Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 209
209 Malfuzat – Volume IV The Role of Paul As far as the independent reasoning or statements of Paul are concerned, those who have studied the character of Paul would know and as is evident from certain statements in his letters, that he would mould himself to fit in with the followers of every religion. You are well aware and free-minded people have written about his life saying that he was not a man of good character. Certain books of history state that he was infatuated with the daughter of a priest. Initially, he inflicted the greatest grief upon the Christians, but afterwards, when he found no other way and he saw no way to succeed in his objective, he fabricated a dream and desig - nated himself a custodian of the disciples. Even the Christians themselves admit that he was a very stone-hearted, corrupt man. He had also studied Greek. As far as I have contemplated, it appears to me that the root cause of this entire mischief was none other than that girl. In order to perfect his enmity for the Christian faith, he devised this final plan in order to establish his credibility whereby he narrated a dream and became a Christian, whereafter he modified the teaching of Christ in his own way and moulded it into a new teaching. I say that it is Paul who is the mastermind behind the corruption of the Christian faith and its innovations. Furthermore, I also proclaim that if this person was so honourable, if he was really an apostle of Christ, and if he was destined to bring about such a great revolution, that even after such dangerous opposition, he was meant to be the apostle of Christ, then show me where a prophecy has been made about him. Where is it foretold that a man of such and such attributes would appear with details about the signs in order to recognise him, and mention of the fact that he would prove the divinity of Christ? If not, how outrageous that Christ makes a prophecy about Peter cursing him and Judas Iscariot having him arrested, but he makes no mention whatsoever about such a great scholar of the Christian faith. Therefore, not a word uttered by this man can be deemed reliable. His words are no arguments, they are nothing but empty claims. Therefore, I reiterate and in fact say again and again that you should read the Gospel to see how it disproves the divinity of Christ; it is sufficient in itself to refute this concept. If Christ was God, why did he not demonstrate miracles of unique nature? I have investigated and found that his miracles were nothing more than the curing of illnesses, which is a field in which European practitioners of mesmerism, Hindus and others, are experts as well. Moreover, his views were so absurd and superficial that he told p. 475