Terry: Further, what most people really call Christianity is PAUL. I challenge anybody here to give me a meaningful Christianity that pretends Paul never existed. The real Christianity is swept away mostly by the outrageous Platonic perversion of Judaism paganized by the "Apostle" Paul. His theology is based on his self-anointing as "chosen" by an hallucinated Jesus. Outrageous. Why isn't Jesus enough for Christians?
Please do elaborate Terry. When you say most people, who are you referring to? You must be referring to a particular religion. What are you really saying about Paul?
Briefly, Paul's name was Saul. He lived in Tarsus as a boy. He left home and went to Jerusalem to study Jewish religion. He became a very strict Pharisee believing in the Law of Moses. He hated those who went against these laws. He mistreated and put in prison all those who believed in Jesus. Let's say the 'religion' of Jesus was spreading fast.
Saul was angry and wanted to stop it. He was on his way to Damascus to search for these followers to kill them or bring them back to Jerusalem to put them in prison. On his way, Jesus of Nazareth appeared in the form of a great light and asked Saul why he was persecuting him. Saul knew he had done wrong. He became blind from the light. Jesus told him what to do when he went to Damascus.
Well I suppose you know about the rest. That is history. Saul's name was changed to Paul. Many things happened to him. He did it all for Jesus. However, one must keep in mind, Paul is not Jesus or God. Paul did the work he was supposed to do. Something you are saying that I am not sure what you are trying to get at Terry.
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