1. Jesus(as), Paul
And The Christian Church
It becomes more and more clear that what
Christians have come to accept as “Gospel Truth” is in fact far from
what Prophet Jesus(as) had taught to those of his time. A close study of the Epistles of
Paul reveal contention between Paul and Peter, as well as all the Disciples with respect
to what the “original”
followers of Prophet Jesus(as) had perceived as a distortion of the teachings of Jesus(as)
by Paul. Paul himself addressed this issue of contention in his letter to the Galatians 2:11-13 in which he spoke against all
the Disciples, claiming that only his Gospel was the true Gospel. This prompted the Jewish
Christians to openly denounce Paul for his “heretical” teachings. For example,
we find that in Galatians 5:2 Paul stating
that to accept circumcision is to deny yourself of the blessings of Christ, boldly
proclaiming that; “Christ will be of no benefit to you at all”.
This, however, runs in complete contradiction with the fact that Prophet Jesus(as) himself
was circumcised (see Luke 2:21)
as well as the covenant of circumcision bestowed upon Prophet Abraham(as) and his progeny (see Genesis 17:9-14). This eventually led to the
Council Of Jerusalem, to which the letter to
the Galatians shortly followed. Here Paul displays and introduces his own doctrines; that
being of Trinity, Redemption (Paul was fully responsible for this
particular doctrine), Incarnation (which is
found in pagan religions- see Appendix 3) and Abrogation
of the Mosaic Law thus representing his own
personal theories which were not at all supported by the true Disciples of Prophet
Jesus(as). To even consider using the 2nd
Letter Of Peter as evidence in support of Paul and his doctrines would leave the
Christians with no foundation to stand upon as Christian
Scholars themselves contend that Peter himself in not the author of 2nd Peter, and that it was written at
a much later date from his lifetime and attributed to him. Even the Ritual of the Last
Supper, which is sacred to the Roman Catholics in their Sunday Mass, can be further
attributed to Paul. In the account of the Last Supper, which can be found in the Book of Mark, we find no order by Prophet
Jesus(as) to observe this as a practice in the future, but rather it was Paul, when
referring to the Last Supper, who added the following sentence; “Do this
in memory of me”, thus establishing this act as a ritual. So in this we find
all established dogmas and rituals as practiced by the Christian Church, whether it be
Catholic, Orthodox or any of the many Protestant sects, holding no support from the true
teachings of Prophet Jesus(as), and that the Christians themselves are stuck in a
conundrum of man made rituals and practices that owe their origin to Saul of Tarsus (St.
Paul) which had eventually evolved over the centuries, to which it would be better suited
for the Christians to refer to themselves as Paulanists rather than Christians as only a
true follower of Prophet Jesus(as) can truly claim to be a Christian.
May
Allah(swt) guide us all to the truth, Insha’Allah(God Willing)
