Medical experts have analyzed the letters of the apostle Paul, and suspect that his supposed visions of Jesus were actually episodes of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Much of Christian theology may be based, therefore, not on revelation, but on Paul’s seizures. 

The Bible is the inspired Word of God—so we’re told by the church. Hence it’s a surprise that so many Christians are biblically illiterate. They just aren’t interested. 

A catastrophe early in this century crushed the idea that there is a loving, all-powerful, competent God concerned with human well-being.

Is the essence, the brilliance of Christianity summed up in that beloved verse, John 3:16? No, just NO. When we take a close look at this text, the bad theology becomes obvious.

It’s a scandal what God failed to include in more than a thousand pages of “inspired” Bible. Humans have suffered horribly because of God’s negligence.

Upon just a little study and reflection, we can see that John, chapter 3, is bad theology, especially that most beloved verse, John 3:16​.

The inconvenient truth is that reliable, verifiable information about Jesus does not exist. The gospels offer no solution because they were written decades later, and never name credible sources that meet the standards expected by historians.

The Jesus portrayed in John’s gospel is so full of himself: arrogant and egoistical, he struts and brags. The church has convinced Christians to adore this Jesus, but John’s gospel should be a turnoff. His Jesus is a prototype for countless pretentious, conceited cult fanatics who have followed this example.

Christianity has succeeded because of the appeal of magical thinking. But the core briefs of this major world religion are shockingly bad, e.g., God set up a human sacrifice scheme to enable forgiveness of sins—and eating the flesh and drinking the blood of the human sacrifice will guarantee eternal life. Could it get any worse? Snap out of it.

Just a few verses in Romans 7 reveal that the apostle Paul was a deeply damaged person. “Belonging to Christ” was the goal he advocated, but he couldn’t seem to manage it himself. He left too much bad advice and bad theology in his wake.