Some thirteen letters attributed to Paul have led Christianity astray. He did not continue the core Gospel of Yeshua/Jesus which was the Kingdom of God (Yahweh God)! He changed the Gospel to a Salvation from Sin message!
It seems clear, to me, that the behavior of Yeshua/Jesus during his lifetime reveals his obvious subservience to a Higher Power (namely the God of Israel)! The Catholic religion, however, created a New Testament and scripture which confused believers and rejected the God of the Old Testament. The Trinity doctrine was a key culprit in this endeavor.
This image gives a believer the impression that Jesus and Yahweh are equal and both God! How can this be Monotheism? The Trinity doctrine needs to be abandoned.
It seems clear to me as I read scripture and history that this Jew from Nazareth did worship a Higher Power. This Higher Power is called Father in the New Testament but the Hebrew name for Father God was Yahweh. The Temple facility in Jerusalem was the place of worship for Jesus/Yeshua while he lived on our planet (say from 4 B.C. to 33 A.D.). His loyalty during this time period was to his God, Yahweh. His special gifts and talents derived from his Higher Power (Source). This seems logical and scriptural.
But the religion which I grew up with was called Christian (a Swedish Lutheran denomination). This church promulgated the person, Jew, namely Jesus as the one to worship. No mention was made that Jesus was fully human, a Jew from the tribe of Judah, who actually worshiped his God, called Yahweh (in Hebrew). No mention was made that this Jew from Nazareth worshiped the God of Israel, namely Yahweh. My Swedish Lutheran denomination (typical of most Christian denominations) viewed Jesus as the central person due worship and honor. Yahweh was totally ignored!
The God of Israel, Yahweh, was usually called Father (but he was not part of a Trinity of god person's) during the life of Yeshua/Jesus. I never read the personal Hebrew name of God, Yahweh, in my King James Bible (or any of the other translations) which I read during my youth. It was much later in my study and research that I realized the real reason's for these omissions/confusions. One reason was this idea called Salvation from Sin. The message of my Lutheran denomination centered their ministry on this New Testament gospel idea (called being SAVED from sin). This was the core issue for Lutherans and Christians. It was all about the 'blood' and being SAVED from sin!
But as I studied and learned about the history of Judaism and Christianity, I became informed on many new ideas which were obfuscated during my early years of learning. I learned that this Jew from Nazareth actually had a God which he worshiped and followed. This God was called the God of Israel. This God had a personal name, Yahweh (in Hebrew). In English, the word Jehovah was used as God's personal name. I also learned (over time) that there were serious divisions between Judaism and Christianity. It all centered around this idea that the Gospel of Jesus was a replacement for the old covenant within Judaism (the Abrahamic covenant).
The 13 letters of Paul in the New Testament were core to these beliefs within Christianity IMO. The Catholic church was also central in promulgating all these Christian doctrines which I was encouraged to BELIEVE (as TRUTH). My Lutheran denomination was based upon many of the teachings of Martin Luther. But Martin's beliefs derived from the history of the Catholic religion which formed the many doctrines which my Lutheran denomination had adopted. I learned that Martin was rather ANTI-Jewish in his theology. He seriously disliked Jews. He seemed to believe that his doctrines had REPLACED the original Jewish beliefs in the Old Testament.
But my reading of scripture gradually led me to the viewpoint that much of Martin's beliefs (and all Christians) were seriously misplaced and confused. The Christian beliefs mostly ignored the God of Israel as presented in the Old Testament (Covenant) and adopted a New viewpoint centered around select teachings of this Jew from Nazareth, called Jesus/Yeshua. This Jew, fully human, was the central focus for most Christians. The many teachings of this Jew were confusing and contradictory (to me)...as presented in this New Testament. The Gospels were rather contradictory (when compared).
But gradually I learned to think for myself and this led me to reject many of the teachings of my original Christian denomination (the Swedish Covenant Church). The idea that Jesus/Yeshua was God (equal with the God of Israel, Yahweh, did not register as valid logic). I read that this Jew was fully human during his lifetime and that this Jew also viewed his God as superior to himself. This was logical as this Jew did PRAY to a Higher Power (Source) other than himself. He also said many times that he desired to do the WILL of his God (called the Father in this New Testament scripture). His behavior was that of a servant, not that of God Almighty!
When this person was tried and suffered in the Garden of Gethsamene prior to his death, he did BOW down and PRAY to his God (presumably this God was the God of Israel). Jesus/Yeshua said 'not my WILL but thine be done'. This, to me, is an obvious admission of subservience to his God, the God of Israel (who he probably called Yahweh). Yeshua was Aramaic in his culture and he did not speak any English. He most likely spoke Aramaic and also Hebrew (some say also Greek). But Yeshua did NOT speak English! The Aramaic words, eli eli, lama sabachthani (spoken by Jesus/Yeshua on the tree) do suggest that this Jew was Aramaic. It also portrays a mindset of subservience.
This Jew obviously did not worship HIMSELF (as many Christians maintain). The logic of this Hypostatic Union idea is totally bogus IMO. A human being can not act as BOTH GOD and man (simultaneously). This, to me, is bogus thinking and it also is invalid when I read a narrative of this Jew's behavior. This Jew honored his God, Yahweh, and this to me is obvious as I read scripture today. Yeshua did attend the Temple in Jerusalem during his lifetime and he obviously honored his God and his scripture (the Torah). He was a Jew who had submitted to his God.
Is it time for Christians to rethink their many illogical beliefs? I think so! If I can learn from study and research so can YOU. Do your own homework and then let logic replace Deception and Confusion. Today we have mostly deception and confusion within this Christian religion which started with the death and glorification of Yeshua/Jesus. Yes, this Jew was glorified. He did ascend to his God. He is currently residing at the right hand side of his God. But Yahweh sits on the THRONE (I assume Revelation 4 is valid). I also find Exodus 34 as instructive on the issue of who is God over planet Earth! Read it for yourself!
The God of Israel seems to be on the Throne in Revelation 4. Take the time to study this on your own! There is no Trinity in this scripture.
God's face is hidden. This is the choice of our God of Israel. Read Exodus 34 for understanding!
It is the glorified Yeshua (now living within virtual reality/in heaven) that is given PERMISSION to open the seven sealed SCROLL. He gets this scroll from Yahweh (who sits on the Throne)!
John, on Patmos, wept prior to Yahweh's decision to allow Yeshua to OPEN the Scroll. But this decision was allowed (so it seems) and this means the SEALS will open soon!
I am: Donald B. Swenson, Economist/Philsopher, donaldswenson.blogspot.com.
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