Goodintel

On this Sunday, it's worth reminding that if you believe the only requirement for you to enter heaven is to confess your belief in Christ's resurrection, but you don't actually live with the morals and values that Christ taught (i.e. giving to others, helping people, protecting life, protecting the innocent, etc.), then you have been grossly misled by your pastor or your church, as they are most likely pushing the false doctrine of Paul from where this distortion originally came. Paul, a persecutor and killer of numerous Christian believers under the name Saul, who never met Christ and who was never anointed by Christ to anything, was a self-appointed promoter who claims he had a spiritual vision of Christ (that no one else witnessed), and from that day he worked to take over the teachings and alter Christ's original message to humanity. Paul falsely claimed to be an apostle (1 Corinthians 15:9) and routinely mispresented himself to the churches of the region as a kind of official emissary of Christ. Yet he taught the OPPOSITE of what Jesus taught in many ways. Jesus taught freedom and encouraged a personal relationship with God, while Paul strongly advocate obedience to the institutions of church and government, both of which sought to decentralize power over the people through authority and obedience. (In Romans 13, Paul told all followers to submit to government and claimed that all government authorities were literally appointed by God, no matter how corrupt or evil they were.) Jesus was an advocate of non-conformity and freedom while nurturing a personal relationship with God, while Paul promoted organized religion control systems over the masses, insinuating that a person can only know God through the gateway of powerful, centralized churches. And while Paul believe in salvation by FAITH alone (regardless of one's actions), Jesus taught salvation through deeds and works, underscoring the importance of actions carried out to help others. The Roman Empire, of course, one of the most evil, violent and controlling empires in the history of the world, adopted Paul's version of "Christianity" as its official institutionalized religion in the fourth century. The Roman Empire was one of the most violent empires in the history of the world, even after embracing Paul's version of Christianity, often carrying out murder and genocide in the name of Christ. This theme carries on today with Christian Zionist churches advocating genocide and the mass bombing and starvation of women and children. Jesus NEVER would have condoned such actions. Any who do condone such things can never be rightfully called real "Christians" at all. They are "Paulians" if anything, but certainly not followers of Christ. After studying this issue in detail, I've personally decided that I honor Christ's original teachings, not Paul's distortions that lead to institutionalized enslavement and the justification of mass violence against humanity. Only 17% of the New Testament represents Christ's words. Read that 17% carefully, and live by that 17% if you want to live in harmony with what Christ actually taught: Compassion, forgiveness, love, freedom, empathy, humility, mercy and humanity. I don't claim to be a perfect student of all these traits, as we are all human and none of us is Christ, but we can all be better people each day... yet we must be careful to avoid being driven off course by false prophets or false teachings. Stay true to what Christ taught and strive to be a good person. Let your good deeds and works demonstrate your faith.

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