought him to Antioch. It thus came about that for a whole year they gathered together with them in the congregation and taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.
  
  Jesus' groupies were never called that, while they followed him around.
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  cameo-d

  Thanks for the information, Satanus.

  Welcome to the board, Syzygy.
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  oompa

  someone told me recently that paul was obviously still under satans influence when he wrote!!.........hey he was a persecutor of christians.....and he put stuff in there NOBODY else did.....things that make christianity much harder.........like satan would do.........oomps

  wt does say satan and his earthly cronies changed stuff in the bible.....so why not just have him write it how he wants paul to?......

  you can just consider this new lite if you want
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  Black Sheep

  " The mistaken attitude of Christianity is very largely the fault of St. Paul, whose figure, like a cloud, intervenes between the Christian and the historic Jesus. " 'Paganism in Our Christianity', Arthur Weigall, page 275 (Arthur is quoted as an expert in the Trinity brochure.)

  Read it at Google books