Deciding what is “canon”. The “Bible” is NOT inerrant. It is a collection of books, largely chosen by cronies of the Roman Emperor and the corrupt Catholic Church
One of the most popular arguments of those who defend Saul of Tarsus is to claim that the book we call “The Bible” is “inerrant” — not corrupted in any way, with every word being the 100% revealed word from the Most High.
But is that really true? It is absolutely true that any words spoken by the Heavenly Father or Messiah are 100% truthful and inerrant. The question, therefore, is whether all of the words recorded in the book we call “The Bible” actually came from the Most High.
First, one must recognize that there are many different “Bibles”. Roman Catholic and Protestant Bibles, for example, significantly differ from each other. The Catholic Bible includes several “Apocryphal” books that Protestants have excluded – included the books of Judith and the Maccabees. There are other “Apocryphal” book that have been rejected by both Catholics and Protestants — including the First and Second books of Esdras, the book of Enoch, and many more.
Although there is disagreement among Christians as to exactly whom decided what books to be included in the book called “The Bible” (with some claiming it was decided upon at the First Council of Nicea in 325 AD, an assembly of supposed “bishops” gathered by Roman Emperor Constantine), it seems clear that the Roman Catholic Church was largely responsible.
Most seekers of truth today who are genuinely attempting to follow the Most High have discovered that the Roman Catholic Church is extremely corrupt, is heavily rooted in Babylonian and other occult doctrines and practices, and was actually a great work of Satan (part of “Mystery Bablyon the Great”) to take over and corrupt the true message from the Messiah and Heavenly Father.
So who decided and gets to decide whether the book of Maccabees or any other book is “divinely inspired canon scripture” or not? Groups of men made that decision. And who is right? Should the book of Maccabees be “canon scripture” or not? Either it is or it isn’t. Someone is wrong.
Man is fallible. Given this, is it possible that the groups of men who decided upon the books to be included in “The Bible” made many other errors? Or is it even possible that many were agents of the Enemy and knowingly have attempted to corrupt the true message by including books of false teachers? Of course it is. Not only likely, but very probable.
Crony bishops of the Roman Emperor and Catholic Church decided to include and exclude certain books in the 4th, 5th, and 6th centuries A.D. And then the Protestants decided in the 16th and 17th centuries to exclude some of books that the Catholics include. Who is to say, then, that those of us living today do not have the authority to further judge and decide which books should be included or excluded? Do we have any less authority than those who lived 300 years ago, or 1,500 years ago?
When you boil it all down, every individual on this planet must use their own intellectual ability and free will to judge for themselves whether a specific teacher or supposed “prophet” is true or not. It would be great folly for anyone to blindly follow tradition, and the decisions of other men in these matters of great importance.
As I mentioned in another article, included below, the Most High states in Deuteronomy chapter 13 that he sends false prophets among the people of Israel as a “test”, in order to find out whom among His people truly love Him.
Once we decide to utilize that judgement, and not blindly follow tradition, we discover that there is overwhelming evidence to conclude, without any doubt whatsoever, that Saul of Tarsus is a false prophet and false apostle.
And related to the writings of Saul/Paul and the New Testament exclusively, let me also add here that we must also carefully examine the books of Acts, the book of Luke, and the book of Mark. Who were the men who wrote these books? It is generally agreed that Luke wrote the book of Acts. Who was Luke? He was not one of the twelve apostles chosen by the Messiah. He was actually a disciple and follower of Saul/Paul! Luke accompanied Saul/Paul on his various journeys. And Mark was not one of the twelve disciples either. Knowing this, what authority is there for regarding the writings of Luke or Mark to be “inerrant canon scripture”? There is none. Having stated all that, however, this does not mean that everything that Luke or Mark wrote is false. Most of it may be accurate and useful for historical reference. But it should not be considered “divinely inspired”. Only to the extent that Luke or Mark may have accurately quoted the words of the Messiah would anything they wrote down be “divinely inspired”.
The false prophet Saul of Tarsus is a great “test” from the Most High to determine who truly loves Him
Upon discovering the argument that Saul of Tarsus is a false apostle, many must wonder to themselves, “why were Saul’s writings allowed to be included in the Bible?”.
Is it possible that the Heavenly Father would allow his true word, laws, and religion to be corrupted?
Look back to the early history of the Israelites in the land of Canaan as recorded in the Old Testament. Were the true laws and religion given by the Creator corrupted back then? Yes they were. And so it is the same all down through history since that time until today.
As revealed in the Word, the Most High allows false teachers and doctrines to be introduced as a TEST, to find out who among his people truly love Him and will be found worthy to inherit eternal life.
Read carefully the true word from the Most High:
If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, 2 and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods” (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” 3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. 5 That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.
Also remember the words of the Messiah, who sternly warned against false prophets to come who would “shew great signs and wonders”, and the teachings of the Pharisees in particular.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
“Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.”
Matthew 24:24
“For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.”
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I remain an atheist, but in my study, I find that Saul of Tarsus remains a poison upon the Christian faith, that which has caused such damage to our world in the form of modern American Patriotic Christianity.
I remain a student of Jesus in that I resolve to treat others as I would have them treat me. This is the greatest commandment, and I do so without any expectation of reward.