Thursday, July 28, 2022

Understanding the Bible

The Old Testament is made up of Jewish holy books. It is in the Bible for context.

The first 4 books of the New Testament are the Gospels, telling the life and teachings of Jesus.

The rest of the New Testament is related to Paul, a con man who never met Jesus. 

Abortion isn't forbidden in the Bible; rather, it tells how to perform one in Numbers 5:11-31. 

Matthew, Mark, and Luke are the canonical gospels, all telling a similar story. John, the Pauline gospel, is the only one where Jesus produces miracles.

Jesus declared Mosaic Law of the Old Testament was obsolete. He preached love and non-judgement, gave away free healthcare, supported loose women, and told people NOT to pray in public/virtue signal.

Some Christians believe in a "warrior Christ" who rides a white horse in Revelations, but this is Death, one of the horsemen of the Apocalypse, not Christ. Many also confuse Apocalypse and Armageddon. 

Christian nationalists who are trying to impose their worldview on the rest of us should read the Bible, because they've missed the whole point of Christianity. Jesus would not like nationalism.

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