heracleitos wrote: ↑October 1st, 2022, 5:41 am
JackDaydream wrote: ↑October 1st, 2022, 12:54 am
There is a difference between the teachings of Jesus and the practices of the Christianity through history.
I wish someone had told Paul, the false apostle, the apostate from the law, to please shut up, before it would be too late:
Paul the Heresiarch wrote:
"Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law", Galatians 3:10-14
That is incredibly nonsensical.
About the crucifixion episode he says:
Paul the Heresiarch wrote:
Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree, Galatians 3:13
In his epistles, Paul goes on, and on, about how there should be no law:
Paul the Heresiarch wrote:
You are not under law but under grace, Romans 6:14
They should have burned Paul at the stake. Could someone go back and please do it? I would be most grateful!
I have struggled with the ideas of Paul, in his various writings, and his significance in the formation of early Christianity. So much of Christian belief comes down to his writings and my understanding is that his writings were the only ones which are likely to have been by the name of the author. He was younger, but it is an interesting story because Paul began as someone who was so opposed to Christ until he was struck down in a conversion experience, that is if the story is genuine. However, the account of Paul is one involving a complete turn around in his outlook. The reason why Paul's influence is viewed negatively by many, including myself, is that there is so much emphasis on sin and, also, a strong emphasis on perfection as a goal, often in conjunction with puritanical goals.
Nevertheless, I do like to look at various perspectives and came across an unusual one in a book, 'Paul's New Moment: Continental Philosophy and the Future of Christian Theology', by John Milbank, Slavoj Zizek and Creston Davis(2010). These authors do look at the assumptions which Paul makes, especially how his approach is linked to the belief in Jesus's resurrection and that of everyone in the future. However, the line of thinking in the book is an unusual one because it traces some interest in Paul's writings in the continent amongst atheist and agnostic philosophers. This is that Paul's ideas are seen as a contrast to Western liberalism, as a starting point for the value of loving and caring for others as a foundation for ethics. Of course, the emphasis on loving one's neighbour was also the central message of Jesus and many other spiritual leaders. But, in the book the authors connect the traditional of theology with some emergence of ideas within European theology..l