[rnf_fusilier]

Paul was the person who first first advocated the divinity of Christ. The disciples(who were Christ's contemporaries) believed Christ had had a divine revelation(like the prophets).Hence the arguments amongst the early christians whether Christ's message was just for Jews or for Gentiles(who had to convert to Judaism in order to be saved) Paul and his followers lost the argument and left Jerusalem for Dasmascus(which before Constantine made Christianity the state religion and made Rome the centre of the church, was the most important city in early Christianity). When the Jewish Zealots rose against Rome and were defeated and the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and massacred its inhabitants, the Paulite faction's position on Christ prevailed. Hence Christians should really be called Paulites. Before any-one flames me on this read 'The Doctrine and Practice of the Early Chrurch'.

[DallasDeb]

Before any-one flames me on this read 'The Doctrine and Practice of the Early Chrurch'.

This is something Paul specifically preached against.