The Cult of Paul

As such, now that the dichotomy between the teachings of Jesus Christ and the religion of
Paul have been thoroughly exposed, a single fundamental choice remains – for Christians and
non-Christians alike. For the latter, it must be decided whether or not to enliven the selfless
Way of Christ (especially in your dealings with Paulinist Christians). And for the former, it must
be decided whether you will continue to attend to the edicts of Paul's modern-day Christian
church 78 or follow The Way of Jesus Christ (also especially in your dealings with Paulinist
Christians), for truly, it is patently impossible to do both.
Amen … Let the latter be so.
78 Yes, it is true that Jesus seemingly said “upon this rock I will build my church” to Peter in Matthew 16:18, and yet the
Greek word translated here a “church” is the Greek word ekklesia (Strong's #1577), a word that at the time referred to a
“like-minded spiritual congregation” – i.e. in this instance those who actively followed Jesus' Way, not the modern-day
religious institution that pilfered his title of Christ. And this makes sense when look to many of his other sayings in the
Gospels – among them “If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world,
but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you” (John 15:19), “I have given them your Word; and
the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world” (John 17:14), and “A new
commandment I give to you, that you Love one another. Even as I have Loved you so should you also Love one
another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples: when you show Love for one another” (John 13:34-35) ...
Indeed, Jesus never once told any of his listeners to go forth and build churches. Instead, he told them over & over &
over again to humble themselves by going into their communities to care for the downtrodden and be kind to their
enemies. Indeed, what was the “rock” upon which Jesus' “church” was to be built in Matthew 16? What did Jesus tell
Peter and his other disciples just before sternly ordering them to not tell anyone that he was the Messiah (see Matthew
16:20)? It was the very same “rock” that founded the rest of his teachings on salvation throughout the Gospels – the
“rock” that reminded his followers that only those who serve will be served; that only those who do the loving will of
the all-Loving Father will enter the Kingdom of Heaven; that “whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in Heaven.” (Matthew 16:19)
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