Re:Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus !

Originally posted by jmdewey60
reply to post by arpgme
The earliest writings about Jesus, that are currently in the Christian Bible, was the letters of Paul.

edit on 21-1-2012 by jmdewey60 because: (no reason given)

Maybe, but the earliest Gospel, the word that is supposed to be inspired by God The Holy Spirit was Mark, and it gives a different picture on Jesus considering that Mark 16:9-20 is a forgery. Even The Bible of The Vatican doesn't have the extra verses....

reply to post by arpgme
So now what are you trying to say, that Paul was not inspired by the Holy Spirit?
An argument could be made that part of Mark is based on Paul, so you would have to look at what Paul has to say about it if you want the earliest still existing writing on Jesus which is "inspired".
Paul in Philippians says of Jesus, ". . . finding himself in the form of god" and it goes on to say he emptied himself of that to be born here, as a person. So before Jesus was the person, Jesus, he was god, according to the earliest writer for what became Christianity.