BotR
Why is this topic so important? Paul's version is believed by 98% of Christianity. Jews learn Paul's version. Paul invented Christianity, not Jesus. He is even a feminist in some genuine letters. He is not an evil man. The WT is evil when it teaches its lies about Paul. I know.
mP:
Im sorry P is a product of his time. His morality is out of date for our times. He tells us that women shouldnt speak in church in a few scriptures. Im not disputing he says some nice things in others, but the problem remains the bad parts are what other evil men select and use as their weapons. Theres also the case of the runaway slave in Philemon. Here he has an opportunity to be a beacon and say something grand and positive for all humanity and condemn slavery. But he doesnt, he says the exact opposite, he tells the slave who has obviously run away because of fear, or violence to go back home to his master ? imagine the same in todays society, imagine a white master in a cong in the 1860s and the black slave runs away and instead of helping him Paul tells him to return to the South ? Would you think less or more of Paul ? Or would you say he is just an another man we can ignore in terms of advice ?
Please i know slavery was the norm back then, my point is P is not extraordinary in his morality or teachings. This is line of argument is flawed because as i have shown he is just another ordinary man of those times.
BotR
Certain verses attributed to Paul used to make me want to vomit.
mP:
If the bible says P said it then for our purposes that character did say it. If anyone presents a quote and i can read it then that text is part of what we know about that character. We can only judge his person on what we are given. We cant pretend to ignore one scripture which describes one personal attribute and take another because we like it.
BotR
Paul's version is believed by 98% of Christianity
mP:
99% of christians have never read the bible and cant even recall basic facts. Most are for all purposes ignorant of bible history or its contents.
Ive asked many preaching xians, jws etc to name the apostles of jesus and nearly all fail. Ive never asked but im pretty safe to assume that most couldnt even name all the books in the bible, something they should know if they are ging to believe.
I would not trust 99% of christians for any information about anyting to do with christ or the bible. Almost none can actually point to their book as scriptural proof. It seems pretty dumb to believe in something bcause the bible says so, and yet completely failing when one asks them to highlight the text .
