When Paul preached the gospel, he was consciously implementing the achievement of Jesus, not founding a separate religion. Excerpted from What Saint Paul Really Said with permission of Lion Publishing and Eerdmans Publishing. read more
Christian theologian Jean Guitton, in his book Great Heresies and Church Councils, states explicitly: "Jesus did not mean to found a new religion. In his historical humanity, Jesus was a devout Israelite, practicing the law to the full, from circumcision to Pesach, paying the half-shekel for the Temple. read more