2007-09-16 09:39:16 · 12 answers · asked by wwhy 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Are you talking about Paul from the bible (if so witch one), Constantine, or Pope John Paul?
2007-09-16 09:45:50 · answer #1 · answered by DrMichael 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
You might want to take a Pauline Letters course. And since this is not a question I have a correction - Paul was trying to convert the pagan Gentiles to believe in Christ. Why in the world would he want to invent Christianity when he himself was persecuting and killing Christians as a Jew himself. Do you think he was trying to build up an army of people? For what purpose? I don't think so.
2007-09-16 16:52:21 · answer #2 · answered by 7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul of Tarsus was an interesting combination of a religious fanatic and a Hellenized Jew who realized that Christianity would never be anything more than a minor heretical sect of Judaism unless he popularized it in some way.
That is why he felt he had to point out that IN HIS OPINION, the "Unknown God" worshipped by the Athenians was Jesus. Without Paul of Tarsus, the Christian religion would likely NOT have become as popular as it did.
Then Constantine syncretized a lot of the worship of Mithras into what we now know as the "Christian" faith as defined by the Councils of Nicea and then proceeded to hide the evidence by persecuting the original Pagan population of the Hellenized Roman Empire.....
2007-09-16 16:52:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anne Hatzakis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you realize that the Egyptians,Greeks, Romans,Phoenicians, and all the other ancient religions were invented as well? Or do you think there really is a God of thunder, of rain, and of sun? Do you think that God really prefers child sacrifice? Or temple prostitution? or contemplating your navel? The bigger and better observation here is: just how DID we all get here? Magic? Luck? or is there a divine purpose? Does it really matter if you call God "God" or Ogala? Isn't the message the more important thing here and the fact itself that man needs a God or Gods so much that he invents them? What is this need and where does IT come from? And which religions do you think are the most productive and that produce better people through their teachings? Just what is your problem with God, anyway?
2007-09-16 16:58:01 · answer #4 · answered by sugarbabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiya
If you are referring to the Apostle Paul , then you are most certainly wrong.
The Apostle Paul lived and taught the truth according to Christ.
Pagan influences came after these father men died and was the start of the great apostasy.
It is the religious leaders of that time that allowed false religious practices to dirty true religion.
These went on to create the major religions of the world of Christendom today.
ALL religions having untrue teachings about God are simply the lies and misinformation of Satan and the people that follow him.
Therefore it is vitally important for ALL people to carefully examine what they believe in using the Bible as their basis for what is real truth.
The almighty God Jehovah accepts nothing less from us , and do not allow yourself to be deceived , he will NOT bring any good fortune or long life to anyone that is really following the teachings of demons.
For more Bible based info plz feel free to email me.
2007-09-19 00:47:27 · answer #5 · answered by I♥U 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No of course, christians are in a box which is locked and crossed. That was all the purpose of it anyway, and it did work for 2000 years. The whole New Testament is based on Christ, and we today know for sure (in our heart), that the whole version of Christ life is altered, wronged, lied about or hidden. So is then, the teaching they shamely bring to us. But we know that christians leaders believe in Hell, for sure, and I personally hope they go back there with their pagan lies and gods and hypocrisie.
2007-09-16 17:47:33 · answer #6 · answered by Marlex 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really? So he allowed himself to be tortured and killed for a lie? Why would he do that and why would a supposed "con" Jew be interested in Gentiles?
2007-09-16 16:49:46 · answer #7 · answered by DL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christian thoelogians do know this inconvenient truth but do not advertise the fact as it might cause some revenue loss for the church.
2007-09-16 16:55:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, and when Jesus said things like " He was the only way to Heaven", "Go and sin no more", or that "there is a hell for those that do not repent", He must not have known what He was talking about.
2007-09-16 16:44:18 · answer #9 · answered by Christmas Light Guy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfounded misinterpretation. Still more atheistic proselytizing.
2007-09-16 16:46:34 · answer #10 · answered by swindled 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋