reply to post by masqua
Yes I had read this before
Yahshua or Paul?
...In previous articles published in The Essene Path, I have briefly touched on the topic of how Paul, the self-proclaimed Apostle, violently opposed
the original vegetarian Essene Christianity of Jesus, first by killing and imprisoning its leaders, then by infiltrating the movement and leading a
schism. The schism led by Paul --
a meat-eating version of Christianity -- replaced the teachings of Jesus with the teachings of Paul.
There is no doubt in my mind that Paul steered Christianity onto the middle road.
I try to walk the Essene path especially with my diet. It is hard to do.
The Essenes advocated eating only Living Food:
And Jesus continued: "God commanded your forefathers: 'Thou shalt not kill.' But their heart was hardened and they killed. Then Moses desired
that at least they should not kill men, and he suffered them to kill beasts. And then the heart of your forefathers was hardened yet more, and they
killed men and beasts likewise. But I do say to you: Kill neither men, nor beasts, nor yet the food which goes into your mouth. For if you eat living
food, the same will quicken you, but if you kill your food, the dead food will kill you also. For life comes only from life, and from death comes
always death. For everything which kills your foods, kills your bodies also. And everything which kills your bodies kills your souls also. And your
bodies become what your foods are, even as your spirits, likewise, become what your thoughts are. Therefore, eat not anything which fire, or frost, or
water has destroyed. For burned, frozen and rotted foods will burn, freeze and rot your body
also.
Peace Book 1
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