Aunty Jane
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I am often amazed by the either /or reasoning of some people here.Paul was a Pharisee, as well as nicodemus.
The Pharisees that Jesus was referring to in Matthew 23 were the ruling body of the High Priest and his cronies. Not all Pharisees belonged to that group. Jesus called what they taught "leaven"....a corrupting agent. It was they who orchestrated Jesus' murder.
Just because Paul and Nicodemus were Pharisees, didn't mean that they were eliminated from becoming Christians.
That is like saying all Catholic people are wicked because their leadership is corrupt. No one was eliminated because of race or faith or denomination.....all could equally come to Christ as long as they followed his teachings fully and not the teachings of the faith they had left. The trouble was that many brought their former beliefs with them and tried to marry them in. Roman Catholicism made a career out of doing that. So many of her doctrines are just disguised pagan beliefs that the Romans incorporated to make the pagans feel at home.
What modern church doctrines would that be because as far as I am aware, we hold very few beliefs in common with Christendom at all. As one who came out of Christendom, I can assure you that this is true.I’m amazed, that the jehovah witnesses have adopted all these modern church doctrines.
What I believe the Bible says actually....out of the ashes of Rome came the British Empire who ruled until America, (allied with Britain from whom she descended) emerged as a super power in the 20th century. There are no more kings after these.
Says @Aunty Jane.