Burnishing Bigotry - 3rd edition

Lucy #266: You then go on to state that, ―We believe Paul's [words] just as much as
[those from] any other book.‖ … Yes, it is obviously clear that this is indeed true – and hopefully
it is becoming obviously clear that this is precisely the problem! My dear Friend, Paul‘s Gospel
is in conflict with the Gospel of Christ, and Paul‘s teachings directly contradict those of
Jesus… I have already shown you this before, and yet maybe it‘s worth showing everyone again.
So with this in mind, please consider the following …
First of all, realize that Jesus warned us of Paul (and other preachers like him) … *Jesus
warned us about not listening to ―the yeast of the Pharisees‖ (see Matthew 15:13-14, Mark 7:6-8,
Luke 12:1 et al), then Paul boldly claimed to be a Pharisee (see Acts 23:6, Acts 26:5, Galatians 1:14
& Philippians 3:4-5) … *Jesus warned of a false prophet who would be ―coming in his own name‖
(John 5:43), and then Paul changed his name from Saul to Paul (Acts 13:9) … *In Matthew 24:26,
Jesus warned us all quite clearly that the Deceiver would come in the wilderness (just like the
false ―Jesus‖ came to Paul in Acts 9) and that he would speak personally & privately (just like
Paul claimed his ―revelation‖ did for him in Galatians 1:11-12).
Second, Paul himself inadvertently cautioned others against his own false teachings!
Indeed, in 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 he clearly warned of ―boasters‖ (which he was himself – see 2
Corinthians 11:16-33) ―disguising themselves as apostles of Christ‖ (which he repeatedly did – see
Romans 1:1 et al) and ―disguising themselves as ministers of righteousness‖ (which he frequently
did as well – see 1 Corinthians 3:10).
Third, any earnest student of the Scriptures can clearly see that Paul‘s theology – not
surprisingly – thoroughly contradicts the teachings (and indeed the very Gospel) of Jesus Christ.
Yes, there are a few verses here & there in Paul‘s writings that do indeed harmonize with the
The Way of Christ (see Romans 2:1, Romans 2:13-15, Romans 8:5-6, Romans 8:14-16, Romans 12:10,
Romans 12:14-21, Romans 13:8-10, Romans 14:4, Romans 14:13-14, Romans 14:19, Romans 14:22, 1
Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:17, 1 Corinthians 10:24, 1 Corinthians 13:2, 1 Corinthians 13:8, 1
Corinthians 16:14, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Galatians 5:6b, Galatians 5:14, Philippians 2:4-5, Philippians 4:5a,
Colossians 2:20, Colossians 3:12-14, and 1 Thessalonians 5:15-18), and yet the foundations of the two
gospels could not in any way be more in conflict …
Please consider the following remarkable contrasts between the two:
*While Paul says that we are all innately ―original sinners‖ (see Romans 5:12, Romans 7:14,
Romans 8:21-23 et al), Jesus repeatedly tells us that our Goodness is innate (see Matthew 11:30, Luke
12:32, Luke 13:18-19, John 1:5, John 13:10, John 14:4, John 14.20, John 17:5, John 17:24 et al) …
*While Paul says that we are to capitulate to manmade
rulers and obey all their edicts & orders (see Romans
12:2, Romans 13:1-6, Acts 8:1-3, Acts 9:1-2, Acts 13:15, Acts
16: 38-39, Acts 25:10-11 & Acts 26:10-11), Jesus says that
we are to transcend societal authorities by first &
foremost obeying the Will of God (see Matthew 17:24-27,
Matthew 22:20-21, Matthew 17:19-21, Mark 11:24, Mark
12:17, Mark 12:30-31, Luke 20:25, John 16:23, John 16:7-
8+13-14, John 14:16-17, John 14:26, John 15:26 et al) …
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