I've thought about it quite a bit -- SAUL OF TARSUS, THE ANTICHRIST

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Date Posted: 00:51:33 04/16/03 Wed
Author: Troy
Subject: I've thought about it quite a bit

I've been on a massive spiritual quest since I was about 10 years old. Seek the truth, and you shall find it. What I found is much different than what modern day False Christians loudly proclaim through their judgements and condemnations. God is love. And the Kingdom of Heaven is inside us. Christ is our Lord and God is our Father. But JC is also our brother, defender and King. I fear Paul is our enemy and the way the bible has been twisted over the years, the wicked one has raised Paul to 'god like' status.

Any church I've ever been to quotes constantly from Paul's writings, but rarely from those of the Gospels of Christ. Most 'christians' these days know very little about the history of the bibl - they don't know who really wrote it, how it was put together, nor even that Paul was NOT an Apostle of Jesus Christ. They don't know Paul came hundreds of years after Christ. And they don't know what authority Paul had - he had a single vision. Still yet, most churches refer to Saul of Tarsus today as the 'apostle paul'. His writings are closely followed as if they were the words of God, Himself. None of the 12 Apostles spoke with such audacity or pride, only the man known as Paul. This debate has a massive place in religious history as well, because the blind following of the teachings of Saul of Tarsus is what caused the separation of the Lutherans from the Catholics. Martin Luther did not accept Paul as his 'lord'.

For years I've been feeling led to the conclusions that Paul was the anti-Christ. It makes sense because Jesus warned us of any who come after him as 'prophets' would be liars. He also warned us specifically of an Anti-Christ. Then boom, about 200 years later Saul of Tarsus comes on the scene and proclaims himself (through the power of the Roman Church) to be a new 'savior' for mankind through his actions, deeds and words. Paul seems to talk with the same authority as Christ, Himself. And Paul definitely contradicts Christ's teachings. Not only does he do this, but he seems to make new policy regarding the 'law' and our forgivenss through 'christ'.

Was Saul of Tarsus the Anti-Christ...we will not know until we are made aware of it by God I guess. There is no way to prove it really, so it has to be a matter of searching for the truth. It has to be a matter of prayer...and I suppose anyone who is made aware of the truth regarding this issue will be forced to live with the knowledge as a testament of their faith, unable to prove this fact to others. Regardless if Saul of Tarsus was the anti-christ or not, I think it fair to say we could rip out all of Paul's teachings from the bible, stick with the Gospels and make our way to Heaven to find out. Problem is, the teachings of Paul are making Christians into false Christians. They judge now, instead of forgive. They persecute now, instead of loving 'sinners'.

Just based on the damage Paul has done to the core basics of what Jesus Christ taught, I think he just might be something very dangerous and perhaps wicked...like the anti-christ in persona. Did he mean to do it? Is his rise to god-like status work of the wicked one? Or, has his passionate and flawed teachings made their way to godly status on their own based on the ignorance of mankind towards the Gospels. You will only know if you seek hard...and this is a hard one.

Love in Life,

TG Johnson

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Re: I've thought about it quite a bit -- David R.W. Wadsworth, Servant of the Most High and One True God, 13:35:00 04/27/03 Sun
- Re: I've thought about it quite a bit -- Julian, 19:42:41 07/21/06 Fri
Re: I've thought about it quite a bit -- Jennifer, 04:39:03 07/29/03 Tue
- Re: I've thought about it quite a bit -- Omar, 15:50:20 03/22/04 Mon
- GATHERING THE FLOCK -- Mountaineer, 17:29:48 02/01/05 Tue