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Prophets were sent in every age for the reformation of the mankind. They taught the path that leads to attain salvation. They became models by following an ideal life as had been enjoined by God Almighty. They insisted people to follow them so as to get eternal life. For instance, we can see in the Gospel of Matthew 21:32 a number of people who got eligibility to get into the Kingdom of God by believing and following the prophet John who was the contemporary of Jesus (Matthew 21:32).
Contrary to these facts let us see what were the proclamations of Paul.
Brethren, be followers together of me... -Philippians 3:17
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ
-ICorinthiens 11:1
Now the question is whether he made these proclamations being he himself was an exact follower of Jesus. To be frank, one who proclaims as above should be one that imitate Jesus both in deed and thought without least divergence. Then only one can be regarded as the follower. But contrary to this- one’s belief and acts become void and termed as mere pretence (II John 9).
Jesus preached only as according to the injunctions as made men- tion in the scriptures. For example let us see about an oath,
Thou shalt fear the lord thy God: him shalt thou serve and to him shalt thou cleave and swear by his name. -Deuteronomy 10:20
And like wise Jesus too warned that they should not forswear in any other name except that of God Almighty. So much so he reiterated that their word should be accepted even without an oath. And likewise James also writes in his epistle (James 5:12). It does not mean that taking oath is totally prohibited. In clear terms what Jesus opined in his exhortation, (Matthew 5:33-37) is, that one should not take oath in others name ex- cept that of God. The following two passages focus on these facts.
And it shall come to pass if they will diligently learn the ways of my people to swear by my name, The Lord liveth: as they taught my people to swear by Baal: then shall they be built in the midst of my people. -Jermiah 12:16
I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righ- teousness and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow every tongue shall swear. -Isaiah 45:23
But contrary to his proclamation that he was following Jesus- Paul preached and practised all against to the teachings of Jesus.
For example as regards to the commandment of taking an oath- examine the following.
I charge thee therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his King- dom. -II Timothy 4:1
And again Jesus exhorts...
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments and shall teach men so he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven -Matthew 5:19
If this be the repercussion if the least commandment of God is vio- lated and teach men to do so how do Paul give an account for all his teachings against to the law?
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for the just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but the man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ hath re- deemed us from the curse of the law being made a curse for us: for it is written cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.
-Galatians 3: 11-13
Therefore he suggests a shortcut route to attain salvation...
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. -Romans 10:9
Paul exhorts that one should accept Jesus as one’s own Lord who died and was raised from the dead. Thus Paul preached the easiest way of attaining salvation.
But Jesus exhorts that one should...
He that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me hath everlasting life... -John 5:24
He that followeth me shall have the light of life. -John 8:12
Now the question is whether the Gospel of salvation as propounded by Jesus was perceived more perfectly by Paul than Jesus himself or failed to understand it in its real perspective. The doctrines what have been propounded by Paul against to the real teachings of Jesus can be seen in pages to come. If this be the case can the proclamation of Paul that he was following Jesus be taken for granted?
Now we have to see if Jesus had said any thing about his sacrifice and resurrection. On examination of the gospel records we find Jesus to have said in one place as follows:
...and to give his life a ransom for many. -Matthew 20:28
Matthew states in his gospel, that Jesus to have said this. Ransom for many -many means not all: but more than some. Ransom for many represent only to christians. Then it means not all christians but many.
Therefore ‘many’ from christians represent to mean (maximum) more than half: or at least half of the christendom or little less.
It is recorded in the gospel of John that John the baptist to have said showing Jesus - “Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the World“ (John 1:29)
According to John, Jesus redeems the whole world. If the whole world is taken to mean as the entire mankind of the time of Jesus, includ- ing contemporaries and that who come onwards it excludes the people that appeared before Christ . How unjust God is for having not sent Jesus right in the beginning of the world depriving the majority of people of not getting ransom by Jesus!
According to the quotations which we have mentioned in the beginning of this topic, paul says---
We have redemption through his blood.
He gave himself for our sins. Etc...
From these two sentences the pronouns ‘we’ ‘our’ stand for Chris- tians. Christians means all Christians with no exemption. Thus Jesus ransomed his life for christendom.
Thus variance is seen in the number of people that are ransomed by Jesus . Let us not worry about the number, but let us see whether the doctrine of redemption and ransom is correct.
Let us see what Jesus had exhorted his followers to do to get entry into the kingdom of God.
Let us take it for granted for a while that Jesus had offered his life on cross as a ransom and redeemed the christendom, as proclaimed by paul. If it were true why Jesus further suggests the Christians1 that they should get eligibility to enter into the kingdom of God by saying as here under :
The word ‘Christians’ here to mean in the sense of ‘followers of Jesus’ but not in the sense of people belonging to religion christianity as such.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. -Matthew 5:20
If this be the case, what became of the blood that was shed as ransom?
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, nei- ther will your Father forgive your trespasses.
-Matthew 6:14-15
In this we find that we must pardon the sins and excesses made by others,toward us. Then only we will also have face to ask forgiveness of our trespasses made against God. Here also the blood, of Jesus that was shed on cross became void.
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
-Matthew 12:36
In this passage Jesus explains the people that they will have to give account on the day of judgment for every idle word that they speak. If this be the case with idle word, what will be the repercussion of greater sins? Does this not prove that no ransom or vicarious atonement be accepted?
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacri- fice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. -Matthew 9:12-13
In this passage Jesus explains the cause for his manifestation.He came to call the sinners to repentance. This speaks clearly that one needs repentance for the forgiveness of one’s own sins but not his (Jesus’) vicarious atonement or death on cross.
We have a number of such verses as above in gospels which all go to prove that the doctrine of Ransom, Redemption, and death of Jesus on cross for our sins as advocated by Paul, was not really preached by Jesus and his apostles but a later invention .Thus Peter’s church finding this to be quite contradictory,tried their best to prevent Paul from propa- gating such doctrines, but in vain. This was the reason for hostility be- tween the two churches.
Doctrine of Ransom -Redemption by offering Jesus himself on cross, died for our sins. This is the fourth Doctrine of Paul.
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. -Ephesians 5:2
And that he died for all, that they which live should not hence- forth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. -II Corinthians 5:15
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour: that he by the grace of God Should taste death for every man.
-Hebrews 2:9
Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
-I Timothy 2:6
Contrary to these facts let us see what were the proclamations of Paul.
Brethren, be followers together of me... -Philippians 3:17
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ
-ICorinthiens 11:1
Now the question is whether he made these proclamations being he himself was an exact follower of Jesus. To be frank, one who proclaims as above should be one that imitate Jesus both in deed and thought without least divergence. Then only one can be regarded as the follower. But contrary to this- one’s belief and acts become void and termed as mere pretence (II John 9).
Jesus preached only as according to the injunctions as made men- tion in the scriptures. For example let us see about an oath,
Thou shalt fear the lord thy God: him shalt thou serve and to him shalt thou cleave and swear by his name. -Deuteronomy 10:20
And like wise Jesus too warned that they should not forswear in any other name except that of God Almighty. So much so he reiterated that their word should be accepted even without an oath. And likewise James also writes in his epistle (James 5:12). It does not mean that taking oath is totally prohibited. In clear terms what Jesus opined in his exhortation, (Matthew 5:33-37) is, that one should not take oath in others name ex- cept that of God. The following two passages focus on these facts.
And it shall come to pass if they will diligently learn the ways of my people to swear by my name, The Lord liveth: as they taught my people to swear by Baal: then shall they be built in the midst of my people. -Jermiah 12:16
I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righ- teousness and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow every tongue shall swear. -Isaiah 45:23
But contrary to his proclamation that he was following Jesus- Paul preached and practised all against to the teachings of Jesus.
For example as regards to the commandment of taking an oath- examine the following.
I charge thee therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his King- dom. -II Timothy 4:1
And again Jesus exhorts...
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments and shall teach men so he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven -Matthew 5:19
If this be the repercussion if the least commandment of God is vio- lated and teach men to do so how do Paul give an account for all his teachings against to the law?
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for the just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but the man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ hath re- deemed us from the curse of the law being made a curse for us: for it is written cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.
-Galatians 3: 11-13
Therefore he suggests a shortcut route to attain salvation...
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. -Romans 10:9
Paul exhorts that one should accept Jesus as one’s own Lord who died and was raised from the dead. Thus Paul preached the easiest way of attaining salvation.
But Jesus exhorts that one should...
He that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me hath everlasting life... -John 5:24
He that followeth me shall have the light of life. -John 8:12
Now the question is whether the Gospel of salvation as propounded by Jesus was perceived more perfectly by Paul than Jesus himself or failed to understand it in its real perspective. The doctrines what have been propounded by Paul against to the real teachings of Jesus can be seen in pages to come. If this be the case can the proclamation of Paul that he was following Jesus be taken for granted?
Now we have to see if Jesus had said any thing about his sacrifice and resurrection. On examination of the gospel records we find Jesus to have said in one place as follows:
...and to give his life a ransom for many. -Matthew 20:28
Matthew states in his gospel, that Jesus to have said this. Ransom for many -many means not all: but more than some. Ransom for many represent only to christians. Then it means not all christians but many.
Therefore ‘many’ from christians represent to mean (maximum) more than half: or at least half of the christendom or little less.
It is recorded in the gospel of John that John the baptist to have said showing Jesus - “Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the World“ (John 1:29)
According to John, Jesus redeems the whole world. If the whole world is taken to mean as the entire mankind of the time of Jesus, includ- ing contemporaries and that who come onwards it excludes the people that appeared before Christ . How unjust God is for having not sent Jesus right in the beginning of the world depriving the majority of people of not getting ransom by Jesus!
According to the quotations which we have mentioned in the beginning of this topic, paul says---
We have redemption through his blood.
He gave himself for our sins. Etc...
From these two sentences the pronouns ‘we’ ‘our’ stand for Chris- tians. Christians means all Christians with no exemption. Thus Jesus ransomed his life for christendom.
Thus variance is seen in the number of people that are ransomed by Jesus . Let us not worry about the number, but let us see whether the doctrine of redemption and ransom is correct.
Let us see what Jesus had exhorted his followers to do to get entry into the kingdom of God.
Let us take it for granted for a while that Jesus had offered his life on cross as a ransom and redeemed the christendom, as proclaimed by paul. If it were true why Jesus further suggests the Christians1 that they should get eligibility to enter into the kingdom of God by saying as here under :
The word ‘Christians’ here to mean in the sense of ‘followers of Jesus’ but not in the sense of people belonging to religion christianity as such.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. -Matthew 5:20
If this be the case, what became of the blood that was shed as ransom?
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, nei- ther will your Father forgive your trespasses.
-Matthew 6:14-15
In this we find that we must pardon the sins and excesses made by others,toward us. Then only we will also have face to ask forgiveness of our trespasses made against God. Here also the blood, of Jesus that was shed on cross became void.
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
-Matthew 12:36
In this passage Jesus explains the people that they will have to give account on the day of judgment for every idle word that they speak. If this be the case with idle word, what will be the repercussion of greater sins? Does this not prove that no ransom or vicarious atonement be accepted?
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacri- fice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. -Matthew 9:12-13
In this passage Jesus explains the cause for his manifestation.He came to call the sinners to repentance. This speaks clearly that one needs repentance for the forgiveness of one’s own sins but not his (Jesus’) vicarious atonement or death on cross.
We have a number of such verses as above in gospels which all go to prove that the doctrine of Ransom, Redemption, and death of Jesus on cross for our sins as advocated by Paul, was not really preached by Jesus and his apostles but a later invention .Thus Peter’s church finding this to be quite contradictory,tried their best to prevent Paul from propa- gating such doctrines, but in vain. This was the reason for hostility be- tween the two churches.
Doctrine of Ransom -Redemption by offering Jesus himself on cross, died for our sins. This is the fourth Doctrine of Paul.
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. -Ephesians 5:2
And that he died for all, that they which live should not hence- forth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. -II Corinthians 5:15
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour: that he by the grace of God Should taste death for every man.
-Hebrews 2:9
Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
-I Timothy 2:6
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