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Reviving Focus on Jesus' Words Alone

Our mission is to proclaim our Lord Jesus' doctrine that He was the "sole teacher" (Matt.23:8-11). He sternly told the apostles they were not to call themselves or anyone else a "teacher"! (Id.) Jesus explained why when He insisted that the "apostolos is not more important than the one who sent him." (John 13:16.) The Greek word apostolos means either the title of Apostle or messenger or one that is sent. Here Jesus meant He was more important than any Apostle or messenger.

Even John the Baptist realized that despite knowing he himself was the greatest prophet who ever lived prior to Jesus (Matt.11:11), yet he "must decrease" so that unfettered acceptance of Jesus' message would "increase." (John 3:30-31.)

Competing Love For Paul / Pauline Doctrine

The Modern Church has instead fallen in love with Paul, or, more correctly, the points in Paul's writings that soften the requirements of costly grace which Jesus taught. This causes a vying for control over the church. Either Paul and his Dispensation of Grace applies, or Jesus and His costly grace gospel applies, as Bonhoeffer highlighted. We have developed two masters. Mainstream Christian theologians largely defend dismissing Jesus' words as applicable only to a prior dispensation of Law. Sometimes this is called Dispensationalism or Covenant Theology, but it all ends up the same: marginalizing Jesus' words. The famous theologian Rudolf Bultmann even claimed Paul teaches us in 2 Cor. 5:16 that it is necessary to treat Jesus's teachings pre-resurrection as irrelevant. (Bultman on Paul.)

This proves the danger of two masters as Jesus said: you will love the one and hate the other. (Matt.6:24.) This is where the church is today--having been wooed from its first love for Christ. To avoid making any apostle a competing master, we must remember the apostles only had one inspired function -- that is when they served to carry Jesus' words (John 14:26), that is, when they serve the role of a "messenger" -- the meaning of the Greek word apostolos. Otherwise, they are at best edifying.

Growing Realization Of This Truth In The Church

This message of focusing only on the words of Jesus as the NT inspired scripture appears overdue. The hunger for this information is testifed to by the number of visitors. Since January 2008, there have been over 945,000 hits -- and currently over 40,000 per month. Over 270 true follows of Jesus have written positive emails and book reviews on Jesus' Words Only and Jesus' Words On Salvation. (See "Reviews" Tab above.) These two books are available here free for download in PDF. (The chapters also have been converted to webpages with free links in the list below.) These books can also be purchased from Amazon and major online retailers.

Works by other authors are highlighted here because they too draw us to trust only Jesus as our true sole teacher and our divinely-indwelled Lord. For more information on general church topics, including articles and books critical of Paulinism, see the popular "Further Reading" tab.

The links below lead you to this book series free for download or viewing:

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1. Marcionism - Paulinism of 144 AD was then heresy (html)

2. Second Peter & Its Reference to Paul as "Scripture": What Does This Mean? (html)

3. Trophimus - Was He Misled by Paul to Abominate The Temple in 58 AD? (html)(June 26, 2010)

4. The Problem of Paul to All Faiths From Following Jesus (html intro w link to PDF)

5. Luther Killed Jesus' Words Only Movement in Reformation (PDF) or (html)

6. Early Church Views of Paul (html)(June 27, 2010)

7. Paulinist Tares: How To Treat Them? (html)(May 28, 2010)

8. Paul's Unique Principles on Women, Sex and Dress (html)(June 4, 2010)

9. Jesus's Commands on Church Structure (contradicted by Paul)(html)(June 5, 2010)

10. Paul's Flawed Christology (html) (June 6, 2010).

11. More on Benjamite Wolf Prophecy & Paul (html)(June 15, 2010)

12. John Locke: The Priority of Jesus /The Gospel Writings Over the Epistles (html)(June 27, 2010)

13. Paul Is An Advocate of Jesus Words Only As A Test of Orthodoxy (html)(June 30, 2010)

14. Paul in Romans 7 Claims The God of Sinai Is Dead (html)(July 6th, 2010)

15. Paul's Contradictions of Jesus (html)(July 14, 2010)

16. Tolstoy Criticizes Paulinism (html)(July 16, 2010)

17. Paul's Trial Before Caesar - A Drama (html and audio)(July 17, 2010)

18. Paul's Words Support Unwitting Blasphemies (html)(July 25, 2010)

19. Effort of Reformation Partner of Luther - Carlstadt - in 1520 to Elevate Jesus Over Paul (html)(Aug. 12, 2010)

20. Jesus's Words on Baptism (versus Paulinist dismissal of its importance)(html)(Aug. 13, 2010)

21. Enemies of Christ Use Paul To Prove Fallibility of Both OT and NT, Unraveling All Scripture (Aug. 18, 2010)

22. Paul or James' Church: Which Was The Greatest Evangelist? (Aug. 28, 2010)(links to html/pdf)

23. Gates of Heaven: A Modern Pastor Seeks Entry (Drama Indicting Paulinism)(Sept 10, 2010)(html)

24. Paul's Terrible Influence Over Luther In A Revealing Letter of 1530 (October 8, 2010)(html)

25. Paulinist Attorney Gives Us Principles To Test Religious Claims That Unwittingly Destroy Paul's Validity (11/20/10).

26. Jesus Prophesied of Paulus which in Latin Means "Least" - the name prophesied in Matt. 5:19 to be that of the anti-law teacher (1/8/2011)

27. Guile Confessed By Paul, and How It Promotes Dissolution of Scripture and Jesus' Truth (1/17/2011)

28. Habakkuk 2:2-5 - A Prophecy About Paul? (7/30/2011)

29. Paul Misunderstands and Misstates Jesus' Points About The Two Top Commands (2/7/2011)

30. Jesus' Prophecy About Person Who Identified Himself To Paul As "Jesus" In Acts 9 (2/17/2011) Espanol

31. Pagan Influences on Paul (July 17, 2011)

32. Paul Abolished Sabbath (July 23, 2011)

33. Paul's Queer lesson not to help Widows under 60 and all young widows are wanton (Sept 2011)

34. Is Long Hair Shameful As Paul Teaches? (Sept 2011)

34b. Is Paul Right That Jesus is the Image of God? (Sept 2011)

35. Is Paul Correct Women Are Saved By Means of Giving Birth? (Sept 2011)

36. 3-Fold 1 Page Pamphlet to Hand Out on Jesus' Prophecies to not listen to Paul (Dec. 3, 2011) (PDF). For audio version, listen at Podomatic at this link.

37. Was James' Epistle an Answer point-by-point to Paul? A table comparision (Feb 25, 2012)

38. Anti-Paul Passages in the Gospel of Matthew (Feb 26, 2012)

39. Why Did God Have to Send Prophets to Paul to not go to Jerusalem if Paul Knew The True Christ? (3/4/2012)

40. Of Lightning & Skorpions: Jesus' Words in Luke 10 Point At Paul Again (3/19/2012)

41. A Skolops Sent By An Angel of Satan To Keep Paul Humble--Its Importance (3/21/2012)

42. Why Does The Spirit of Python, A Serpent-Demon, Promote Paul in Acts 16:16? (3/25/2012)

43. The List of the Problems About The Validity of Paul (3/26/2012)

44. Revisiting the Marcan Priority Claim (from Rives, OGM II at 97 which impacts Paul.) (4/7/2012).

45. Did Paul Have An Enormous Self-Image? (4/8/2012)

46. True Apostles & Paul: Is Silence Confirmation? (4/12/2012)

47. Paul's Self-Serving Use of Law to Raise Financial Support (4/12/2012)

48. Did Luther in 1537 Finally Condemn Paul As A False Prophet? (6/10/2012)

49. Paul and the Rebellion of Korah (8/10/2012)

50. Who is "the greatest in the kingdom" per Jesus in Matt 5:19? Pauline & non-Pauline views (11/17/2012)

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Jesus' Words Only

Jesus' Words Only was written by an evangelical Christian who was motivated to write the book in his quest to reconcile Paul to Jesus' words. The historical origins of the canon prove that it originally was intended to focus only upon Jesus' words as the inspired canon. It was a much later notion to believe that letters of apostles were inspired too. Moreover, upon careful examination, there is no validity to saying "Apostle Paul" was appointed as an apostle of Jesus Christ, as it is not verified by two independent witnesses, as Jesus required for His own status as Son of God. Moreover, Jesus appears in Rev. 2:2 to have intended to condemn Paul for teachings contained in Paul's post-conversion period. Specifically, Paul's permission to eat meat sacrificed to idols, which Jesus condemns in Rev. ch. 2. As a result, this bolsters the conclusion that Jesus is the sole inspired prophet (and more than just a prophet) speaking in the New Testament. All others are secondary and unless quoting Jesus, not inspired, and the weight they deserve is for wisdom, not inspiration. For book reviews and reader comments, see Reviews tab at top.

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Jesus' Words On Salvation

The 584-page book, Jesus' Words on Salvation, is a clear easily read presentation analyzing carefully every reference by Jesus on the topic of salvation. The author, a Christian attorney, proves Jesus' doctrine of salvation involved more than just faith. Jesus reiterated a believer must have works. "The tree without good fruit is cast in the fire." (Matt. 7:19.) The branch "in me" that bears no fruit is "cut off" (harpazo'ed) and "thrown in the fire." (John 15:2, 6). These verses are corroborated in numerous other passages. The Preface reviews how the Reformers Tyndale, Melancthon, Bucer, and even the mature Luther made a course correction, and taught "double justification" to incorporate this truth. This doctrine taught that initial salvation is by faith alone for the non-believer. However, once one was a believer, salvation depended upon a secondary justification by works. This is what persuaded Bonhoeffer to teach the same. This book is an effort at a scholarly review which is intended to be readable by anyone. It is designed to be fair, by including all significant sides of the interpretation of the words of Jesus so that the reader can make a fully informed decision on what the final judge, Jesus, will require on Judgment Day. For reviews and reader comments, see the "Reviews" tab at the top of the page.

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Did Calvin Murder Servetus?

Did Calvin Murder Servitus? We recommend this book because it makes us focus on Jesus by proving one of the icons of the Reformation was quite human. This book examines the conflict between Calvin and Michael Servetus, a medical doctor and Christian who challenged the doctrine of the trinity while maintaining Jesus' divinity. Servetus published his view that Jesus' divinity derived solely from being the Word, and not from His status as the "eternal" Son of God. John Calvin filed a criminal complaint against Servetus as a heretic for this view and for Servetus dissent from infant baptism. Calvin then had Servetus tried and put to death. The author, Mr. Rives, a practicing attorney and Christian, thoroughly examines the case and concludes that John Calvin deliberately murdered Servetus contrary to his own principles of tolerance of heretics as well as the prevailing laws at Geneva. Rives concludes that Calvin took offense at Servetus' view in 1546 that Calvin had a "doctrine of demons" for believing an infant becomes a member of the New Covenant by baptism. Calvin's revenge was to have Servetus killed for points of doctrine when Calvin himself previously said killing heretics was un-Christian and violates Scripture. If you wish to see Mr. Rives's website, go here. To email him, you can reach him at standfordrives@gmail.com.