[SeekAndFind]

RE: Paul, in bed with the Romans, helped set up the church with the power, pomp & circumstances

How did he do that when he himself was persecuted, jailed and possibly executed by the Romans?

[maine-iac7]

Paul "jailed" by the Romans - not behind bars - but 'house arrest' in his mansion in Rome - things were a bit heated between him and the true Leaders of the church= this gave cool off time - and gave him space. But, as often happens with double agents, when they are of no use any longer to the realm, but know too much, they are 'eliminated' - in the case of Paul - his Crucifixion/death also was a boon to the Church - solidifying him and his teachings - which are, often, in conflict with Jesus' teaching.

I have what they call "The Jefferson Bible" - Jefferson was a learned and brilliant man. He detested Paul. He took scissors and past and cut out all the sayings/teachings of just Jesus and pasted them in a book. I have that and another book titled:"His Words" - which is basically the same as Jefferson's. I believe, with Jefferson and others that Jesus taught what His Gospel is - If we spend our lives studying and understanding and applying what HE taught, we need no other. To me, it seems ludicrous that people call Jesus God and Son of God and yet think He didn't - in 3 years of teaching before He died and then the concentrated teaching after the Crucifixion and before the Ascension - give us what we need to understand how to live His Way - that, in other words, He, & God, failed - and His hand chosen, personally taught disciples and Apostles failed. Why did the Apostles, in the beginning, call Paul a 'False Prophet?" And why did Paul dismiss them as all but irrelevant?