The many inconsistencies in the NT Bible led me to believe that much of the writing Christians have taken for their literal meaning, particularly the Gospel stories, is in fact not so.
A picturesque style of writing was used in all mythology that pertained to an underlying reality but was not reality itself, and the Gospel is myth too. It seems to me, because the Apostle Paul was real and promoted the Gospel it was taken for granted that Jesus too had been a real person. Upon pondering over
certain NT Bible passages I’ve come to the conclusion certain places, certain people, i.e. the disciples, as well as objects, were embodiments (meaning: somebody, or something is the corporeal or visible expression of an idea or quality) of
higher concepts few people could relate to, therefore Paul resorted to the animated human embodiment of them.
Though Paul actually existed it’s questionable whether the disciples ever existed. ‘Disciple’ in German means Juenger, or ‘young one’, as many of the higher concepts like conscience, righteousness, truth, fairness, etc, etc, were in fact ‘young’ when Paul tried to bring their meaning to peoples’ awareness. Considering the word ‘discipline’ is derived from the word ‘disciple’ we can understand the initial ‘discipline’ that was required in following Christ’s teaching – though not a disciple per se was meant.
The verse at Acts 1:13 is also indicative of that: “And when they were come in, they went up into an
upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John,” etc. ‘Upper room’ is indicative of the
mind that these concepts of a higher and lower degree ‘entered into’ or ‘abode in' once the mind registered them. At Acts 20:8 this is also implied, “And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.” The many ‘lights’ implies they put meaning in the ‘upper’, higher understanding mind.
A wider range of vocabulary containing abstract words such as faith, hope, perception, and love was necessary for better, more precise understanding among men than the people possessed at the time. These had to ‘register upstairs’ first, one by one, in order to expect change in the human behaviour, hence they went ‘upstairs’ where they were stored for future use as they ‘came in’. At John 8:9 is a certain hint of that: “And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out ‘one by one’, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.” The most abject emotion was done away with first and others followed. Compassion needed to be understood in feeling and mind. It’s also interesting to note that the apostles were sent out in pairs ‘two and two’ – the evil mind was accompanied by the benevolent mind wherever they went. Every adverse, or negative, thought was also able to behold the diametrical opposite of good with some practice as the basis for it was present. For example, the apostle Judas Iscariot was the one who betrayed Jesus (the evil mind), while Judas Thaddaeus, son of James, was one of the caring apostles. The two attributes live side by side and always present even though the good one was still dormant for lack of practice in that age. The ‘law’ acts on the evil spirit, and the ‘Holy Spirit’ is the moral conscience over which the ‘law’ has no influence.
The most important human embodiment was given the ‘
Father’, or God. Considering father was an important figure of authority over the family, figuratively the Father in Heaven was attributed as that object of great authority and power too. Today we know God is a spirit and his vast computer capability keeps track of everything and everybody on Earth. His power and authority emanates from the Sun and in return we emanate from our mind vibrations commensurate with our thoughts. That’s why it’s said: Be careful what you wish for you might get it. Good and benevolent vibrations are returned upon us, while evil and malevolent vibrations are likewise returned.
This ‘Father’ figure is none other than the Sun, the nucleus of the solar system, or macrocosm, also macro atom, or system composed of several components comprising a complex entity. As nucleus the Sun contains the necessary substances essential in the process of heredity and is the directive centre of all the vital activities of the nucleus as in assimilation, metabolism, growth and reproduction. Is it any wonder why the Sun has been widely worshipped by a number of cultures and was treated as something divine with a show of respect, and engaged in acts of prayer and devotion? This is what John meant when he said: “These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.” (John 16:25) None other than the Sun.
At the end of our journey of learning the transgressions we committed along the way will be forgotten by all who walked the full length of the Via Dolorosa with the understanding that they were necessary tools to an end. This is what Hebrews 8:11-13 assures us of: “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.”