The Greatest Reset: Beast Rising BIBLICAL (I searched GAW and did not find this so I'm posting)
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Every response starts with this supposition. This is the premise upon which all arguments rest. The primary evidence for this premise comes from the people who put together the "66" books themselves. Except at the time it was not 66, it was 76. Quite a few have been taken out since then (not all at the same time) to fit someone else's agenda. Even more were taken out before that "original" 76.
Each point of removal was, according to it's adherents, "inspired by the Holy Spirit." They most certainly weren't inspired by maintaining the Church hierarchy that was established to control the population. Nope, that's not possible. The book says so.
The authorship of 2 Timothy is difficult to discern (as are all the books). It may have been written by Paul. It may have been written by one of his disciples. It most certainly did not come from anything Jesus said (that we know about). Regardless, in this case, the "Scripture" being talked about was not the same 66 books we have today. Indeed, numerous books that were not included in the "original 76" were considered canon by the various groups of people who called themselves "Christian" (followers of the teachings of Jesus).
It was during the construction of a Church hierarchy (control structure) that 2 Timothy was created. It is likely that other works of "canon" were created after this book was written. So exactly what books were "inspired by the Holy Spirit" as this verse suggests?
Perhaps the truth is exactly as the evidence suggests: the bible, like all other books, was written by people who had their own things to say, with whatever motivated them to say it. In the case of the OT, the books (far more were "canon" pre-Jesus than the ones we got) were written by the ancestors of the very people who rule the world through manipulation of belief today.
That doesn't mean that I think the bible isn't a useful tool for understanding the world. On the contrary, I think it is incredibly useful. But it's not the only such useful tool. Limiting yourself to just those "66 complete and true books" prevents you from seeing how useful other evidence is. Expanding your investigation will, I suggest, lead to a deeper appreciation of Reality than the boxes we have been placed in by the PTB. The boxes that have all sorts of evidence that they were created specifically to control us.
The claim that numerous books were considered canon by various Christian groups contradicts the historical reality. Early Christian communities did have some variations in their canons, but there was a gradual consensus, and many books were widely accepted across different regions.
Authorship of 2 Timothy: You suggest uncertainty about the authorship of 2 Timothy (by citing a Wiki page <eyeroll>) and assert it may have been created during the construction of a Church hierarchy. While authorship debates exist for some biblical books, attributing motives solely to the establishment of Church control oversimplifies the complex historical and theological factors involved in canonization.
These statement are at direct odds.
There is a gradual consensus recorded by those very same people who won the war. And indeed, it was a war, with deaths and laws and conquerors etc. Certain beliefs were stamped out, written out by law under penalty of death.
How exactly was consensus created? Was it "gradual"? Sure, there is evidence of steps of the people who are commonly quoted, but importantly, there is evidence of different views that were labeled "heretical" during those "gradual" steps as well. Were they truly "heretical," or were they stated as such by the victors? I doubt the numerous people, of which there is substantial historical record that still exists today considered themselves to be heretical. Again, the victors of that war called them heretics, and those same victors wrote the bible its modern day adherents consider "the total and complete truth."
Wikipedia is useful. You can, from there, dig deeper because they cite their sources. I could have instead gone to the sources, dug that out and quoted it. Would that have made it better for you or would you have instead rolled your eyes at that?
There is no doubt, as far as I have seen, that that was the case. A Church Hierarchy was being created. It was part of the Christian Beliefs war. No one doubts that statement. Why do you?
All of history is an "oversimplification." But one can put things simply, while appreciating that there is a lot that complicates it. However, the statements I have made have to do with important pieces of evidence that are left out of the narrative of the True Believers. That all by itself should tell you something.