Did Paul invent or hijack Christianity?

Madison Ruppert ^ | 06/24/2014

[D-fendr]

Of what denomination or sect church are you a member ?

Good luck with that.. :)

[metmom]

That verse so condemns Catholicism, which follows Cephas (Peter).

Peter is our first pope. You guys follow Luther. Nyah, nyah,....

[af_vet_1981]

The contentions were over who had the most authority... splitting into separate groups by following men (think Luther and Calvin) which then establish different denominations and sects (which cannot agree with themselves and are always separating and splitting) to try to divide the holy catholic apostolic church, which is the body of Christ. Somehow this escapes you.

[Elsie]

If someone doesn't believe there IS a God, then they wouldn't believe anyone who would say God spoke to him.

HMMMmmm...

I wonder if they'd 'believe' someone who did NOT make that claim?

And, if they did, based upon what non-EVIDENCE would they 'believe' them?

[Elsie]

Of what denomination or sect church are you a member ? I'm curious whose doctrine you espouse ?

I keep posting that I attend a WESLEYAN denomination and encourage you to post what it teaches that is NOT found in CatholicISM.

(The NEEDED stuff...)

[Elsie]

Like others on this thread, I wonder if Paul hijacked or invented Christianity.

Interesting.

Why do you care?

[Elsie]

Of all the things John could have written, that which he did write was what he was instructed to write...

In a later book (referring to an EARLIER book) we find

Acts 1:1-2
In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

[JPX2011]

(The NEEDED stuff...)

Ah! There's that need vs. not need again. Which is nothing more than protestant preference. "For I have determined so and I therefore declare that...is NOT NEEDED" So sayeth I .

[Elsie]

HMMMMmmm...

http://www.peterpaulandmary.com/music/songlist.htm

[Elsie]

There is a limit to how specific a reply I can make to you because I have been forbidden to discuss atheism on this thread.

You HAVE?

I missed that!

What reply number was it?

[Elsie]

Good luck with that.. :)

Wesleyan

Now; point out it's errors for the lurkers.

[Elsie]

Jabber-jabber.

Can’t you PRODUCE what CatholicISM teaches that is NEEDED for salvation that ProtestantISM doesn’t?

[JPX2011]

Jabber-jabber.

LOL That's rich!

It's all NEEDED, son. This ain't the salad bar at Sizzler. You don't get to pick and choose.

[Elsie]

ALL what, Dear?

What part of the ALL are we PROTESTants leaving out that your chosen religion claims is NEEDED?

[jjotto]

http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/715371/Dr._Shnayer_Leiman/Jewish_Perspectives_on_Early_******ianity_-_Nittel,_the_Ninth_of_Teves_and_Pope_Simon_Peter_-_Cong_Beth_Abraham

http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/726352/Dr.%20Shnayer%20Leiman/Jewish%20Perspectives%20on%20Early%20******ianity:%20Toldot%20Yeshu

[Iscool]

That verse so condemns Catholicism, which follows Cephas (Peter).

Peter is our first pope. You guys follow Luther. Nyah, nyah,....

Those verses are so 'in your face' if you are a Catholic...I wonder how they steer their people away from them...

[Iscool]

splitting into separate groups by following men (think Luther and Calvin) which then establish different denominations and sects (which cannot agree with themselves and are always separating and splitting) to try to divide the holy catholic apostolic church, which is the body of Christ. Somehow this escapes you.

Doesn't escape me at all...Because with those verses, there is no Catholic religion...Luther apparently was trying to get people back to the words of God...That which was revolting to the Catholic religion...

[Iscool]

:)

[metmom]

Ah! There's that need vs. not need again. Which is nothing more than protestant preference. "For I have determined so and I therefore declare that...is NOT NEEDED" So sayeth I .

You do realize, don't you, that *Protestants* did not decide what to put into the God breathed, Holy Spirit inspired Scripture?

So what did God fail to include in Scripture that we needed to know for salvation?

Clearly the RCC decided that MORE was . On what basis do they find Scripture inadequate?

[metmom]

By discouraging them from reading the Bible by telling them they can’t understand it but need some group of good ole boys appointees to interpret it for them.