The most widespread form of Christianity today is Pauline Christianity, based on the teachings of Paul the Apostle. I have always been sceptical about his teachings, and it seems that more and more people are rejecting Pauline Christianity as not being consistent with Jesus’ original teachings. I recently came across the following quote which seems to summarise this nicely.
The fundamental doctrinal tenets of Christianity, namely that Christ is God “born in the flesh“, that his sacrificial death atones for the sins of humankind, and that his resurrection from the dead guarantees eternal life to all who believe, can be traced back to Paul—not to Jesus. Indeed, the spiritual union with Christ through baptism, as well as the “communion” with his body and blood through the sacred meal of bread and wine, also trace back to Paul. This is the Christianity most familiar to us, with the creeds and confessions that separated it from Judaism and put it on the road to becoming a new religion.
Professor James D. Tabor for the Huffington Post
Here is a related video that I find interesting.
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