Unity of purpose is what we need to solve the energy crisis.Happy New Year.
Unity of purpose is what we need to solve the energy crisis.Happy New Year.
ibn 9 years ago
If by today’s Christianity we understand faith in Christ as:
The heavenly Son of God or one in a trinity, who did not belong to earthly humanity, but who lived in the divine likeness and glory.
Who came down from heav ... read full comment
If by today’s Christianity we understand faith in Christ as:
The heavenly Son of God or one in a trinity, who did not belong to earthly humanity, but who lived in the divine likeness and glory.
Who came down from heaven to earth, who took upon himself a human form, so he made preparation for man's sins by his own blood upon the cross.
Who was then resurrected from physical death and raised to the right hand of God, as the Lord of his own people.Who believes in him, who hears their prayers, and guides them.
Who will come again with the clouds of heaven to judge the world and cast down all the foes of God.
Who will bring his own people with him unto the home of heavenly light so that they may become like His glorified body.
If this is today’s Christianity, then such Christianity was founded in what is believed to be the writings of St. Paul' NOT Jesus. However St. Paul said “I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:11".
Yet modern New Testament scholars are all in agreement that Paul was not the author of all the -14- apostels that was atributed to him for more than 19- centuries. Did Paul recieve any revelation from Christ? for answers we will examine Pauls' records in the Bible.
Where did Paul go after Jesus' first encounter?
During the encounter Paul said Jesus ordered him “Go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do. 11 my companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me.” Acts 22:10-11
Shockingly Paul gave a totally contradictory story to the Galatians stating: “But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased 16 to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not consult any man, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went immediately into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.” Galatians 1:15-17
Who taught making a living from preaching?
Paul quoted Jesus by saying: “The Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.” 1 Corinthians 9:3 {for more info See 2 Corinthians 11:5-15}
Jesus said “As you go, preach this message: The kingdom of heaven is near. ... Freely you have received, freely give. Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts; take no bag for the journey, or extra tunic, or sandals or a staff; for the worker is worth his keep.” Matthew 10:7-10 Nowhere in the Bible was Jesus quoted with a different teaching.
The Mystery of Salvation?
Jesus said "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." Matthew 5:17
Paul said “For he {JESUS} himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,15 by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations."Ephesians 2:14
Amazingly when a man asked Jesus: "what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?" (Jesus answered)... keep the commandments." Matthew 19:17
Yet Paul said “All who rely on observing the law are under a curse. 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree (crucified)." Galatians 3:10 "I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!" Galatians 2:21 God gave the Jew's a law: "for a hanged man is accursed by God Deuteronomy 21:23".Is the Christ cursed by Gods own law?
Is it possible that Jesus picked a cursed man to baptize Paul and to give him his sight? Paul himself said on Acts 22:12 "A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there. He stood beside me and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!'". Note that three years after Jesus, Ananias has no knowledge that Jesus died to save those who believed in him from the curse of the law?
The Mystery of the original sin?
Jesus says: “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin. .. If I had not done among them what no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin.” John 15:22. its obvious they are sinners not until Jesus came and said: “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:17. Was Jesus saying there were righteous people before he died for our sins?
Paul said, “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.”Romans 5:12 .In reality God was very clear on the fact that there is no inheritance of sin as shown in Deuteronomy 14:16: “Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.” and Ezekiel 18:17: “He will not die for his father's sin; he will surely live.”
The Mysterious Prophecy of Paul
God said “If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken." Deuteronomy 18:22”
Paul said “We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep {physically died} in him. according to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep {physically died}. 16 for the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever." 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17.
Paul agreed with the other gospel writers, in the fact that Jesus would return in their lifetime. And this is what they claim is Jesus' word: “I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." Matthew 24:34 (Mark 13:30, Luke 21:32, John 21:22, Matthew 16:28).
Did God change his mind? God answers “God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind.” Numbers 23:19.
The Apostle That Never...
In the Bible it was God’s intention to have only twelve apostles for Jesus: "The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb."Revelation 21:14
That is why they must find a replacement for Judas, indeed, they choose Matthias as in Acts 1:26: "Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles."
Paul said “On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as Peter had been to the Jews. For God, who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews, was also at work in my ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles."Galatians 2:7-8
In all the 22 times in the Bible where Paul is referred to as an "apostle", only twice is he referred to as an apostle by someone other than himself! These two instances were only stated in the book of Acts,where we also learn that Peter said "Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.” Acts 15:7
Yet Paul said “And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am telling the truth, I am not lying--and a teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles." 1Timothy 2:7
The Mysterious Encounter
Paul said on Acts 22:6 "About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. 7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me? 8 “Who are you, Lord?” Were there any witnesses? Indeed, for Paul said “the people with me saw the light but didn't hear the voice.”
The book of Acts gives a different account of Paul’s own statement “the men traveling with Saul ... they heard the sound but did not see anyone.” Acts 9:7
The Theology of Grace?
Jesus never mentioned the word Grace as seen HERE yet paul said "Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace." Galatians 5 :2-4
Surprisingly paul causes Timothy to have fallen from grace as on Acts 16:3 "Paul wanted to take him {Timothy} along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek."
Modern Medicine has proved that circumsision has alot of health benifits especialy in preventing the transmission of many diseases.
The source of Pauls' Knowledge ?
Paul said: "I was advancing in Judaism beyond many Jews of my own age and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers." Acts 22:14
Yet the first book in Judaism states “Now Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah." Genesis 25:1. And that wife has six sons: “The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine, whom she bore, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.” 1 Chronicles 1:32
Paul said “By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son.” Hebrews 11:17 Did Abraham have one or two sons since paul said "for it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman." Galatians 4:22
Paul states “Then the people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.”Acts 13:21.
Shockingly Judaism teaches: "Saul was thirty years old when he became king and he reigned over Israel forty-two years." 1 Samuel 13:1. Yet in the original Hebrew text King Saul reigned for ONLY TWO YEARS as seen HERE
Paul's Tribe Mystery?
In the Bible the Tribe of Benjamin had long ceased to exist hundreds of years before Paul, and Pharisee families are unknown in Tarsus. Yet Paul clam "I'm an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin." Romans 11:1
The Old Testament states “The people grieved for Benjamin, because the Lord had made a gap in the tribes of Israel."Judges 21:15
Eleven or Twelve Apostles?
Paul's never mention the death of Apostle Judas'by hanging himself. Yet in Matthew 27:5 “So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself”. Therefore the twelve apostles became eleven before Jesus Resurrection.
Paul wrote “that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.” 1 Corinthians 15:4
Who inspired Paul?
Paul admitted he had the blood of the early Christians in his hands by stating “I persecuted the followers of this Way to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison." Acts 22:4
Yet God told David “You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.” 1 Chronicles 28:3.
Paul saw a light falling from heaven when he saw what he thought to be Jesus. Yet Jesus siad "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” Luke 10:18
Unity of purpose is what we need to solve the energy crisis.Happy New Year.
If by today’s Christianity we understand faith in Christ as:
The heavenly Son of God or one in a trinity, who did not belong to earthly humanity, but who lived in the divine likeness and glory.
Who came down from heav ...
read full comment
Yes the fear of God would improve Ghana, Amen.