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Question: is St Paul not just a selfish self proclaimed Apostle who preaches his own teachings?

Saul of Tarsus was not the most reliable witness: Why do Christians instantly believe his vision of Christ? and why do they now follow Paul’s interpretation of his vision instead of the teachings of Jesus?
this is not me having a go, this is me trying to understand why Christians follow the teachings of man of whom never met their God.

http://www.worldends.co.uk/letter3.html

this site is not where I get my information or philosophy from, I have bsed my philosophy on the many books I own. I just thought this would be an easy way of getting the question across.

Answer: Besides

THE GOSPEL OF ST. THOMAS WAS BANNED BY CHURCH

The writings of St. Thomas who was a direct disciple of Jesus have been banned and outlawed by Church (by Emperor Constantine around the 4th century C.E) and Saul (St Paul) has been accepted although St. Paul never met Jesus. See St. Thomas here :

http://buddhistfaith.tripod.com/gospel/index.html

Is there any sinister link.
St. Paul was a hardline Jew who killed many chistians but later changed himself. It appears to me Jews like St. Paul have tried their best to make Christianity , Jewish oriented.
A bulk of Torah and Jewish history & beliefs in detail were attached to bible (as OT) and a short life of Jesus is attached at the end (just like an addendum i.e. NT ). For a newcomer it would appear that the God of Jews(Jehovah) is the real God and Israel is the holy land.
Even today Christians say : Hallelujah . Which means ‘praise to the God of Israelis – Jehovah’.
Roman Church had its own axe to grind to consolidate its power. It could never accept that the asians(especially indians) were capable of developing a superior theology. The idea that Jesus had accepted buddhist ideology in egypt was repugnent to the Roman church because that would have diluted their authority and the christians would have accepted Buddha’s birth place in India as their place of pilgrimage & of faith.

Therefore all connections to Buddhism were snapped by the Roman church by Constantine and many original works were declared as heresey.

BTW I believe that Jesus learnt Buddhism in Alexandria in Egypt as he spent his initial 12 long years there. Many of his teachings are Buddhist in nature. See the links below :

Loyd: Jesus must be center of marriage

Next year, my wife and I will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. Like any couple married for that length of time, we have shared times of great joy and times of tremendous sorrow. We have also experienced difficulty in our marriage. One year, we came very close to ending our union in divorce. Thankfully, with the help of counselors, friends, and a commitment to the Holy Spirit’s intention …

Alain Badiou. Theater, Poetry and Philosophy. 2003 1/6

Question: The apostle Paul talks to Jesus in a dream, gets put into the bible, David Koresch, talks to Jesus in a dream

and gets executed, why?

Answer: Paul wasn’t an apostle.

‘Professional Pastor’ Wants to Love Jesus Again

Francis Chan remembers going through his high school yearbook, calling up every senior to tell them about Jesus because he didn’t want them to go to hell.

The False Teachings of the Apostle Paul, Part 1 – Disc 1 – Dr. Ray Hagins

Question: Spiritually speaking……To all the Singles Ladies? (Christians)?

LOLs…will u prefer to get married or stay single?

Like in the words of the Apostle Paul … who himself said it is better for any man (unmarried)… not to get married …to remain as they are…. and he thinks he also has the Spirit of Christ… agreeing with that..

Answer: it is no fun staying single for the rest of your life; that may have been fine for Paul, because his full-time job was preaching and working for God. But i am not an apostle, and am therefore not called to live like one, especially since i know that i want to have children and a family.
If my calling was to be a nun or a wandering preacher, then i’d consider going the single route, because my focus would be totally on higher things.
i am not carnal-minded; i just know one of my callings is to me a mother, holding down my family.

Scott Cairns: The Problem With Self-Esteem

Among the many lifelong lessons I’m catching on to, the most important would have to be seeing the paradoxical, shooting-yourself-in-the-foot nature of self-interest — the self-defeating nature of self-regard.

Christians!: St. Paul the Apostle was the AntiChrist! 3/5

Question: Did the Apostle Paul offer sacrifices in the book of Acts or later? I have heard he did, but can’t find it.

If he did, please provide a Scripture reference. Thanks!

Answer: It is not written in the New Testament at all. It is rightfully inferred. How? Jews traditionally under the Law offered sacrifices. Even Jesus did this!!!! He had to keep the law up until his death. Then the New Testament became effective.

Paul said he was a devout Jew (the Book of Acts bears this out) and as such he would have kept the letter of the law which includes sacrifices. AFTER his conversion, there is no reason to assume he continued the tradition of sacrifices.

SBC PREVIEW: Ministers’ wives focus on mentoring

ORLANDO (BP)—The 2010 SBC Ministers’ Wives’ Luncheon will begin at noon Tuesday, June 15, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. The program will focus on the theme “Mentoring Ministry Marriages.”

Paul the author of the Book of Hebrews

Question: Why does the Acts of the Apostles end so abruptly? Could Luke not disguise Paul’s actions in Rome to look good?

I mean, Luke does a passable job of making the rift between Paul and the apostles look temporary till the end of the book, when Paul is supposed to show the Jewish Christians in Jerusalem that is still one of them, but instead ends up identifying himself as a Roman. (Acts 22)

From there till the very end of the book the proud Roman citizen is safely in Rome, in Roman custody, awaiting a “trial” that Luke doesn’t even try to pretty up like he did elsewhere in the book. We have some legends about what he did, sure, but nothing from an eyewitness like Luke. Luke was with Paul in Rome, according to Acts, so why does the book end so abruptly? What was Paul really up to that had to be left out?
Hi Dewcoons. Thanks for your detailed answer, but why would Luke be trying to get the charges dropped when the Roman authorities tried to drop the charges themselves and Paul wouldn’t let them? Remember, he is the one who appealed to Caesar. They wanted to let him go.

Answer: Sorry, I don’t have a good answer for you. Try the links below. I’m afraid I don’t care much what Paul had to say. I’m just not as forgiving as God Almighty. I can’t get past Paul/Saul being a Witch Hunter, er, I mean, Christian Hunter (same job, same tools, different faiths) and having people stoned to death for their beliefs.

Pope Benedict vows action on sexual abuse of children by priests

After months of limited action on a nearly global crisis over the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican press office affirmed today that the church plans to take steps towards bringing clerical abusers to justice.

The Apostle Paul in Rome – Acts 28.16-31 read in Roman Forum