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This content argues that the teachings of Jesus, emphasizing an inner divine spark and personal liberation, were co-opted and transformed by Paul into a structured religion (Christianity) that served the interests of the Roman Empire by promoting obedience and control, rather than genuine spiritual freedom.

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So let's review. Last class we discussed

the mission of Jesus.

Who is Jesus? Jesus was a messenger from

the monad

who reminded us that there's a divine

spark in us.

And how you activate the divine spark is

by focusing on Jesus and repeating his

words. Jesus was like Zorusta, like

Plato, like Homer, like the Yahweh, a

poor prophet. And so if you just

repeated his sayings, if you repeat his

poetry, then you could activate that

spark within you and you could glow.

Okay? And this explains why it became so

popular. It also explains to us why the

Romans had to kill him. Because at this

time the Roman empire

the main currency the main economy is

based on slavery. Most people were

slaves. If they're not slaves they were

poor. And here is Jesus who's come to

remind you that you don't have to be a

slave. You are free to do whatever you

want. There's a higher power than the

Roman Empire and it is the divine. It is

the universe. And so people start to

defy their masters and they were no

longer afraid of death. And this is why

the Romans had to kill Jesus because

Jesus was stealing from them. Right?

Slaves are property. If you let slaves

run away, if you free slaves, that

destroys the wealth of the Romans.

Remember that Jesus when he was killed,

he was killed along with two thieves. He

was crucified

and so Jesus was killed because he was a

thief. He was stealing from the Romans.

Now the question then is okay

um how do we Jesus to the Catholic

Church? Jesus teaches us that we are

free to believe whatever we want. That

we just listen to our hearts. We will be

in touch with the monad again and we

have nothing to fear. The Catholic

Church, the church teaches us that you

believe in Jesus and that's all you have

to do in order to achieve redemption and

salvation. Jesus came to die for our

sins. So therefore, we are now slaves to

Jesus. These are two opposite ideas.

Okay. The reason why is the idea of the

divine spark is the greatest threat to

Roman Empire. So the Romans had to

somehow imprison the spark and make it

an economic commodity. Okay? And so

that's why they created the Catholic

Church. The Catholic Church is a prison

in order to control that divine spark to

hide it from you. And the main architect

of the Catholic Church is his name is

Paul. Okay? And most people agree that

Paul and not Jesus is the real founder

of Christianity.

So let's discuss Paul. So Paul has a

very interesting background. He is a Jew,

Jew,

but he grew up in Greek culture. He was

very well educated. He was very wealthy.

And this and so we say he's a helanized

helanized Jew

and is probably working for the Roman

Empire as a spy or an agent. Now

Now

in that time your education was mainly

in rhetoric. Okay. The word we use for

this is sophistry.

So let me explain to you who the

sophists were because they're very

important. So back in classical Athens

there's a major debate between Socrates

a philosopher as well as a sophist

philosophy. So what's interesting is

that they both come from the same word

which is sophia which is Greek for knowledge.

knowledge.

The philosophers are people who love

knowledge. What they believe is that

there's an eternal truth and that we

must try to achieve this eternal truth.

Right? Remember Plato's allegory of the

cave? How you escape from the cave and

into the light. Okay? That's what

philosophy is trying to do. Trying to

help you uh liberate yourself into the

light. Sophist believe something else.

Sus believe that eternal truth does not

exist. Why? Because words

are reality.

Philosophers believe that words are an

illusion. But sisters believe that words

are a reality unto themselves. And so

what's important is to learn how to master

master

language in order to construct reality.

Okay. So um surface gives us the word

surface which is basically trickery.

Okay. So in order to defeat the threat

of the divine spark, what Paul does is

he pulls a trick and it's the greatest

trick ever. The trick is this.

Jesus says, "Listen to my words and you

will find divine spark in you." What

Paul says is, "Believe in Jesus and

you'll be saved." Okay. So he changes

the focus from the words of Jesus to the

person of Jesus himself.

All right? And so what Paul's going to

do is he's going to construct a new new

religion called Christianity

by synchronizing synthesizing

synthesizing

the three major cultures of that time.

The Roman culture, the Greek culture and

the Jewish culture. Okay. So remember

the Jewish culture is the Bible

and what Paul tells us is that Jesus is

At this time in history uh the Bible is

heavily influ influenced by the

Persians, right? Remember the Persians

were montheists. They believed in good

and evil, the Asher and the Jews. Okay?

And so the Bible began to reflect the

Persian belief especially in the idea of esquetology

esquetology

the end of the world. And what Jews

believed is

they're not afraid of the Romans because

eventually the Messiah will return or

sorry not return the Messiah will come

to lead them to war against the Romans

and because the Messiah is anointed by

God they will triumph. Okay. So the Jews

are waiting for the Messiah of war in

order for them to reclaim the dev the

Davidic kingdom. Okay, the kingdom of David.

David.

What Paul does that's very clever is

that he uses this esquetology, but he

says that Jesus is not the Messiah of

war. He's the Messiah of

peace. Okay?

And therefore, we Jews should not resist

the Romans. Okay. So that's the first

major culture that Paul uses. The second

major culture that Paul uses is the

Greek culture.

So um the Greeks have something called

the mystery schools.

And these are just cults. And it's

important you know these mystery schools

because they will become the basis of

And in these mystery schools, there's

lots of different ones, but Paul chooses

a mystery school that worships Dionis.

Okay, Dianis is the Greek god of

creativity, wine. Um, and the story of

Dianius is he is born of a virgin mother.

mother.

His father is Zeus. And then Dianus is

killed by the enemies of Zeus and Zeus

finds him and resurrects him. Okay, it's

important because this becomes the story

and the pe how the how that how the

people uh worship Dianis is they have a

ritual meal where they actually believe

they're eating the body of Dianis and

they're absorbing his energy

and they're becoming one with Dianis.

They're they're coming communion with

dynasties and the Christians have the

same ritual. Okay. And this is what

what's called the eukarist

uh thanksgiving or communion.

Okay. And all Christians practice this

today. Okay. So that's the second major

culture. The third major culture that is

the most important of course is the

So the Roman social structure

is called the patter familias.

familias.

Okay. And how the system works is at the

This where where we get the word

patriarchy, right?

And then

he has lots of children, right? sons and

also has slaves as well.

So it's a very topdown system, right?

The patriarch patriarch's at the very

top. In the system, the patriarch is

always right. He is God. Here you have

slaves. Now what the patriarch will do

is he will identify

very promising slaves, slaves with

talent and will turn them into clients.

So clients are just business people. So

he frees the slaves and they become his

clients. So now they're able to conduct

business on his behalf and in this way

he will create a business empire. Okay.

So this is the idea of

the Roman Empire. So rather than one

system, the Roman Empire is actually a

system, a platform where dozens of

families control the empire together.

And what happens is these families

control a particular province. Okay? So

it's more like a franchise model rather

than than a strict hierarchy.

This is important because Paul will take

the system and from the system he will

All right. So the church is exactly the

same as a paraphras where at the very

top you have a person a bishop

and every and then he might have some um cardinals

cardinals

but then everyone else is just followers

okay or disciples.

So it mirrors the system.

This is important because now what you

can do is you can easily switch from the

current system to the new system devised

by Paul.

Now why would the Romans want to do

this? Because if you think about it,

this is the perfect solution to the

problem of Jesus. As a patriarch, your

main concern is getting your slaves to

work hard, right? You want to suck the

energy out of them.

But now with Jesus, slaves are like,

"Why? Why should I work for you?" Paul

solves this problem by saying, "Oh,

follow Jesus and you'll be saved." Okay?

So in this way, what happens is

Paul's formulation of Jesus causes

slaves to work even harder, right?

Because idea is before you have to work

in order to stay alive. Now they work in

order to go to heaven for all of

eternity, right? So the deal now is work

as a slave for a few decades, but then

you can enjoy an eternity of joy and

paradise. Pretty good deal, right? And

so this causes the slaves to be more

obedient and to work harder.

Okay. Also, what's more important is now

the patriarch switches from a king to a

god, right? His private wealth now now

becomes spiritual authority.

Not only that, but because he has

spiritual authority, he can expand more

rapidly outwards. Okay?

So, before to get slaves, you have to

buy slaves. Now you you just have to

convert people into your religion. So

it's a much faster way to create wealth.

And this is important because what you

learn next class is this is a system

that the Romans will use to

um take over the barbarians. Okay. So

next class you'll learn about the

barbarian invasions basically the Goffs

and how because of the system they were

now able to

assimilate these barbarians into the

culture and maintain a social hierarchy.

Okay? And so in other words Jesus was

talking to slaves but Paul was talking

to patriarchs.

And so these patriarchs would convert

and when they convert they took the

entire system with them. That explains

the rapid growth of [snorts] Christianity.

Christianity.

Okay. Also what's important is the

religion that the patriarchs practice is

not the one that the slaves practice.

The slaves practice Christianity but the patriarchs

patriarchs

practice the mystery cults. Okay? Why?

because this is the way that the patriarchs

patriarchs

work together and this becomes a basis

for secret societies.

So while the ordinary person worships a

new religion called Christianity, the

patriarchs themselves in secret still

practice their Greek mystery cults. This

is a system that we still have even today.

today.

All right. Okay. So um this system now

is able to spread really quickly because

as you can see from the system those who

convert are more advantage than those

who do not convert. At this time in

history most do not convert but those

who convert are able to see more rapid

wealth generation. They're able to see

more power generation and they're able

to expand much faster. And so this is a

secret of Christianity.

Okay? And that's my main argument to you today.

today.

Any questions before I go into the

specifics? Is this clear to you guys?

All right. Let's do the PowerPoint. Okay.

Okay. Today we do the rise of the

Catholic Church. Okay. So again, what

Paul's going to do is he's going to

negate the power of Jesus. He's going to

imprison, sorry, he's going to imprison

the divine spark in the church. All right?

right?

So this is Paul and there's a lot of

mythology around Paul, how he's a martyr

who went around the world in order to

spread Christianity. Okay? We don't know

if it's true or not. If you're Catholic,

you believe it's true. Um the other

thing about Paul that's really important

is that if you read the New Testament,

a third is either written by Paul or

about Paul. Okay, there's more about

Paul and the New Testament than there's

about Jesus. That's why that's why we

say that Paul is a true founder of

Christianity. Christianity is a religion

about Jesus, but not by Jesus. It's by Paul.

Paul.

And what's really important for you to

appreciate is what Jesus taught and what

Paul taught are very different. In fact,

they're opposite. Jesus taught that the

divine spark is within you. So if you

want to save yourself, if you want to go

to the kingdom, you must do so yourself.

But Paul says, "No, Jesus came to us in

order to redeem us from our sins, the

original sin um of disobedience to God

way back in the Garden of Eden. If you

believe in Jesus, you'll be saved.

Doesn't matter what you do,

but you you you can do as much good as

you want, but if you do not believe in

Jesus, you will burn in hell." Okay?

That's why you must believe in Jesus.

And that's also why we must get everyone

to believe in Jesus because by getting

everyone to believe in Jesus, we are

literally saving them from eternal

damnation. As you can see, this is a

really good business

uh model because now you can expand

really quickly. Okay. Second thing that

Jesus taught is

he cannot save you. You can only save

yourself. He can guide you. We can give

you some poetry that you can decipher,

but you must seek truth yourself. And

what Paul taught is don't think for

yourself, just do what everyone else

does. He believed the most important

thing is for the church to be cohesive.

Okay? For everyone to obey the word of

Jesus, which is really the word of Paul.

And the third thing is, and this is the

most, this is really important. Jesus

teaches us the rich cannot enter heaven.

Why? Because to enter heaven, you must

focus on your own spiritual

rejuvenation. But the rich only care

about the here and now. They only care

about the material acquisition and as

such they become blind to the spiritual

needs and so they do not they cannot

enter the kingdom of heaven. Remember

Jesus tells the story of how the God has

prepared a great feast for us, but the

rich won't go because they're too busy

making money.

Paul teaches us, "No, no, no guys, it's

the rich which will lead us to the

kingdom." Why? Because the rich can

finance the spreading of Christianity.

What matters is metrics that help us

spread Christianity. How many souls are

we saving by measuring how many how many

people we're converting? Okay, how

cohesive is our church? That's all care

Paul cares about. Paul is a business

person. [clears throat] Okay, Jesus is a

prophet, but Paul is a business person.

And so it is Paul really that

um is the spiritual

god of Christianity, okay? Not Jesus.

Another thing that you need to

appreciate is at this time in history

maybe the year 40 50 there are lots of

different Christianities because Jesus

taught us that the kingdom of heaven is

within you right so it's all very

diverse it's all very democratic and

what's really important is a lot of the

early leaders are woman okay uh people

like Mary Meline um they tend to be

wealthy and they tend to be very um

charismatic as

But by the time you hit Paul

Christianity, it's anti-woman. It's a

strict hierarchy and it's orthodoxy.

Okay? So, in other words, you may you

may have heard that early Christians

were persecuted. Guess what, guys?

They're being persecuted by Paul. Okay?

They're being Christian being persecuted

by the Romans. They're being persecuted

by Paul. And at this time in history,

the Catholic Church, okay, Paul, Paul

and Christianity, it's only a very small

minority for because for most people um

the Christian of Jesus is much more

appealing than the Christianity of Paul.

Jesus taught freedom, empowerment,

liberation. Paul taught obedience, discipline,

discipline,

sacrifice. Okay? So Jesus is far more

appealing. But because Paul is being

supported by the Roman Empire, he wins.

Okay. What Paul will do is not only

persecute other Christianities, but he

will quickly spread his Christianity

All right. So, as you can see, what's

going to happen is in the year 30 when

when Jesus dies, it's a very small group

of people, but it spreads really

quickly. Okay. and um built the

foundations for this great empire that

in about the year 300 reaches its peak.

Okay. In about the year 300, what will

happen is Christianity becomes the

official religion of the Roman Empire.

And this is the beginning of the

Catholic Church. But it's Paul that

built the foundation for this growth. [snorts]

Okay. Um so as you can see um Jesus he's

spreading his poetry and it's because

his poetry is easy to memorize this his

poetry spreading really quickly

throughout the empire. Okay. But uh what

will happen is that once Paul builds the

structure of Christianity, the church

system based on the pattern pattern

system of the Romans, it will spread

even quicker and eventually these two

Christianities will come into conflict

and eventually Paul's system will win

out until it conquers the entire Roman

All right. So um

scholars agree that Paul is the founder

of Christianity. But there are three

mysteries to Paul that scholars can't

really answer. Okay. The first question is

why would someone like Paul who is a

literate and wealthy Jew, why would he

join a movement of illiterate Jewish

peasants? Okay. No. No. The scholars

don't really have an answer for this.

Second question is we know that Paul was

a fanatical Pharisee. Okay, he he was

hunting Christians but then he converts

to become a fanatical follow of Jesus.

Why would he do that? Okay. The third

mystery is this the most important is

he spends his entire life promoting

Christianity around the Roman Empire.

Where did he get the money to do this?

Because not only did he go, but he he

also had secretaries who went with him

to take notes. Where's where does the

money come from? Okay, so if you just do

some basic game fair analysis, he's

clearly a spy. Okay, clearly a spy. He's

an agent of of a power. The question for

us though is who is he working for? The

easy answer seems to be the Roman

Empire. But in fact, you could also make

the argument he's working for the Jewish

leaders. Okay, the Jewish priests as

All right, so what we're going to do is

we're going to read the Bible now. Okay.

Now, one thing about the Bible that um

is very confusing is the Bible says that

the Jews killed Jesus. And as we

discussed last class, the Jews would not

kill Jesus for a variety of reasons.

Okay. Um, but the main reason is Jews

don't kill each other. Well, I'm sorry.

Jews do not turn each other over to the

Roman authorities. If you commit

blasphemy, if you insult their god, they

kill you by stoning you. Okay? They

don't have a habit of turning people

over to the Roman authorities. So, we

know the Romans killed him. And it's

most likely the Romans killed him

because Jesus Jesus was a threat to

their social structure. But the Bible

says that nope, it was the Jews who

killed um

Jesus. So Emmer, could you read please?

>> Okay, so this is from John the Gospel of John.

John.

>> Then Pott took Jesus.

>> Palad Pontius Pilot is a Roman governor

who who orders Jesus' execution. Okay. >> Pilot.

>> Pilot.

>> Yeah. Pontius Pilate.

>> Then Pilate took Jesus and had him

flocked. And the soldiers wo a crown of

thorns and put it on his head. And they

dressed him in a purple robe. They kept

coming up to him saying, "Hail, king of

the Jews." And striking him on the face.

Pilot went out again and said to them,

"Look, I am bringing him out to you to

let you know that I can find no case

against him."

>> Okay, so what's happening is Jesus is

arrested by the Jewish priest and they

accuse him of blasphemy, of pretending

to be God. And they bring him to

Pontious Pilot, the governor, and says,

"You must execute this man because he

has insulted our religion." And so

Pontius Pilate interrogates Jesus and he

doesn't really think he did anything

wrong. Okay? But to to appease the

priest, he beats he whips Jesus. And now

he's like, "You know what? I whipped

this guy. I punish him. Now, could you

please go away?" Okay? Keep on going.

>> Pilate went out again and said to them,

"Look, I am bringing him out to you to

let you know that I can final case

against him." So Jesus came out wearing

the crown of thorns and the purple robe.

Plet said to them, "Here is the man."

When the chief priests and the police

saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him!

Crucify him!" Pilot said to them, "Take

him yourselves and crucify him. I find

no case against him." The Jews answered

him, "We have a law, and according to

the law, he ought to die because he had

claimed to be the son of uh son of God."

>> Okay, so do you understand what's going

on? Okay, the Bible

claims that Jews killed Jesus. All

right. So, um, this teach this shows us

that the Bible is not that reliable. All

right. Okay. So, let's go into the story

of Paul. Um, Allan C, can you please

Okay. So, so, so let let me show give

you the context. Okay. This is from the

acts of the apostles and it's mainly

about Paul and how he became a follower

of Jesus. And at this time, Paul is

persecuting Christians. We don't know

why he's persecuting Christians. We

don't know what why the Jews hate the

Christians, but uh Paul is going around

persecuting the Christians as a

Pharisee. And then on the way to

persecuting more Christians on the road

to Damascus,

he a light seizes him and it's Jesus

telling him, "Paul,

why are you persecuting me and my

followers?" And then that converts Paul.

It makes no sense as a story. Okay, but

this is what Christians believe. Okay,

can can you read Alan? Meanwhile, Saul,

still breathing threats and murder

against the disciples of the Lord, went

to the high priest and asked him for

letters to the synagogue

synagogue synagogues.

>> The the synagogue is a place of worship

for diaspora Jews because Jews worship

the the temple, right?

>> But the temple's in Jerusalem. So if

there if you're outside Jerusalem, then

you go to synagogue, okay? Which

basically a Jewish church

>> synagogues and Damascus. so that if he

found any who belonged to the way, men

or women, he might bring them bound to

Jerusalem. Now, as he was going along

and approaching Damascus, suddenly a

light from heaven flashed around him. He

fell to the ground and heard a voice

saying to him, "So, so why do you

persecute me?" He asked, "Who are you,

Lord?" The reply came, "I am Jesus, whom

you are persecuting. But get up and

enter the city, and you will be told

what you are to do." The men who were

traveling with him stood speechless

because they heard the voice but saw no

one. Saul got up from the ground and

though his eyes were open, he could see

nothing. So they led him by the hand and

brought him into Damascus. For three

days he was without sight and neither

ate nor drink.

>> Okay, so this is a miracle, right? This

guy hated Christians and now because he

was blinded, he loves Christians. What

what you will notice is um this is very

similar to Plato's allegory of the cave

because remember uh Paul's trained in

Greek culture. So he knows about Plato

and this is model of the allegory of the

cave where you're in darkness and

suddenly you go out and you're blinded

by the light and then you see the truth.

Okay. Another thing that's important is

that clearly Jesus favors Paul. What's

interesting is that if you read Paul's

letters, and we all read his letters, if

you read Paul's story, he doesn't really

talk about Jesus that much. He doesn't

even quote Jesus.

Okay? So, that's kind of weird. If you

know, you're a father of Jesus, but you

really don't quote Jesus. And Jesus has

a lot of quotations. He really don't

talk about Jesus that much. And he

doesn't really refer to the story that

much in um

uh in in his letters. The other thing

that that I will note is that if you

read Jesus, okay, Jesus doesn't really

talk about good and evil, doesn't really

talk about the Bible, um doesn't really

talk himself as a son of God, but Paul

All right. So again, Paul's amazing

because he'll go on three different

voyages, miss missionary journeys around

the Roman Empire in order to spread the

gospel of Jesus. This is very, very hard

work. It's also expensive work, okay?

Because you can see how he's going from

different cities, he's going to

synagogues, and he's preaching the gospel.

Okay?

Um what's what's important to us to

understand is that as Paul is doing this

he's winning a lot of converts because

he's but he's come in contact with James

the just remember James the just is the

brother of Jesus who inherits the

movement. James the just is in Jerusalem

and Paul is going around and spreading

the gospel of Jesus. And so James James

the just hears about this and people are

saying to him Paul's saying Jesus is

God. Is Jesus God? And James does is

like, of course, he's not God. He's my

brother, man.

And so there so there's all this

conflict and eventually what will happen

is it forces Paul to confront James and

just in Jerusalem. According to the

Bible, the main conflict is one of

ideology. Okay? So the Bible says that

James the Jud and Paul both agree that

Jesus is God, the son of God who's come

to our planet to redeem us. But James

the Just believes what's important is to

maintain the faith within the Jewish

tradition. Whereas Paul wants to expand

this tradition outside the Jewish

tradition to encompass the Greeks as

well and the Romans as well. Okay, the G

the Gentiles. And that's where the

conflict arises. And so the main point

of conflict is one of circumcision

because remember Jews circumcise

themselves but the Greeks and Romans do

not circumcise themselves. Uh this is

important because in this time most of

these cities are Greek cities. Greek

cities have a place called gymnasium

where men go to play sports but you play

sports naked. So if you're a Jewish man

they know automatically you're Jewish.

So superstition is a huge point of

division between the Gentiles and the

Jews. And Paul's point is that if you

want to convert, you don't have to circumcise.

circumcise.

And so the Jews are complaining to James

says, "Hey, Paul is subverting our

tradition. He's saying that Jewish men

uh he's saying that Greek men can come

and and follow religion religion without

being without being circumcised." Okay?

And so there's a lot of conflict between

James the just and Paul. So Paul

actually goes to Jerusalem and he

confronts um uh James the judge and they

and they have they come to an agreement

with each other. Okay. So um but when

Paul goes to Jerusalem people recognize

him and so the Amal wants to kill him.

Okay. Can you read Amber? Up to this

point they listened to him, but then

[clears throat] they shouted, "Away with

such a fellow from the earth, for he

shall not be allowed to live." And while

they were shouting, throwing off their

cloaks, and tossing dust into the air,

the tribune

directed that he was to be brought into

the barracks and ordered him to be

examined by flogging to find out the

reason for this outcry against him. But

when they had tied him up with with

[clears throat] songs,

sorry, Paul said to the centurion who

was standing by, "Is it illegal? Is it

legal for you to fogg a Roman citizen

who is unconddemned?" When the centriion

heard that, he went to the tribune and

said to him, "What are you about to do?

This man is a Roman citizen." The

tribune came to ask Paul, "Tell me, are

you a Roman citizen?" And he said,

"Yes." The tribune answered, "It cost me

a large sum of money to get my

citizenship." Paul said, "But I was born

a citizen." Immediately those who were

about to examine him drew back from him.

And the tribune also was afraid, for he

realized that Paul was Roman citizen and

that he had bound him.

>> Okay, so certain things to notice about

about this writing. First of all, you

can see it's very anti-Jewish. The Jews

just want to kill Paul for no particular

reason. Okay, Paul speaking the truth

and the Jews want to kill him. Okay,

it's a Jewish mob. That's first thing.

Second thing is that it's very

pro-woman, right? It's the Roman soldier

come and save Paul from the mob. And

this story is very similar in fact the

story of Jesus. So Jesus was um arrested

and the mob wants to kill him, right?

And the Romans want to save Jesus but

they can't they cannot stop the mob. But

Paul, it's the same situation with Paul.

But what saves Paul is this. He is a

Roman citizen. Okay? So that's what

saves him. Rome saves Paul. God can't

save Jesus but Rome saves saves Paul.

Okay. So this is propaganda

and this propaganda written of course

for hen Jews like Paul who are waving

between uh loyalty to Rome or loyalty to

uh the Jewish tradition. And what Paul

says is the solution is to become a

Christian because now you can become

become both. You can now become like me

loyal to the Jewish tradition but also

All right. Alan, can you read please?

>> When we came into Roman, Paul was allowed

allowed

>> Okay. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Um I I I I

need to set this up. Okay. So the Romans

say to Paul, um why do the Jews want to

kill you? And Paul says because they

think think I'm insulting their

religion. And Paul says, I'm a Roman

citizen. So I want an audience with the

emperor. Only emperor can decide my

fate. So the Romans sent him with an

with a soldier escort back to Rome.

Okay. And this is how the acts of the

apostles end. Okay. Can you read um

>> when we came into Rome, Paul was allowed

to live by himself with the soldiers who

was guarding him. Three day later he

called together the local leaders of the

Jews. When they had assembled, he said

to them, "Brothers, though I had done

nothing against our people or the

customs of our ancestors, yet I was

arrested in Jerusalem and handled over

to the Romans." When they had exempt me,

the Romans wanted to release me because

there were no reasons for the death

penalty in my case. But when the Jews

objected, I was compelled to appeal to

the emperor even though I had no charge

to bring against my nation. Okay, this

is really interesting. Okay, this is a

change in the story. Before Paul said

that he wants to return to Rome in order

to face judgment from the emperor. And

what Paul's saying now is

you Jews

attacked me and if I wanted to, I could

complain to the emperor and bring

charges against you Jews. Okay, so he's

showing you the story. He's showing how

powerful he is. Okay, keep on going. For

this reason, therefore, I had asked to

see you and speak with you since it is

for the sake of the hope of Israel that

I am bound with this chain.

>> Okay? So, he's saying, listen, those

guys in Jerusalem harass me and so I've

come back to Rome and I I want to speak

to you Jewish leaders and let's see

let's see if if we can work together

because you piss me off in Rome, I can

unleash the empire on you. Okay? So he's

now threatening these Jewish elders.

Come on, go.

>> They replied, we have received no letter

from Judah from about you and none of

the brothers coming here has reported or

spoken anything evil about you, but we

would like to hear from you what you

think. For with regard to this sect, we

know that everywhere it is spoken against.

against.

>> Okay. So what they're saying is it's all

misunderstanding, Paul. Okay. We don't

know what's going on. Why don't you tell

us what's going on? Keep on going.

>> After they had set a date to meet with

him, they came to him at his longings in

great numbers.

>> Okay, so basically all the Jewish

leaders have to come because they they

understand that Paul represents the

empire. Okay, keep on going.

>> From morning until evening, he explained

the matter to them testifying to the

kingdom of God and trying to convince

them about Jesus both for from the law

of Moses and from the prophets. So again

what Paul's saying is that Jesus is the

fulfillment of the Bible. He's

fulfillment of prophecy. He is the

Messiah. Keep on going.

>> Some were convinced by what he had just

what he had said while other refuse to believe.

believe.

>> Okay. So now some of these Jewish

leaders are being converted by Paul.

They are now moving towards the

Christian faith. That's how powerful

Paul is. Okay. Keep on going.

>> So they disagree with each other and as

they were leaving Paul made one further

statement. The Holy Spirit was right in

saying to your ancestor through the

prophet Isaiah

>> Isaiah, "Go to this people and say, you

will indeed listen but never understand

and you will indeed look but never

perceive. For this people heart has

grown dor and their ears are hard of

hearing. and they have shut their eyes

and they might not look with their eyes

and listen with their ears and

understand with their heart and turn and

I would hear them. Let it be known to

you then that is salvation of God have

been sent to the Gentiles they will listen.

listen.

>> Okay, so he's saying so he's convincing

some Jewish leaders to convert, right?

But not all convert. And so Paul gets

pissed off and says you Jews are so

stubborn. You don't get it, man. Okay,

but don't worry if you don't get it. The

Gentiles, the Greeks and Romans will get

it. We will win eventually. Okay, keep

on going. And live there two whole years

at his own expense and welcome all who

come came to him proclaiming the kingdom

of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus

Christ with all boldness and without hires.

hires.

>> Okay. So, something I will point out is

this. It looks like

Paul is an agent of Rome. Okay, it looks

like he repres represents the empire.

But why would he write in such a way as

to be so blatant? And so you can also

argue that Paul could be a double agent.

Okay, he pretends to be the an agent, a

spy for Rome, but he's actually working

for the Jewish leadership. Why would why

would the Jewish leader support Paul?

Because by spreading Christianity,

he's spreading the Bible and he and the

Bible says that Jews are God's chosen

people. So he's elevating the status of

Jews in Rome. Okay? So it's not as

simple as it looks. From this, if you

just read it, it seems like Paul is a

spy for Rome. But you think much more

deeply about what he's doing. Why would

he be so blatant and tell people, "Ha, I

represent the empire." Well, maybe

because he's being a real Maybe because

he's he's being a double agent, right?

The thing that you have to remember

about spies is they have no loyalties.

They are double agents are triple

agents. Okay? They're always switching

loy loyalties back and forth. [snorts]

Okay. So now what what I want to do is I

want to go into the actual thinking and

writing of Paul. This is Romans which is

one of his major letters. And in these

letters, what he's going to do is he's

going to articulate to you this new

philosophy of Christianity. Okay? These

these letters become the basis for the

Catholic Church. Okay? So, can you read

Amber, please?

>> Circumcision indeed is a value is a

value if you obey the law.

But if you break the law, your

circumcision has become uncircumcision.

So if those who are uncircumcised keep

the requirements of the law, will not

their uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

circumcision?

>> Okay, so stop. So this is Paul and what

you can see is he's a master of

rhetoric. Okay, the Jews are very clear.

If you are Jewish, you must be

circumcised because circumcision is a is

the sign of a covenant between our

people and God. If you're not

circumcised, you're not Jewish. And what

Paul says, no, what matters is your

heart. What matters is your spirit. If

you have faith in God, that's what

matters. Okay, keep on going.

>> Then those who are physically

uncircumcised but keep the law will

condemn you that that have the written

code and circumcision but break the law.

For a [clears throat] person is not a

Jew who is one outwardly, nor is true

circumcision is something external and

physical. Rather a person is a Jew who

is one inwardly and real circumcision is

a matter of the heart. It is spiritual

and not literal. Such a person receives

praise not from others but from God.

Then what advantage has Jews?

>> Okay. So do you guys understand this is

rhetoric right? This is sophistry where

he's changing the definition of the word

where changing the idea of the word. Circumcision

Circumcision

is a covenant between the Jews and God.

What Paul says, what matters is not the

physical act. What matters is the faith

in God. Okay? That's a covenant. All

right? [snorts]

And as such, you do not have to be uh

um circumcised. Okay? Uh c can you read, Alan?

Alan?

>> But now, apart from law, the

righteousness of God had been disclosed

and is attested by the law and the

prophets. the righteousness of God

through faith in Jesus Christ for all

who believe. For there is no

distinction. Since all have sins and

fall short of the glory of God, they are

now justified by his grace as a gift.

Though the redemption that is in Christ

Jesus whom God put for forward as a

sacrifice of atonement by his blood

effective through faith. He did this to

show his righteousness because in his

divine forbear forbearance he had passed

over the sins previously committed. It

was to prove at the present time that he

himself is righteous and that that he

justifies the one who has faith in Jesus.

Jesus.

>> Okay. So, Jews believe what's important

is to follow the laws, okay? To be

circumcised, to um rest on the Sabbath,

to only marry within the tribe. And what

Paul says is what's important is your

belief in Jesus, your belief that Jesus

came in order to redeem us from our

sins, the original sin. Okay? That's

what matters now. Before it was these

laws. Before it was these actions. And

now what matters is what you truly

believe. Okay? It is only believe in

Jesus that can save you. You can do as

many good works as you want. You can

follow as many laws as you want. Does

not matter. The key is faith in Jesus. Okay.

Okay.

Okay. Can can you read?

>> Yes. [clears throat] And so, brothers

and sisters, I could not speak to you as

spiritual people, but rather as people

of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I

fed you with milk, not solid food, for

you were not ready for solid food. Even

now, you are still not ready, for you

are still of the flesh. For as long as

there is jealousy and quarreling among

you, you are you not of the flesh and

behaving in courtly according to human

inclinations. For when one says I belong

to Paul and another I belong to Apollos,

are you not merely human?

>> Okay. So what Paul is doing is he's

going around and corrupting the

teachings of Jesus. And other people are

calling calling around and says Paul

this is not what Jesus taught. Okay? And

so what Paul's saying is guys guys we

shouldn't argue. Okay? Because who's

right? Jesus is right. Okay? It's not

what you say. It's not what I say. It's

what Jesus says. So this again is

sustry. It's rhetoric. He's positioning

himself above the debate rather than

engaging debate directly and saying like

what did I Jesus actually teach and what

are the true teachings? Paul's saying

what's important is to obey Jesus. Okay.

What's important is obedience not

debate. Keep on going.

>> What then is Apollos? What is Paul?

Servants through whom you came to

believe as the Lord assigned to each. I

planted Apollos watered but God gave the

growth. So neither the one who plants

nor the one who waters is anything, but

only God who gives the growth. The one

who plants and the one who waters have a

common purpose. And each will receive

wage according to the labor of each. For

we are God's servants working together.

You are God's field, God's building.

>> Okay? So Paul is evil. Okay? Everyone's

saying to Paul, "Paul, you're corrupting

the teachings of Jesus." is and Paul's

saying no what matters is we spread the

message of Jesus and everyone's saying

but what's the message of Jesus Paul

SAYING IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT MATTERS IS

THE GROWTH of Jesus okay this is sustry

keep on going

>> according to the grace of God given to

me like a skilled master builder I laid

a foundation and someone else is

building on it each builder must choose

with care how to build on it for no one

can lay any foundation other than the

one that has been laid that foundation

is Jesus

Now if anyone builds on the foundation

with gold, silver, precious stones,

wood, [snorts] hay, straw, the work of

each builder will become visible. For

the day will disclose it because it will

be revealed with fire and the fire will

test what sort of work it has done. If

what has been built onto the foundation

survives, the builder will receive a

reward. If the work is burned up, the

builder will suffer uh suffer loss. The

builder would be saved, but only as

through fire.

>> Okay, so what Paul's saying is this.

We're all going to work together to

spread the message of Jesus. You may

believe Jesus says one thing, I believe

another thing, but let's not argue,

okay? Let's just keep on spreading the

word of Jesus and we'll see which person

has the biggest church and we'll know

who's right. Okay? So, he's using the

metric of business success, of wealth,

of material acquisition to justify his

faith in Jesus. Okay? And this is the

opposite of what Jesus taught. And

people are saying, Paul, this is not

what Jesus taught us. Paul's like, "No,

no, no. We're going to see who wins out

in the end." Okay, keep on going.

>> Do not know that you are God's temple

and that God's spirit dwells in you. If

anyone destroys God's temple, God will

destroy that person. For God's temple is

holy and you are the temple. Do not

deceive yourself. If you think that you

are wise in this age, you should become

fools so that you may become wise. For

the wisdom of this world is foolishness

with God. For it is written, he catches

the wise in their craftiness. And again,

the Lord knows the thoughts of the wise

that they are feudal. So let no one

boast about human leaders. For all

things are yours, whether Paul or

Apollos or Cphas or the world of life or

death or the present or the future, all

belong to you and you belong to Christ

and Christ belongs to God.

>> Okay? So he's very clever, right? He's

saying yes. Jesus taught us that God's

spirit dwells in you. What this means

isn't that you have free will. What it

means is you don't have free will

because you must do the work of God

which is to spread the message of God

which is to extend the power of God in

this world. Okay. So you see how this is

sustry right? He's tricking people. He's

deceiving people. Jesus taught you the

light is within you and therefore you

are you know God. You just trust

yourself and that's good. And then what

Paul says, no, you are a tool of God.

Okay. Uh, keep on going.

>> Think of us in this way as servants of

Christ and stewards of God's mysteries.

Moreover, it is required of stewards

that they be found trustworthy. But with

me, it is a very small thing that I

should be judged by you or by any human

court. I do not even judge myself.

>> Okay. Okay. All right. So, let's keep on

going. Uh, Alan, can you read, please? >> [gasps and sighs]

>> [gasps and sighs]

>> When you're a slave when caught, do not

be concerned about it. Even if you can

gain your freedom, make use of your

present condition now more than ever.

For whoever was caught in the Lord as a

slave is a freed person belonging to the

Lord. Just as whoever was freed when

caught as a slave of Christ, you were

bought with a price. Do not become slave

of human masters. In whatever condition

you were called, brothers and sisters,

there remain with God.

>> Okay, so Paul's being very clever again,

okay? Because this message is appealing

to slaves. Jesus taught these slaves,

you're free. And these slaves say to

Paul, "We're free, right?" And Paul

says, "You are free, but you are a slave

to God." Do you understand? Okay.

Therefore, no human can be a master of

you because you're all slaves to God.

He's confusing people. Okay. Uh can you

keep on reading? For though I am free

with respect to all, I have made myself

a slave to all so that I might wing more

of them. To the Jews, I become as a Jew

in order to wing Jews. To those under

the law, I become as one under the law.

Uh under the law, though I myself am not

under the law, so that I might win those

under the law. To those outside the law,

I became at one outside the law. Though

I am not free from God's law, but I'm

under Christ's law, so that I might wing

those outside the law. To the weak, I

become weak, so that I might wing the

weak. I'm become all things to all

people, that I might by all means save

some. I do it all for the sake of the

gospel, so that I may share in its

blessing. Do not know that in a race the

runners all compete, but only one

receives the prize. run in such a way

that you may wing it. Athletes exercise

self-control in all things. They do not

they do it to receive a parish

perishable wealth, but we and we and

imperishable one. So I do not run

aimlessly, nor do I box as though

beating the air, but I punish my body

and enslave it, so that after

proclaiming to others, I myself should

not be disqualified.

>> Okay. So, it's almost like a pep rally,

right? He's a business person. He's

telling his workers, "Go out and sell

those damn hamburgers, man. I don't care

what you do. I don't care how many lies

you tell. Go sell those hamburgers.

Pretend they're healthy. Okay? Pretend

you love hamburgers. Just pretend. What

matters is you go sell those hamburgers.

And guess what, man? Whoever sells those

hamburgers gets a car." Okay? But this

is better than car because this is the

the reward is heaven, eternal paradise,

guys. SO GO AND SELL THOSE HAMBURGERS.

All right. Um can can you read can you

read the highlighted part, Amber?

>> Uh now in the following instructions, I

do not commend you because when you come

together, it is not for the better but

for the worse. For to begin with, when

you come together as a church, I hear

that there are divisions among you, and

to some extent, I believe it. Indeed,

there have to be faction among you, for

only so will it become clear who among

you are genuine. When you when you come

together, it is not really to eat the

Lord's supper. For when the time comes

comes to eat, each of you goes ahead

with your your own supper, and one goes

hungry and another become drunk. What do

you not have a homes to eat and drink

in? Or do you show contempt for the

church of God and humiliate those who

have nothing? What should I say to you?

Should I commend you in this matter? I

do not commend you.

>> Okay. So, what he's saying is this. When

you come to when you come to a church,

it's very important that you obey the

ritual. Okay? The ritual is communion,

the Eucharist. And you we must remember

this is a ritual where you must follow

the exact protocols. If you do not then

there's no point in coming to church. So

the church is not a place to discuss

Jesus, not to debate Jesus, but to

worship Jesus. Okay, keep on going.

>> For I receive received from the Lord

what I also handed on to you. And the

Lord Jesus on the night when he was

betrayed took a loaf of bread and when

he had given thanks, he broke it and

said, "This is my body that is for for

you. Do this in remembrance of me." In

the same way, he took the cup also after

supper, saying, "This cup is the new

covenant in my blood. Do this as often

as you drink it in remembrance of me.

For as often as you eat this bread and

drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's

death until he comes. Whoever therefore

eats the bread of drink uh uh eat the

bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an

unworthy manner will be answerable for

the body and blood of the Lord. Examine

yourselves and only then eat the bread

and drink from of the cup. For all who

eat and drink with discerning uh without

discerning the body eat and drink

judgment against themselves. For this

reason, may a few are weak and ill, and

some have died. But if we judge

ourselves, we would not be judged. But

when we are judged by the Lord, we are

disciplined so that we may not be

condemned along with the world. So then,

my brother and sisters, when you come

together to eat, wait for one another.

If you are hungry, eat at home so that

when you come together, it will not be

for your condemnation. about uh about

the other things I will give instruction

when when I come.

>> Okay. So this is a really important

ritual. It's the most important ritual

in Christianity called the Eucharist

thanksgiving. Okay. And in this it's

basically they eat some bread and they

drink some wine and they believe it is

the flesh and blood of Jesus. So Jesus

is entering them. Okay. And as you can

imagine what they're doing really is

negating divine spark in you. Divine

spark is free. It's individual. It's

independent. When you part partake in

the body of Jesus, you become one with

everyone else. Okay? That negates your

individuality that it negates a spark

within you and you become just the

church itself. Okay? And that's the idea

of the Eucharist to destroy your

individuality. All right? And so when

Christians do this, they literally

believe the bread they're eating is the

body of Christ, of Jesus. So Jesus is

entering into you and taking you over.

Okay? Okay. It's possession by Jesus.

Uh yes.

>> Can we see this as a way that they abuse

or exploit Jesus because they are just

eating their body although the body of

Jesus is hollow?

>> Uh no. No. The idea here is that Jesus

is your master. Okay. And when you

partake in Jesus, you become a part of Jesus

Jesus

and therefore you must obey exactly what

he wants. Okay? All right. So this is

confusing because it's cannibalism.

Okay. But um as I told you before, this

is actually a very common thing among

the Greek mystery cults where they come

together and they believe that when they

eat food, they're actually eating the

body of Dianesis and Dionis his energy

is is being consumed into you. Okay.

What's important for us to appreciate is

like these mystery cults are demonic.

Okay. So, what else they do is they will

have ritual sacrifices where they will

tear people apart and consume the flesh.

Okay. So, this is from a painting from

the Ubides play describing one of these

mystery codes. Um, okay. So, they will

actually tear a person's body apart to

replicate the death of Dianis and they

consume the body part.

All right. And guess what guys, the

secret society still do the slay. Okay.

So but but what's important to

understand is this actually has a long

tradition. So if you go back to 15,000

years to Europe in the m Magdalinian age

um cannibalism was actually very common.

It was common for religious purposes. So

maybe there was someone that you loved

and he died. What you would do is you

consume his body when he died in order

to remember him forever. Okay? so that

you would have an eternal communion with

him because his soul would go into the

spirit world. But if you had his body,

right, he would always communicate with

you. And that's the idea of

commemorating Jesus like in such a way

when you consume Jesus, Jesus is always

with you. He is now taking possession

over your body. You are now just a body

for Jesus. Okay? Does that make sense?

You've lost your individuality. You've

lost your freedom. You are now

completely possessed by Jesus. when you

um are when you engage in the Eucharist.

Okay. Yes.

>> So the so during that time nobody founds

that like this is disobeying the the

original the original belief of Jesus

like Paul is just using of peoples to obey.

obey.

>> Yeah, that's a really good question.

Okay, most people at this time think

Paul is just evil. Okay, it's like this

is not what Jesus taught us. Jesus

taught us to believe in ourselves. Jesus

would never teach us this demonic thing

of sacrifice. Okay? Jesus came to teach

us that animal sacrifice, human sacrifice, it's all evil.

sacrifice, it's all evil. Okay? He got rid of that. [snorts] But

Okay? He got rid of that. [snorts] But again, so at this time in history,

again, so at this time in history, Paul's church, Paul's followers are only

Paul's church, Paul's followers are only limited amount. Okay? Very few people.

limited amount. Okay? Very few people. But he doesn't care because he's

But he doesn't care because he's building the found the blueprint for an

building the found the blueprint for an empire. Does that make sense? Okay. So

empire. Does that make sense? Okay. So when the Romans force this religion on

when the Romans force this religion on everyone now everyone has to obey this

everyone now everyone has to obey this you understand if you actually from

you understand if you actually from first principles try to convince people

first principles try to convince people the Catholic church is right you can't

the Catholic church is right you can't really convince that many people but

really convince that many people but guess what guys doesn't matter because

guess what guys doesn't matter because most most people are born into the

most most people are born into the Catholic church so they are born

Catholic church so they are born believing this stuff okay so so they

believing this stuff okay so so they can't really think for themselves

can't really think for themselves [snorts] all right but also remember

[snorts] all right but also remember cannibalism is very common throughout

cannibalism is very common throughout history so these are the Aztecs who will

history so these are the Aztecs who will engage in cannonism in order to uh

engage in cannonism in order to uh prepare for war in order to sacrifice um

prepare for war in order to sacrifice um others for for for the gods.

others for for for the gods. Okay. Uh again, this is the Magnolian

Okay. Uh again, this is the Magnolian culture and we found

culture and we found um lots of places where they engage in

um lots of places where they engage in cannibalism during funerals. Okay? And

cannibalism during funerals. Okay? And as you can see, it's very common. It's

as you can see, it's very common. It's very common throughout the world at this

very common throughout the world at this time. And it makes sense if you think

time. And it makes sense if you think about it, right? If this person is

about it, right? If this person is someone you love and he was very special

someone you love and he was very special to you and you want him to still help

to you and you want him to still help you in life to guide you in life and you

you in life to guide you in life and you consume his body, a part of his body,

consume his body, a part of his body, then he'll stay with you forever. Okay?

then he'll stay with you forever. Okay? And this is a way to build group

And this is a way to build group cohesion in this time. Remember this is

cohesion in this time. Remember this is the ice age. So it's very hard to

the ice age. So it's very hard to survive

survive [snorts]

and um but of course not everyone practices this as well. Okay. Uh the red

practices this as well. Okay. Uh the red are those who practice cannibalism

are those who practice cannibalism during funerals. The blue are just those

during funerals. The blue are just those who just bury the body and and don't

who just bury the body and and don't practice cannibalism.

Um so what you're not taught is among the

so what you're not taught is among the elite this sort of stuff goes on a lot.

elite this sort of stuff goes on a lot. So this is 19th century in Victorian

So this is 19th century in Victorian Britain and this is you know the the

Britain and this is you know the the British Empire. And guess what guys?

British Empire. And guess what guys? What they like to do is they like to uh

What they like to do is they like to uh steal mummies from Egypt and eat these

steal mummies from Egypt and eat these mummies because they believe that these

mummies because they believe that these mummies had some magic qualities. Okay,

mummies had some magic qualities. Okay, so this goes back to the 19th century.

so this goes back to the 19th century. And you think to yourself, oh, you know

And you think to yourself, oh, you know what? In the 12th century, we are so

what? In the 12th century, we are so much more advanced. We don't do this

much more advanced. We don't do this crap anymore. Right? Unfortunately,

crap anymore. Right? Unfortunately, this is Albert Einstein's brain. Albert

this is Albert Einstein's brain. Albert Einstein before he died said, "Please,

Einstein before he died said, "Please, please, whatever you do, do not dissect

please, whatever you do, do not dissect my brain." Okay, I know I know you think

my brain." Okay, I know I know you think I'm I'm the greatest genius in the world

I'm I'm the greatest genius in the world and you want to know how my brain works,

and you want to know how my brain works, but I'm telling you right now, my brain

but I'm telling you right now, my brain is so different from your brain. Please,

is so different from your brain. Please, whatever you do, do not dissect my

whatever you do, do not dissect my brain. So, of course, a doctor steals

brain. So, of course, a doctor steals his brain and cuts it into different

his brain and cuts it into different pieces. Okay?

pieces. Okay? Now, let me ask you this question. Let's

Now, let me ask you this question. Let's just say this doctor were to take his

just say this doctor were to take his brain and makes a medicine out of it.

brain and makes a medicine out of it. Okay? He takes his brain, cuts up into

Okay? He takes his brain, cuts up into like 100 different parts.

like 100 different parts. And then he takes this medicine and he

And then he takes this medicine and he sells it to rich people for a million

sells it to rich people for a million dollars. Could he find 100 rich people

dollars. Could he find 100 rich people who would pay a million dollars to eat

who would pay a million dollars to eat ice brain? Yes. Okay. So, as I'm telling

ice brain? Yes. Okay. So, as I'm telling you, the rich are insane.

you, the rich are insane. All right. My my wife tells me that when

All right. My my wife tells me that when I die, it's possible they might want to

I die, it's possible they might want to dissect my brain as well. So, um please

dissect my brain as well. So, um please don't do so, okay? Because my brain's no

don't do so, okay? Because my brain's no different from anyone else's brain.

different from anyone else's brain. Okay. You won't find the secret of my

Okay. You won't find the secret of my creativity with my brain. All right.

All right. So, um, Yep. Alan, can you read, please?

read, please? >> Yeah.

>> Yeah. Indeed, the body does not consist of one

Indeed, the body does not consist of one member, but of many. If the foot would

member, but of many. If the foot would say because I am not a band, I do not

say because I am not a band, I do not belong to the body, that would not make

belong to the body, that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if

it any less a part of the body. And if the air would say because I'm not an

the air would say because I'm not an eye, I do not belong to the body, that

eye, I do not belong to the body, that would not make it any less a part of the

would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye,

body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole

where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense

body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? But as it it is God

of smell be? But as it it is God arranging the member of the body, each

arranging the member of the body, each one of them as he choose, if all were a

one of them as he choose, if all were a single members, where would the body be?

single members, where would the body be? As it is, there are many members yet one

As it is, there are many members yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, I

body. The eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you. Nor against the hat

have no need of you. Nor against the hat to the fa feet, I have no need of you.

to the fa feet, I have no need of you. On the contrary, the members of the body

On the contrary, the members of the body that seems to be weaker are

that seems to be weaker are indispensable. And those members of the

indispensable. And those members of the body that we think less

body that we think less uh let me see honorable we close with

uh let me see honorable we close with greater order. And our less respectable

greater order. And our less respectable members are treated with greater

members are treated with greater respects. Whereas our more respectable

respects. Whereas our more respectable members do not need this. But God has so

members do not need this. But God has so arranged the body giving the greater

arranged the body giving the greater honor to the inferior member that there

honor to the inferior member that there that the there may be no

that the there may be no >> dension

>> dension >> dissension within the body. But the

>> dissension within the body. But the members may have the same care for one

members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all

another. If one member suffers, all suffers together with it. If one member

suffers together with it. If one member is honored, all rejoice together with

is honored, all rejoice together with it.

it. >> Okay? So what he's saying is this. Okay?

>> Okay? So what he's saying is this. Okay? When you consume the body of Christ,

When you consume the body of Christ, you've all consume a part of him, right?

you've all consume a part of him, right? And so we we need to come together as a

And so we we need to come together as a people, as a church to form the whole

people, as a church to form the whole body of Jesus. And that means that you

body of Jesus. And that means that you must do what others tell you to do.

must do what others tell you to do. Okay? This requires complete obedience

Okay? This requires complete obedience if we are to resurrect Jesus in our

if we are to resurrect Jesus in our church. Does that make sense guys? Okay,

church. Does that make sense guys? Okay, keep on going.

keep on going. >> Now you are the body of Christ and

>> Now you are the body of Christ and individually member of it and God has

individually member of it and God has appointed in the church first a postlets

appointed in the church first a postlets second prophets. Third teachers, then

second prophets. Third teachers, then deeds of power, then gifts of healing,

deeds of power, then gifts of healing, form of assistance, form of leadership,

form of assistance, form of leadership, various kind of tongues. Are all all are

various kind of tongues. Are all all are allost

allost apostles? Are all prophets? Are all

apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all

teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak

possess gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all inter interpret? But

in tongues? Do all inter interpret? But strive for the greater gift as I will

strive for the greater gift as I will show you a still more excellent way.

show you a still more excellent way. >> Okay. So, do you understand what's going

>> Okay. So, do you understand what's going on? Okay. No matter who you are, no what

on? Okay. No matter who you are, no what you do, what's important is your

you do, what's important is your sacrifice to Jesus to obey him

sacrifice to Jesus to obey him completely. Okay. So, this is all

completely. Okay. So, this is all ordained by Jesus. All right. Uh Emer,

ordained by Jesus. All right. Uh Emer, can you read the yellow, please?

can you read the yellow, please? >> Love is patient. Love is kind. Love is

>> Love is patient. Love is kind. Love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or

not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist of on its own

rude. It does not insist of on its own way. It is not

way. It is not >> irritable,

>> irritable, >> irritable and resentful. It does not

>> irritable and resentful. It does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoice in

rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoice in the truth. It bears all things, believes

the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endearest

all things, hopes all things, endearest all things. Love never ends. But as for

all things. Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end. As

prophecies, they will come to an end. As for tongues, they will cease. As for

for tongues, they will cease. As for knowledge, it will come to an end. For

knowledge, it will come to an end. For we all know only [snorts] in part, and

we all know only [snorts] in part, and we prophecy only in part. But when the

we prophecy only in part. But when the complete comes, the partial will come to

complete comes, the partial will come to an end. When I was a child, I spoke like

an end. When I was a child, I spoke like a child. I thought like a child. I

a child. I thought like a child. I reasoned like a child. When I became an

reasoned like a child. When I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways.

adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now, we see in a mirror dimly, but

For now, we see in a mirror dimly, but then we will cease face to face. Now I

then we will cease face to face. Now I know only in part. Then I will know

know only in part. Then I will know fully even as I have been fully known.

fully even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide,

And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three. And the greatest of these

these three. And the greatest of these is love.

is love. >> Okay. So you understand Paul does susty.

>> Okay. So you understand Paul does susty. So you think the word is love. Great

So you think the word is love. Great love. We love Jesus. The word actually

love. We love Jesus. The word actually means obedience, right?

means obedience, right? If you join the church, what is required

If you join the church, what is required for you is complete obedience to Jesus.

for you is complete obedience to Jesus. Do you understand that you and I are

Do you understand that you and I are slave to Jesus? Remember

slave to Jesus? Remember when we commit the original sin, when we

when we commit the original sin, when we did evil, we became slaves to the devil.

did evil, we became slaves to the devil. When Jesus killed us, it's because he

When Jesus killed us, it's because he sorry when Jesus died, it was to ransom

sorry when Jesus died, it was to ransom us from the devil. So now we are slaves

us from the devil. So now we are slaves to Jesus and therefore we must obey him

to Jesus and therefore we must obey him completely.

completely. Okay? No argument, no opinion, no

Okay? No argument, no opinion, no individual individuality, just complete

individual individuality, just complete obedience to Jesus. So you can see the

obedience to Jesus. So you can see the power of this, right? He he switches

power of this, right? He he switches these words. He's saying that slavery is

these words. He's saying that slavery is now love.

now love. Okay? When a human master enslaves you,

Okay? When a human master enslaves you, that's evil. But when Jesus enslaves

that's evil. But when Jesus enslaves you, it's good because now it's love.

you, it's good because now it's love. It's because Jesus loves you. That's why

It's because Jesus loves you. That's why he enslaves you. But now, because he

he enslaves you. But now, because he loves you, you must obey him completely.

loves you, you must obey him completely. And that means never ever question the

And that means never ever question the authority of the church. Never ever do

authority of the church. Never ever do that because that's evil. Okay.

All right. Uh can you read Alan? What I'm saying, brothers and sisters,

What I'm saying, brothers and sisters, is this. Flesh and blood blood cannot

is this. Flesh and blood blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. Nor does a

inherit the kingdom of God. Nor does a perishable inherit the imperishable.

perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I will tell you a mystery. We

Listen, I will tell you a mystery. We will not all die, but we will all be

will not all die, but we will all be changed in the moment, in the twinkling

changed in the moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump trumper

of an eye, at the last trump trumper trumpet. For the trumpeter went sound,

trumpet. For the trumpeter went sound, and the dead will be raised

and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable body must put on

For this perishable body must put on imperishably,

imperishably, and this mortal body must put on immort

and this mortal body must put on immort immortality. When this perishable body

immortality. When this perishable body puts on imperishable

puts on imperishable uh imperish ability and this mortal body

uh imperish ability and this mortal body mortal body puts an immortal immortality

mortal body puts an immortal immortality then the saying that is written will be

then the saying that is written will be fulfilled. Death has been swallowed up

fulfilled. Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where oh death is your

in victory. Where oh death is your victory where O death is your sting. The

victory where O death is your sting. The sting of death is sin and the power of

sting of death is sin and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God who

sin is the law. But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord

gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved, be

Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, inmovable, always exceeding

steadfast, inmovable, always exceeding in the works of the Lord because you

in the works of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not

know that in the Lord your labor is not too vain.

too vain. >> So this is why you must obey him

>> So this is why you must obey him completely because now you are

completely because now you are guaranteed access to heaven, eternal

guaranteed access to heaven, eternal paradise. Okay, pretty good deal, right?

paradise. Okay, pretty good deal, right? be a slave for 40 years, 50 years. Be

be a slave for 40 years, 50 years. Be the be the best hardworking slave for

the be the best hardworking slave for the for the next 40 50 years and then

the for the next 40 50 years and then you have eternal paradise because that

you have eternal paradise because that is Jesus promise to you. Okay. The the

is Jesus promise to you. Okay. The the defeat of death.

defeat of death. >> I think according to the original belief

>> I think according to the original belief of Jesus which Jesus led us to pursue

of Jesus which Jesus led us to pursue our uh divine spark, right? That's the

our uh divine spark, right? That's the real way to heaven. But but doing this I

real way to heaven. But but doing this I think like after people die they will

think like after people die they will find out that they cannot really go to

find out that they cannot really go to heaven because they are slaves.

heaven because they are slaves. >> Yeah. No one cares.

>> Yeah. No one cares. >> Yeah.

>> Yeah. >> Right. It doesn't matter because you're

>> Right. It doesn't matter because you're dead. Right. Because the entire point of

dead. Right. Because the entire point of the system is to extract as much energy

the system is to extract as much energy out of you as possible while you're

out of you as possible while you're alive. Right. Because Paul's real

alive. Right. Because Paul's real [clears throat] um customers are the

[clears throat] um customers are the patriarchs. It's the patriarchs who are

patriarchs. It's the patriarchs who are paying for this and the patriarchs who

paying for this and the patriarchs who will force their slaves to convert to

will force their slaves to convert to this religion. Okay? So maybe the slaves

this religion. Okay? So maybe the slaves don't um buy this but their children

don't um buy this but their children will because their children will be

will because their children will be brainwashed into this. Okay? And this

brainwashed into this. Okay? And this explains why the Catholic Church is the

explains why the Catholic Church is the most powerful organization today.

All right. So um now that we've gone into how he actually thinks, let's go

into how he actually thinks, let's go over to his psychology. Okay. So what

over to his psychology. Okay. So what motivated Paul to do what he did?

motivated Paul to do what he did? Because he worked really hard. And so

Because he worked really hard. And so there are three possible explanations.

there are three possible explanations. The first explanation is he was a Roman

The first explanation is he was a Roman agent and his mission was to destroy me

agent and his mission was to destroy me Judaism from within. What we'll learn

Judaism from within. What we'll learn next class is that Judaism is a huge

next class is that Judaism is a huge problem for the Romans. And so um while

problem for the Romans. And so um while the Jews are praying for me of war, Paul

the Jews are praying for me of war, Paul says, "No, no, no. Jesus was a messiah

says, "No, no, no. Jesus was a messiah of peace." Okay? So he's trying to

of peace." Okay? So he's trying to subvert the Jews from within. But you

subvert the Jews from within. But you could also argue that Paul was actually

could also argue that Paul was actually a Jewish spy who sub who's trying to

a Jewish spy who sub who's trying to subvert the Roman Empire by spreading

subvert the Roman Empire by spreading the Jewish faith. Okay, you could also

the Jewish faith. Okay, you could also argue that. I would argue it's both.

argue that. I would argue it's both. Both are true, right? The real So I

Both are true, right? The real So I think that what really happened is Paul

think that what really happened is Paul had a calling to create his own

had a calling to create his own religious empire. Okay? He wanted to

religious empire. Okay? He wanted to become God himself. So there's a famous

become God himself. So there's a famous joke. The joke goes like this. God and

joke. The joke goes like this. God and Satan are having an argument. God says,

Satan are having an argument. God says, "My people, the humans, have found

"My people, the humans, have found religion. Therefore, you've lost." And

religion. Therefore, you've lost." And Satan says, "Well, I'll just organize

Satan says, "Well, I'll just organize it, okay? I'll create churches out of

it, okay? I'll create churches out of it." And that's what Paul did. Jesus

it." And that's what Paul did. Jesus came to tell us the truth. And Paul

came to tell us the truth. And Paul says, "I'll use this truth and I'll make

says, "I'll use this truth and I'll make an empire out of it." Okay?

an empire out of it." Okay? All right. So, there's an analogy here.

All right. So, there's an analogy here. This is his name is Ray Croc, and he

This is his name is Ray Croc, and he created the Mc Empire McDonald's. Okay.

created the Mc Empire McDonald's. Okay. How did he do? So he took an idea

How did he do? So he took an idea McDonald's and he went around America

McDonald's and he went around America and he created McDonald's. Okay, so

and he created McDonald's. Okay, so McDonald's is like it's like the church.

McDonald's is like it's like the church. If you go to McDonald's anywhere in the

If you go to McDonald's anywhere in the world, it's the same it's almost the

world, it's the same it's almost the same building, same menu. Okay, so it so

same building, same menu. Okay, so it so it follows a very similar pattern to

it follows a very similar pattern to Paul's building of the church.

Paul's building of the church. Paul was able to succeed because he

Paul was able to succeed because he because he spread a religion. Ray Croc

because he spread a religion. Ray Croc succeeded because he also spread a

succeeded because he also spread a religion as well. All right. So what he

religion as well. All right. So what he did was not convince people to buy h to

did was not convince people to buy h to to eat hamburgers. He didn't need to do

to eat hamburgers. He didn't need to do that. What he needed what he needed to

that. What he needed what he needed to do was convince small business owners to

do was convince small business owners to invest McDonald's to buy the franchise

invest McDonald's to buy the franchise of McDonald's by spreading the idea of

of McDonald's by spreading the idea of of the gospel of wealth. If you invest

of the gospel of wealth. If you invest in me, if you build, if you open

in me, if you build, if you open McDonald's, you'll become wealthy and

McDonald's, you'll become wealthy and that is paradise. Okay. So, basically,

that is paradise. Okay. So, basically, Ray Croc and Paul were doing the same

Ray Croc and Paul were doing the same thing.

thing. All right. So, Paul has this business

All right. So, Paul has this business idea. Let's just take Jesus and turn him

idea. Let's just take Jesus and turn him empire. And so, he's going to make

empire. And so, he's going to make different sales pitches to different

different sales pitches to different people. Okay? So, we're going to

people. Okay? So, we're going to imagine, okay, and this is just a

imagine, okay, and this is just a thought experiment. It didn't really

thought experiment. It didn't really happen. We're going to imagine Paul

happen. We're going to imagine Paul making a pitch to the Roman patriarchs,

making a pitch to the Roman patriarchs, right? He's saying, "Why should you

right? He's saying, "Why should you invest in me?" Because one, we will

invest in me?" Because one, we will cause debate and division within the

cause debate and division within the Jewish diaspora. Okay? So, some will

Jewish diaspora. Okay? So, some will convert, but some will not. But who

convert, but some will not. But who cares? Because now they're fighting each

cares? Because now they're fighting each other, not fighting us. Okay? That's

other, not fighting us. Okay? That's number one. Number two is

number one. Number two is we will make their messiah of war into a

we will make their messiah of war into a messiah of peace. Okay? And that will

messiah of peace. Okay? And that will weaken their resolve. And the third is

weaken their resolve. And the third is we can now spiritually enslave the the

we can now spiritually enslave the the people. Okay? and they'll work harder

people. Okay? and they'll work harder for us. So that's a sales pitch of Paul

for us. So that's a sales pitch of Paul to the Romans. But there's also a sales

to the Romans. But there's also a sales pitch he can make to the Jewish leaders

pitch he can make to the Jewish leaders as well.

Let us spread our faith to the Gentiles and eleate our status as a chosen

and eleate our status as a chosen people. Okay? Let us make our Torah in

people. Okay? Let us make our Torah in Jerusalem divine in the eyes of the

Jerusalem divine in the eyes of the world. And guess what? It worked. Right?

world. And guess what? It worked. Right? Even today, everyone thinks that

Even today, everyone thinks that Jerusalem is the holy city in the world.

Jerusalem is the holy city in the world. Let us make ourselves a service of the

Let us make ourselves a service of the empire and ally with a Roman patriarchy

empire and ally with a Roman patriarchy so that we can subvert them from within.

so that we can subvert them from within. All right. And it worked. Now, not all

All right. And it worked. Now, not all Jews did this, but a lot did follow uh

Jews did this, but a lot did follow uh Paul into Christianity. Christianity is

Paul into Christianity. Christianity is a platform for the Jews and the Romans

a platform for the Jews and the Romans work together. [snorts]

All right. But now what's what Paul is going to make a sales pitch to the

going to make a sales pitch to the Greeks and the Jews. Okay. And this is

Greeks and the Jews. Okay. And this is what he says. A few decades of obedience

what he says. A few decades of obedience for turning to join paradise. Right?

for turning to join paradise. Right? That's number one. Number two is it's

That's number one. Number two is it's you to join. You don't you don't have to

you to join. You don't you don't have to get circumcised. Okay. And and the third

get circumcised. Okay. And and the third is Jesus will return any day now. So

is Jesus will return any day now. So hurry up before it's too late, guys. 50%

hurry up before it's too late, guys. 50% off today. All right. DO IT NOW. 50%

off today. All right. DO IT NOW. 50% OFF. All right. That was that's

OFF. All right. That was that's literally his message. All right. And

literally his message. All right. And that's why he's so successful. 50% off.

that's why he's so successful. 50% off. All right. So, what this is Augustine,

All right. So, what this is Augustine, okay? And this is after the Catholic

okay? And this is after the Catholic Church becomes the official religion of

Church becomes the official religion of the Roman Empire. And what um Austin

the Roman Empire. And what um Austin will do is he will write a book called

will do is he will write a book called city of God and he will put the Catholic

city of God and he will put the Catholic church above Rome. Okay? Because Rome is

church above Rome. Okay? Because Rome is just a temporal earthly city but

just a temporal earthly city but Jerusalem is divine city. He's saying

Jerusalem is divine city. He's saying that the Catholic Church is now

that the Catholic Church is now Jerusalem. We don't need the Roman

Jerusalem. We don't need the Roman Empire anymore because now we have the

Empire anymore because now we have the Catholic Church. Okay? The Catholic

Catholic Church. Okay? The Catholic Church is a community of believers. As

Church is a community of believers. As long as you believe in Jesus, you'll be

long as you believe in Jesus, you'll be saved. So obviously it's going to take

saved. So obviously it's going to take Paul's ideas and systemize it to create

Paul's ideas and systemize it to create the Catholic Church. Okay? So Emma, can

the Catholic Church. Okay? So Emma, can you read please?

you read please? >> It was in secret that the first human

>> It was in secret that the first human beings began to be evil and the result

beings began to be evil and the result was that they slipped into open

was that they slipped into open disobedience.

disobedience. >> Okay, so this is really important. Jesus

>> Okay, so this is really important. Jesus said there's divine spark in us, right?

said there's divine spark in us, right? Sense, yes, there's divine spark, but

Sense, yes, there's divine spark, but it's from Satan, guys. It's not from

it's from Satan, guys. It's not from God. It's from Satan. That's why we

God. It's from Satan. That's why we cannot trust the divine spark because

cannot trust the divine spark because we're evil. Keep on going. for they

we're evil. Keep on going. for they would not have arrived at the evil act

would not have arrived at the evil act if an evil would have not preceded it.

if an evil would have not preceded it. Now could anything but pride have been

Now could anything but pride have been the start of the evil will for pride is

the start of the evil will for pride is the start of every kind of sin.

the start of every kind of sin. >> So you know Jesus says to

>> So you know Jesus says to to follow your own heart right and oxy

to follow your own heart right and oxy says no no no that leads to pride and

says no no no that leads to pride and pride is evil. Pride means you want to

pride is evil. Pride means you want to be better than God. Pride means you want

be better than God. Pride means you want to kill God. Therefore it is inherently

to kill God. Therefore it is inherently evil. Therefore, the heart inside you

evil. Therefore, the heart inside you comes from Satan. Okay, keep on going.

comes from Satan. Okay, keep on going. >> And what is pride except a longing for a

>> And what is pride except a longing for a preserved kind of exultation?

preserved kind of exultation? >> For it is a preserved kind of exaltation

>> For it is a preserved kind of exaltation to abandon the basis on which the mind

to abandon the basis on which the mind should be firmly fixed and to become as

should be firmly fixed and to become as it were based on oneself and so remain.

it were based on oneself and so remain. This happens when a man is too pleased

This happens when a man is too pleased with himself and a man is

with himself and a man is self-complacent when he deserts that

self-complacent when he deserts that changeless good in which rather than in

changeless good in which rather than in himself he ought to have found it his

himself he ought to have found it his satisfaction. This desertion is

satisfaction. This desertion is voluntary. For if the will had remained

voluntary. For if the will had remained unshaken in its love of the higher

unshaken in its love of the higher changes good which shed on it light to

changes good which shed on it light to see and kindled in its fire to love, it

see and kindled in its fire to love, it would not have been diverted from this

would not have been diverted from this love to follow its own pleasure. and the

love to follow its own pleasure. and the will would not have been so darkened and

will would not have been so darkened and chilled in consequence as to let the

chilled in consequence as to let the woman believe that the serpent had

woman believe that the serpent had spoken to the truth and a man to put his

spoken to the truth and a man to put his wife's will above God's commandment and

wife's will above God's commandment and to suppose that his was a v

to suppose that his was a v >> venial

>> venial >> venial transgression when he refused to

>> venial transgression when he refused to desert his life's companion uh companion

desert his life's companion uh companion even though the refusal entailed

even though the refusal entailed companionship is insin

companionship is insin we exist to obey God. All right. Jesus

we exist to obey God. All right. Jesus taught us that we exist in order to be

taught us that we exist in order to be creative, in order to seek truth for

creative, in order to seek truth for ourselves. But obviously Paul teaches us

ourselves. But obviously Paul teaches us that we exist in order to obey God. Why?

that we exist in order to obey God. Why? Because we cannot trust ourselves. Okay.

Because we cannot trust ourselves. Okay. >> Yeah.

>> Yeah. >> I have a question. So does that mean um

>> I have a question. So does that mean um the believers of the Catholic Church

the believers of the Catholic Church should not take pride in their identity

should not take pride in their identity as a part of the uh like a part of the

as a part of the uh like a part of the church or does that also mean that they

church or does that also mean that they cannot be will in a way they can't find

cannot be will in a way they can't find satisfaction in

satisfaction in partaking in the great mission of the

partaking in the great mission of the Catholic church.

Catholic church. >> Okay. So the Catholic church uh has

>> Okay. So the Catholic church uh has certain teachings. Okay. The first

certain teachings. Okay. The first teaching is the idea of original sin

teaching is the idea of original sin which is we are born evil and it's

which is we are born evil and it's Christ that redeems us. That's number

Christ that redeems us. That's number one. Number two is we cannot think for

one. Number two is we cannot think for ourselves because we will be led astray

ourselves because we will be led astray by the devil. We must listen to the

by the devil. We must listen to the priest. We should not read the Bible for

priest. We should not read the Bible for ourselves because we'll get confused by

ourselves because we'll get confused by it. Okay. All right. Then and and that's

it. Okay. All right. Then and and that's what leads to reformation.

what leads to reformation. >> Okay. So

>> Okay. So >> and the the and the priests are the

>> and the the and the priests are the represent representative of God on

represent representative of God on earth. The pope has supreme authority.

earth. The pope has supreme authority. >> Oh,

>> Oh, >> okay. Yes.

>> okay. Yes. >> So if the pope tells you to take pride

>> So if the pope tells you to take pride in being a part of the church, you can't

in being a part of the church, you can't be like you are allowed

be like you are allowed >> the pope is the word of God. What

>> the pope is the word of God. What whatever the pope says is the word of

whatever the pope says is the word of God. Okay.

God. Okay. >> Okay. Okay.

>> Okay. Okay. >> Okay. It's that simple.

>> Okay. It's that simple. >> So uh I have a question.

>> So uh I have a question. >> Go ahead. Yeah. Go ahead. uh like if we

>> Go ahead. Yeah. Go ahead. uh like if we if we really like try to pursue the

if we really like try to pursue the original Jesus to believe that is to

original Jesus to believe that is to pursue our uh divine spark but pride is

pursue our uh divine spark but pride is a thing that we cannot avoid right

a thing that we cannot avoid right >> yes you will make mistakes right yeah

>> yes you will make mistakes right yeah >> so Jesus says it's okay it's okay to

>> so Jesus says it's okay it's okay to make mistakes it's okay to screw up

make mistakes it's okay to screw up you'll be forgiven whereas Catholic

you'll be forgiven whereas Catholic church says it's not okay to screw up

church says it's not okay to screw up >> oh

>> oh >> yeah do you understand all right

>> yeah do you understand all right >> okay can you read can you

>> okay can you read can you Thus the evil act, the transgression of

Thus the evil act, the transgression of eating the forbidden fruit was committed

eating the forbidden fruit was committed only when those who did it were already

only when those who did it were already evil. That bad fruit could only have

evil. That bad fruit could only have come from a bad tree.

come from a bad tree. >> Okay, so we're born evil. Okay, it's

>> Okay, so we're born evil. Okay, it's that simple. Keep on going.

that simple. Keep on going. >> Further, the badness of the tree came

>> Further, the badness of the tree came about contrary to nature because without

about contrary to nature because without the fault in the will which is against

the fault in the will which is against nature, it certainly could not have

nature, it certainly could not have happened. But only a nature created out

happened. But only a nature created out of nothing could have been distorted by

of nothing could have been distorted by a thought. Consequently, although the

a thought. Consequently, although the well drives its existence as nature from

well drives its existence as nature from its creation by God, it's failing away

its creation by God, it's failing away from its true being is due to its

from its true being is due to its creation out of nothing.

creation out of nothing. >> Okay? So why are we evil? Why can't we

>> Okay? So why are we evil? Why can't we trust ourselves? Why can we be easily

trust ourselves? Why can we be easily swayed by s by Satan? The reason why is

swayed by s by Satan? The reason why is the Bible tells us that we are created

the Bible tells us that we are created out of dust. We're created out of

out of dust. We're created out of nothing. Okay? In other words, we are a

nothing. Okay? In other words, we are a failed science experiment.

failed science experiment. Okay? That's why we suck.

Okay? That's why we suck. >> That's why we must believe in the

>> That's why we must believe in the church. All right? So, this is the

church. All right? So, this is the Augustine. All right. Um C can you read?

Augustine. All right. Um C can you read? >> Yet man did not fall away to the extent

>> Yet man did not fall away to the extent of losing all being. But when he had

of losing all being. But when he had turned towards himself, his being was

turned towards himself, his being was less real than when he adhered to him

less real than when he adhered to him who exist in a supreme degree. And so to

who exist in a supreme degree. And so to abandon God and to exist in oneself that

abandon God and to exist in oneself that is to please oneself is not immediately

is to please oneself is not immediately to lose all being but it is to come near

to lose all being but it is to come near to nothingness. That is why the proud

to nothingness. That is why the proud are given another name in holy

are given another name in holy scripture. They are called

scripture. They are called self-pleasers. Now it is good to lift up

self-pleasers. Now it is good to lift up your heart and to exalt your thoughts

your heart and to exalt your thoughts yet not in the self- worship of pride

yet not in the self- worship of pride but in the worship of God. This is a

but in the worship of God. This is a sign of obedience and obedience can

sign of obedience and obedience can belong only to the humble. So you must

belong only to the humble. So you must obey the church completely. Okay?

obey the church completely. Okay? Because divine spark in you, it's out of

Because divine spark in you, it's out of nothingness. It can only lead you to

nothingness. It can only lead you to evil. Okay? So only way the only

evil. Okay? So only way the only solution now is to is to obey the church

solution now is to is to obey the church completely.

completely. >> And I think that kind of answered my

>> And I think that kind of answered my question too.

question too. >> Yep.

>> Yep. >> So like for because I think I believe in

>> So like for because I think I believe in the original.

the original. >> No, no, it doesn't matter what you

>> No, no, it doesn't matter what you believe.

believe. >> I don't care what you believe. I only

>> I don't care what you believe. I only care about what the Catholic Church is

care about what the Catholic Church is teaching you. Okay. Can can we also see

teaching you. Okay. Can can we also see >> we're not having an argument about what

>> we're not having an argument about what who's right, who's wrong. Yeah.

who's right, who's wrong. Yeah. >> I don't want that. Okay.

>> I don't want that. Okay. >> I I want you to understand what the

>> I I want you to understand what the Catholic Church is teaching you.

Catholic Church is teaching you. >> Like can we can we also see the like

>> Like can we can we also see the like people eat eat the fruit from that tree

people eat eat the fruit from that tree also as a mistake that we can just like

also as a mistake that we can just like the original Jesus believe that we can

the original Jesus believe that we can be forgiven.

be forgiven. >> Jesus thought that what Eve did was

>> Jesus thought that what Eve did was correct.

correct. >> Oh.

>> Oh. >> All right. Okay.

>> All right. Okay. All right. So Alan you read please

All right. So Alan you read please [snorts]

[snorts] >> this is why humility

>> this is why humility humility is highly priced in the city of

humility is highly priced in the city of god and especially enjoyed on the city

god and especially enjoyed on the city of gods during the time of its

of gods during the time of its pilgrimage in this world and it receives

pilgrimage in this world and it receives particular emphasis in the character of

particular emphasis in the character of Christ the king of the that city. We are

Christ the king of the that city. We are also taught by the sacred scriptures

also taught by the sacred scriptures that the thought of exaltation the

that the thought of exaltation the contrary of humility exercise supreme

contrary of humility exercise supreme dominion in Christ's adversary the devil

dominion in Christ's adversary the devil this is assuredly the greatest different

this is assuredly the greatest different that thunders the two cities in which we

that thunders the two cities in which we are speaking the one is a community of

are speaking the one is a community of devout men the other a company of the in

devout men the other a company of the in rel in religious and each has its own

rel in religious and each has its own angle angels

angle angels attached to it. In one city, love of God

attached to it. In one city, love of God has been given first place. In the

has been given first place. In the other, love of self.

other, love of self. >> Okay. So, it's it's that simple. Okay.

>> Okay. So, it's it's that simple. Okay. If you obey, you are doing the work of

If you obey, you are doing the work of God. If you disobey, you're doing the

God. If you disobey, you're doing the work of the devil. It's that simple.

work of the devil. It's that simple. Okay. All right. Uh can you keep on

Okay. All right. Uh can you keep on reading? And and and this this will end

reading? And and and this this will end the uh Yeah.

the uh Yeah. >> In the heavenly city, then there will be

>> In the heavenly city, then there will be freedom of well. It will be one and the

freedom of well. It will be one and the same freedom in all and invis individ

same freedom in all and invis individ indivisible in the separate individuals.

indivisible in the separate individuals. It will be freed from all evil and

It will be freed from all evil and filled with all good enjoying

filled with all good enjoying unfailingly the delight of internal

unfailingly the delight of internal joys, forgetting all offenses,

joys, forgetting all offenses, forgetting all punishments.

forgetting all punishments. >> So when when we have freedom, okay, we

>> So when when we have freedom, okay, we we're slaves now, but when when we have

we're slaves now, but when when we have freedom, when we have when we're with

freedom, when we have when we're with God, because only when we're with God,

God, because only when we're with God, can we know what is good, okay? And then

can we know what is good, okay? And then we have complete freedom. But what he

we have complete freedom. But what he means by freedom of course is complete

means by freedom of course is complete obedience. Now we want even think about

obedience. Now we want even think about disobeying God. Okay? That's what

disobeying God. Okay? That's what freedom is.

freedom is. All right?

All right? So

So uh the Catholic Church grows the the

uh the Catholic Church grows the the Roman Empire makes it the official

Roman Empire makes it the official religion because it does three things.

religion because it does three things. Okay? And we discussed this. The first

Okay? And we discussed this. The first is that now you're better to exploit

is that now you're better to exploit your slaves. They're now more

your slaves. They're now more hardworking because before

hardworking because before if they were lazy, they might get

if they were lazy, they might get whipped, right? But they're lazy now,

whipped, right? But they're lazy now, they will burn in hell for all for all

they will burn in hell for all for all of eternity. That's number one. Number

of eternity. That's number one. Number two is this is really important.

two is this is really important. You have all this gold, right? The

You have all this gold, right? The problem with all this gold is people can

problem with all this gold is people can can steal it. People can kill you for

can steal it. People can kill you for it, right? But now you have spiritual

it, right? But now you have spiritual authority. Now you represent God. Now

authority. Now you represent God. Now you're head of a church, right? And

you're head of a church, right? And therefore people can't kill you because

therefore people can't kill you because if they kill you, God will come and kill

if they kill you, God will come and kill them. Okay, it's a pretty good deal,

them. Okay, it's a pretty good deal, right? Before you were a king, but now

right? Before you were a king, but now you're a god. What a great deal. And the

you're a god. What a great deal. And the last thing of course is now what you can

last thing of course is now what you can do is you can now expand and expand and

do is you can now expand and expand and expand your empire. Okay.

Um, so let me explain why this is relevant

so let me explain why this is relevant today. Okay? Because now that the

today. Okay? Because now that the Catholic Church is around, these

Catholic Church is around, these dynasties

dynasties of Rome can continue on to today through

of Rome can continue on to today through the Catholic Church, right? Does that

the Catholic Church, right? Does that make sense to you guys? Because now they

make sense to you guys? Because now they can store their power in the Catholic

can store their power in the Catholic Church. If you put your gold in the

Church. If you put your gold in the Catholic Church, no one's going to come

Catholic Church, no one's going to come and steal it, right? Because they don't

and steal it, right? Because they don't want to incur the wrath of God.

want to incur the wrath of God. That's that's why

That's that's why the Catholic Church will give rise to

the Catholic Church will give rise to something to to some to people called

something to to some to people called the black nobility. Okay, these are 13

the black nobility. Okay, these are 13 families from Rome that still run the

families from Rome that still run the world today.

world today. >> Okay, we'll discuss this later on.

>> Okay, we'll discuss this later on. >> All right, we'll discuss how the

>> All right, we'll discuss how the Catholic Church and the black nobility

Catholic Church and the black nobility work together. Second something you need

work together. Second something you need to understand is what allowed the

to understand is what allowed the Catholic Church to dominate is this

Catholic Church to dominate is this alliance between the black nobility and

alliance between the black nobility and Jews. Guess what guys? It still happens

Jews. Guess what guys? It still happens today. Okay. The third thing is what

today. Okay. The third thing is what allows for the system to work are these

allows for the system to work are these secret societies where through rituals

secret societies where through rituals these powerful people are bound

these powerful people are bound together. Okay. And so these three ideas

together. Okay. And so these three ideas the black nobility the alliance between

the black nobility the alliance between black nobility and the Jews and the

black nobility and the Jews and the third are secret societies is the power

third are secret societies is the power structure we have today. All right.

structure we have today. All right. That's the power of the Catholic church.

That's the power of the Catholic church. That is the genius of Paul to create a

That is the genius of Paul to create a system that continues even today because

system that continues even today because it is so powerful and um so strategic.

it is so powerful and um so strategic. Okay, does that make sense? All right,

Okay, does that make sense? All right, we'll discuss this later on as well, but

we'll discuss this later on as well, but I present the idea to you today. All

I present the idea to you today. All right, some questions. Okay, um my wife

right, some questions. Okay, um my wife sends send sends me more questions.

sends send sends me more questions. Okay. Um, this person wants to know

Okay. Um, this person wants to know what's the difference between the

what's the difference between the Catholic Church, the Protestants, and

Catholic Church, the Protestants, and the Eastern Orthodox. Um, so the Eastern

the Eastern Orthodox. Um, so the Eastern Orthodox is the church of Augustine. It

Orthodox is the church of Augustine. It doesn't it didn't really change. The

doesn't it didn't really change. The Protestants are those who rebel against

Protestants are those who rebel against the teachings of Paul and Augustine. And

the teachings of Paul and Augustine. And the Catholic Church is sort of in

the Catholic Church is sort of in between. Okay? But we'll discuss this

between. Okay? But we'll discuss this more um as we go along. All right.

more um as we go along. All right. Uh the Greek mystery schools, are they

Uh the Greek mystery schools, are they still around today? And the answer is

still around today? And the answer is yes. Of course, they're still around

yes. Of course, they're still around today because they allow the elite to

today because they allow the elite to work together. Okay? They they allow the

work together. Okay? They they allow the elite to trust each other. Okay? And

elite to trust each other. Okay? And again, um they come from the Greek

again, um they come from the Greek mystery schools.

mystery schools. All right?

All right? Psychopaths.

Psychopaths. What do we do with these people? Right?

What do we do with these people? Right? You have these psychopaths who run the

You have these psychopaths who run the world. They can't they don't feel

world. They can't they don't feel regret. They don't forgive each other.

regret. They don't forgive each other. So how do we perceive these people?

So how do we perceive these people? Okay. And there are different solutions.

Okay. And there are different solutions. Um the first solution is to appreciate

Um the first solution is to appreciate the idea of karma. So yes, they are

the idea of karma. So yes, they are powerful to like like in this lifetime

powerful to like like in this lifetime but maybe next lifetime they become

but maybe next lifetime they become slaves. So they can feel for themselves

slaves. So they can feel for themselves the evil that they've done onto other

the evil that they've done onto other people. Okay. Um, another idea is

people. Okay. Um, another idea is in the world of today, psychopaths will

in the world of today, psychopaths will always war. Only evil will war because

always war. Only evil will war because that's just the structure of this

that's just the structure of this universe. In this universe that we live

universe. In this universe that we live in, the devil is always king. Okay? And

in, the devil is always king. Okay? And there's no way around it. So, we're here

there's no way around it. So, we're here not to um fight these people. We're here

not to um fight these people. We're here to learn wisdom in a world of evil. So,

to learn wisdom in a world of evil. So, don't worry about them. Just worry about

don't worry about them. Just worry about yourself. Okay. The third thing to think

yourself. Okay. The third thing to think about is if you really understood how

about is if you really understood how these people live their lives, you would

these people live their lives, you would feel sorry for them. All right? So

feel sorry for them. All right? So remember the Iliad where Achilles

remember the Iliad where Achilles triumphs over Hector, but rather than

triumphs over Hector, but rather than feeling joy and happiness, he feels only

feeling joy and happiness, he feels only sadness and he can't even cry. Okay? He

sadness and he can't even cry. Okay? He he becomes a zombie. And you can make

he becomes a zombie. And you can make the argument that the wealthy people are

the argument that the wealthy people are like that today. Yeah, they look like as

like that today. Yeah, they look like as though they're happy. They have billions

though they're happy. They have billions of dollars but they're not happy. Okay?

of dollars but they're not happy. Okay? If you actually live their lives, if you

If you actually live their lives, if you see the world through their eyes, you

see the world through their eyes, you would see that they're very unhappy

would see that they're very unhappy people. So don't hate them. Feel pity

people. So don't hate them. Feel pity for them. Okay. So there are different

for them. Okay. So there are different ways of understanding this.

ways of understanding this. All right.

All right. Okay. This is a great question. Okay. I

Okay. This is a great question. Okay. I love this question. If the Romans are

love this question. If the Romans are the ones who killed Jesus,

the ones who killed Jesus, why don't the Jews don't speak up? Why

why don't the Jews don't speak up? Why don't the Jews say, "We didn't do it,

don't the Jews say, "We didn't do it, man." Okay, so this is really

man." Okay, so this is really complicated.

complicated. Uh, but the simple answer is

Uh, but the simple answer is there's an agreement between the

there's an agreement between the Catholic Church and the Jews. Okay, the

Catholic Church and the Jews. Okay, the agreement is this. The Catholic Church

agreement is this. The Catholic Church needed scapegoats, needed people for

needed scapegoats, needed people for other people to hate. Okay? And the Jews

other people to hate. Okay? And the Jews agreed in order to practice their

agreed in order to practice their religion. Does that make sense? All

religion. Does that make sense? All right? I know this sounds terrible, but

right? I know this sounds terrible, but the only way for the Jews to survive as

the only way for the Jews to survive as a people is if they agree to be

a people is if they agree to be scapegoats for Christians.

scapegoats for Christians. All right? And we'll discuss this later

All right? And we'll discuss this later on. And and that's why um if you look at

on. And and that's why um if you look at [clears throat] Europe for these 2,000

[clears throat] Europe for these 2,000 years, what the Christians did to the

years, what the Christians did to the Jews was just horrific. Okay? And the

Jews was just horrific. Okay? And the Jews could not speak up because if they

Jews could not speak up because if they did, the Catholic Church might get rid

did, the Catholic Church might get rid of them. Okay?

of them. Okay? Um, this person says, "James the just,

Um, this person says, "James the just, Jesus' brother, he was killed by the

Jesus' brother, he was killed by the Jews, right?" No, no, no. Ask yourself

Jews, right?" No, no, no. Ask yourself this question. Who is most threatened by

this question. Who is most threatened by James the Just? The answer, of course,

James the Just? The answer, of course, is Paul. It was Paul who had him killed.

is Paul. It was Paul who had him killed. Okay. In in 70, the Romans destroyed the

Okay. In in 70, the Romans destroyed the temple. And that time would would have

temple. And that time would would have been the perfect time to kill James the

been the perfect time to kill James the Just. James was probably protected by

Just. James was probably protected by the Jews. Okay? But Paul saw as a threat

the Jews. Okay? But Paul saw as a threat because as long as James just was alive,

because as long as James just was alive, he's the ultimate authority on Jesus.

he's the ultimate authority on Jesus. Right. Paul cannot steal the legacy from

Right. Paul cannot steal the legacy from uh James the Just. Therefore, he had to

uh James the Just. Therefore, he had to had to had get this guy killed. Okay.

had to had get this guy killed. Okay. Does that make sense?

Does that make sense? All right.

All right. How do you know if you see the truth and

How do you know if you see the truth and reject a lie? The answer is really

reject a lie? The answer is really simple, guys. How do you know if you

simple, guys. How do you know if you love someone? You just do, guys. Okay.

love someone? You just do, guys. Okay. I'm sorry. If you don't know you love

I'm sorry. If you don't know you love someone, you probably don't love that

someone, you probably don't love that person. All right. When you love

person. All right. When you love someone, your heart glows. You feel

someone, your heart glows. You feel stronger. You are more energetic.

stronger. You are more energetic. All right? If you don't if you are in a

All right? If you don't if you are in a relationship, but you become weaker, you

relationship, but you become weaker, you feel tired, you lose hope, you probably

feel tired, you lose hope, you probably don't love that person. That that person

don't love that person. That that person probably doesn't love you. Okay? It's

probably doesn't love you. Okay? It's that simple, guys. If you How do you

that simple, guys. If you How do you know you're in love? You just do. How do

know you're in love? You just do. How do you know you see the truth? You just do.

you know you see the truth? You just do. All right. [snorts]

All right. [snorts] Um, you cannot trust a human. The Bible

Um, you cannot trust a human. The Bible clearly states the one who bring evil to

clearly states the one who bring evil to this world stands above all humankind.

this world stands above all humankind. Therefore, you will find truth. No, no,

Therefore, you will find truth. No, no, no, no. This is what Paul says. This is

no, no. This is what Paul says. This is what Oxin said. Oxen says, "You do know.

what Oxin said. Oxen says, "You do know. You know in your heart." Okay.

All right. That's that's it. Any questions, guys? Before we conclude.

questions, guys? Before we conclude. Okay. Great. So, uh we'll continue this

Okay. Great. So, uh we'll continue this next class. Okay.

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