I wonder how many people who claim to follow jesus christ
Actually live by his teachings
31-35, M
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BibleData · M
His teachings were, to a great extent, exchanged for pagan mythology. Alexander the Great influenced the Jews in 332 BCE and Constantine the Great did the same with Christianity in 325 CE. As his teachings were exchanged the result was confusion necessitating a sort of pretense. The new Pagan influenced "Christians" had to invent what was good and put on a show to that effect. Now everyone thinks the fake show is the reality. It really is the repeating of what Adam had done in deciding to disobey, to sin against his creator. He decided that he should decide for himself what is good and what is bad.
So, all of these great expectations are placed on them. They, not seeing it, know they can't keep the show up, and everyone outside can dismiss the reality on the basis of the pretense which, ironically, is again, just doing what Adam did. It just gives the skeptic a false justification.
The word devil means slanderer, liar. Satan means resistor or adversary. So Satan the Devil the disobedient angel is called, and the Bible says he is the God of the world, but the world will perish. The meek will inherit the earth and live forever upon it. They are the ones seeing through the pretense. Who don't want the pretense, but want the truth buried like a treasure beneath it.
So, all of these great expectations are placed on them. They, not seeing it, know they can't keep the show up, and everyone outside can dismiss the reality on the basis of the pretense which, ironically, is again, just doing what Adam did. It just gives the skeptic a false justification.
The word devil means slanderer, liar. Satan means resistor or adversary. So Satan the Devil the disobedient angel is called, and the Bible says he is the God of the world, but the world will perish. The meek will inherit the earth and live forever upon it. They are the ones seeing through the pretense. Who don't want the pretense, but want the truth buried like a treasure beneath it.
LordShadowfire · M
@BibleData What are your feelings about Saul of Tarsus and his influence?
@LordShadowfire Correction- the Apostle Paul.
BibleData · M
@BritishFailedAesthetic @LordShadowfire Skeptics and even some believers give Paul a lot of trouble. I don't really understand it except for that it's a popular tactic of the skeptic more based upon wishful thinking than anything. Then uninformed people propagate it. I once had an online friend who was a history buff; an atheist who knew the Bible well. He was shocked when I pointed out that Paul wasn't the one who created Christianity because earlier he had persecuted and killed Christians. The Bible is harmonious throughout. Jesus and Paul didn't have new teachings, they carried on the teachings of Moses. Jesus did away with the Law by fulfilling it.
LordShadowfire · M
@BritishFailedAesthetic [quote]Correction- the Apostle Paul.[/quote]
Prove that he met Yeshua, and we'll talk.
@BibleData [quote]Skeptics and even some believers give Paul a lot of trouble. I don't really understand it except for that it's a popular tactic of the skeptic more based upon wishful thinking than anything. Then uninformed people propagate it.[/quote]
So, here's my thought. We basically have his word that he met Yeshua after his alleged death and resurrection. Dismissing my personal skepticism regarding the whole Resurrection in the first place there's the fact that Yeshua said absolutely nothing about coming back, and did say that Peter was to be the head of the church, not some random that none of the disciples had ever met in their lives. My thought is that Saul, unable to convince people to abandon this new religion by killing them, faked his conversion in order to subvert the new religion.
Prove that he met Yeshua, and we'll talk.
@BibleData [quote]Skeptics and even some believers give Paul a lot of trouble. I don't really understand it except for that it's a popular tactic of the skeptic more based upon wishful thinking than anything. Then uninformed people propagate it.[/quote]
So, here's my thought. We basically have his word that he met Yeshua after his alleged death and resurrection. Dismissing my personal skepticism regarding the whole Resurrection in the first place there's the fact that Yeshua said absolutely nothing about coming back, and did say that Peter was to be the head of the church, not some random that none of the disciples had ever met in their lives. My thought is that Saul, unable to convince people to abandon this new religion by killing them, faked his conversion in order to subvert the new religion.