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Originally posted by badmedia
Jesus taught people they were the authority, Paul taught people that they must submit to authority(Romans - the name of the book and those who are the authority). Paul teaches people they must believe and accept Jesus, Jesus says that those who truly believe will do what he says(not what Paul says). Jesus tells them not to make leaders of themselves, Paul does exactly this.
Originally posted by badmedia
Originally posted by L.I.B.
Yes, but what I pointed out to you was from the old testament. Numbers 12:6.
Jesus also manifests, in the flesh, to people.
I'll have to get to the rest of your post later... I'm trying to beat a deadline right now. Perhaps around 8-9pm central time? I hope anyway.
oh how I wish I wouldn't keep messing up the html requiring edits!
I coulda swore what you pointed out to me was in Acts. Numbers is old testament. What you pointed out to me was Jesus saying this is how he would appear, and so it couldn't have been from the old testament.
As far as I can tell, the Numbers quotes is where it says there is an exception for moses, but this is because moses is faithful. Obviously at the time Paul was not.
Numbers 12:6 And he said, "Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.
7 Not so with my servant Moses.He is faithful in all my house.
8 With him I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in riddles, and he beholds the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"
Now, this is actually closer to what I experienced. As it was the father, not Jesus that I seen. I can't exactly say 7 and 8 is what I experienced, because it wasn't physical - but what I saw in my vision was as if it was physical, and I did see a form. It was like a pure light being, no distinguishing features, just the form itself. The room I was in was a perfect white, had no beginning or end and the form was like it was filled with sun, a golden light. So I did see a form.
But my hair didn't turn white or any of that other stuff, and I don't remember any accounts of that also happening to Paul. So I am more apt to call it a vision. Didn't know that would make me a prophet though, that is somewhat interesting. Thought everyone would get the same upon getting the holy spirit.[edit on 7-1-2009 by badmedia]
Originally posted by justamomma
I hope you don't mind if I clarify that first point a bit badmedia... and of course, if you disagree, then just say so.
Originally posted by badmedia
Originally posted by L.I.B.
Yes, but what I pointed out to you was from the old testament. Numbers 12:6.
Jesus also manifests, in the flesh, to people.
I coulda swore what you pointed out to me was in Acts. Numbers is old testament. What you pointed out to me was Jesus saying this is how he would appear, and so it couldn't have been from the old testament.
As far as I can tell, the Numbers quotes is where it says there is an exception for moses, but this is because moses is faithful. Obviously at the time Paul was not.
Numbers 12:6 And he said, "Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.
Now, this is actually closer to what I experienced. As it was the father, not Jesus that I seen.
But my hair didn't turn white or any of that other stuff, and I don't remember any accounts of that also happening to Paul.
Didn't know that would make me a prophet though, that is somewhat interesting. Thought everyone would get the same upon getting the holy spirit.
Yes, Jesus did say that he would appear after his death:
A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me." John 16:16
Jesus DID appear several times after his death to many different people. To this day, Jesus and the Father are appearing to people... and, this appearing of Jesus is not restricted to visions or dreams.
But Jesus does say he will appear to people in visions and dreams. That is how those who see him will see him. And that is how he manifests to people. You were the one who pointed this out to me.
This is all explained in John 14, which was the same chapter that got me to look towards the bible.
~
abode means
# A dwelling place; a home.
# The act of abiding; a sojourn
So thus, they will come dwell inside of him, being present with that person, but not present unto the world.
And of course, this is also when the person recieves the holy spirit.
And why is Paul so special that he gets a physical manifestation, but countless other people do not get it?
Time and time again people look to the external for answers. People tell me all the time - why doesn't god just appear to me. And I have to tell them to look internally, not externally. And yet, Paul is so apparently so special that he gets physical manifestations ...
...and is told to do things that others were told not to do. And I'm not supposed to think it sounds a bit fishy, especially in light of his contradictions?
I would be more apt to believe that Paul was saying the vision itself was alot like a physical manifestation, because a vision is alot like it. But I know what I seen was not physical, and the surroundings I was in were not the surroundings I was in physically.
Originally posted by L.I.B.
I sent you the u2u message that shows it was the Numbers 12:6 verse I gave to/pointed out to you. Perhaps when after that I said "he" it was interpretted to mean Jesus, when I was meaning God. My bad.
Just guessing here, but it could be said that you were not either... in the sense that you did not "believe", but you were being faithful in another fashion. Paul was faithful to the letter of the law, not necessarily at that time was he faithful to the spirit of the law. So, he too was faithful in certain respects. This is conjecture here... as I see it God does as God wills, and apparently there are qualities within you, as there were in Paul, and whoever else he chooses that God can perform his will in best.
The Road to Damascus experience. His vision was of Jesus. Do remember that Jesus and the Father are One and that because Paul's vision was just of Jesus doesn't mean that he/Paul didn't receive as you and I did.
Also, those with Paul were not able to hear the intelligence in the verbal transmission, but did hear a sound. Paul heard and responded to the intelligence.
No. Everyone doesn't get the same. LOL, said with gentle ribbing... if you had read/accepted Paul's writings, you would know this. See 1 Corinthians 12:27.
Onto your post that I didn't finish responding to earlier.
I think you have misconstrued what I was saying L.I.B. But that's okay. I may have been unclear.
Let's start over.
We have a message (represented by Jesus) and then we have a lie (represented by Paul). If the NT is valid, then this is the only way in which it can be valid.
Jesus, who was careful how he worded things, said in Mark 13,
5. And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
6. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
He clearly states what he means. For many shall come in my name *IN THE NAME OF JESUS*.... saying(,) *I* am Christ. He is not talking about random people claiming to be saviors of the world... he touches on that a little further on in the context.
Now Paul does just that. He comes in the name of Jesus and claims that HE is Christ.
Philip 2:10-11
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
He is misunderstanding the message of Jesus *because* he was not sent by Jesus.
Jesus was merely here to enlighten the Jewish people that they were the messiah spoken of in Isaiah. As a collective, they were to be that light to the world (as Jesus clearly stated to *them*.. not the gentiles).
Jesus was not the messiah because the messiah's reign is forever (Jesus died.. but yes, he left the light with the Jewish people)...he was merely the one whose message was meant to enlighten the collective messiah so that they in turn could be a light to the world, thus setting the world free from the bonds of greedy power that seeks to destroy.
HOWEVER... Paul came in and took that message to the gentiles before the enlightenment could hit the Jewish people fully, ...
... thus the message was manipulated.. badda bing... Jesus is now worshiped as G.d.
Paul (the message of) objectifies G.d thus enabling the power to be maintained over the people.
Do you really not *hear* what I am *saying*?
And to those saying that the letter of the Law has no effect today, you are misleading people with your words... though, I know it is unintentional because you have been misled.
The Letter of the Law, as it applies to all, makes perfect sense when the spirit of the Law is understood correctly. Just as your left eye alone would not give you perception, neither can you have perception of G.d without both the letter and the spirit.
Question: What are the universal laws of mankind for? (the ones given to the Jewish people for all of mankind.... they are not the 10 commandments mind you).
Remember: We may need the spirit of the law to understand, but it does not negate the purpose of the Letter.
The main point of this thread is to say.... know the history and the mindset of what was written by WHOM it was written ~ in the Hebrew Scriptures because worshiping Jesus as G.d is not in accordance with the foundation that modern christianity claims to be based on.
Originally posted by Simplynoone
Badmedia why do you still claim that if we believe Paul then we are following him ? I dont follow Paul ...or Timothy or Luke or Matthew or Elijah or anyone else ...I follow GOD THE FATHER through his son Jesus Christ I consider Jesus the example that I want to follow ........I consider Jesus my very best friend and confidant and for sure the one that I would like to be like in my heart ..........I write poetry ...I wrote about 300 poems ....about 280 of them are about nothing but the Lord .....and my love for the LORD GOD OF HEAVEN.
Not once did I write about Paul or anyone else ...not even my ex husbands got poems written about them and I loved them too lol ....
I dont consider Paul above anyone ...he just inspires me ....and I believe him to be very blessed with the Holy Spirit and was faithful to the Lord unto death ..he gave up his own life to follow Christ (which is also an inspiration for me to do the same) ...he boldy told others about the Lord and did not care who it bothered ..or offended ...I admire his courage ..and his boldness ...and his downright stubborness to strive to be more like Christ >>(I believe he truly loved the Lord with all his heart soul and mind ) and in my opinion his fruit showed it ................
Originally posted by justamomma
Originally posted by Wertdagf
Yes paul did indeed i think ruin what was needed to be taught.... he turned everything into idol worship.... worship jesus... worship the chruch...
he ruined it
I remember thinking it... sensing it. I was very glad to see that my gut instincts could be trusted. There is only ONE G.d and He is not Jesus; nor is Jesus meant to be the light to the world and he was NEVER meant to be the messiah to the world. The light to the world happens to be the Jewish people (which I can also show through Scripture).
Yeah, guess it was. Still could swear I remember somewhere of Jesus saying it as well. Odd. The matrix has shifted on me! lol.
I dunno, in many ways I can say that yes I was already faithful, I just didn't know why.
So when did it all start? I don't know that it ever stopped for it to start.
The Road to Damascus experience. His vision was of Jesus. Do remember that Jesus and the Father are One and that because Paul's vision was just of Jesus doesn't mean that he/Paul didn't receive as you and I did.
Also, those with Paul were not able to hear the intelligence in the verbal transmission, but did hear a sound. Paul heard and responded to the intelligence.
Maybe, I wasn't there I have no way of knowing.
No. Everyone doesn't get the same. LOL, said with gentle ribbing... if you had read/accepted Paul's writings, you would know this. See 1 Corinthians 12:27.
I didn't mean exactly the same, but I do mean about the same. Of course Paul would need to say not everyone gets the same, so that in itself doesn't validate things.
As I said before, it's possible, I do not put limits on Paul. But Paul is still not the one to be followed no matter what.
The book doesn't teach anything, only when you have the holy spirit can you understand it, and you don't need the book when you have the holy spirit to teach you things, god is not as limited as Christians and other faiths make him out to be. These limitations are claimed so that someone can jump in and be the middle man, or make the claim of being such and lead people astray.
Only a search within can lead you to god. Those who search externally will never find it, they will simply accept another physical being(the anti-christ) as being that because they are blind and deceived. And that is what Paul and the church builds up when they build up the idol, and when they build up there powers as god on earth. An external and physical replacement.