Term or model used in this packet's account of Paul, Christianity, Roman power, or church doctrine.
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Pope authority
Term or model used in this packet's account of Paul, Christianity, Roman power, or church doctrine.
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Jiang says Augustine reverses Jesus by saying the inner spark is not divine but satanic pride.
The doctrine of original sin teaches that humans are born evil and redeemed only through Christ and church authority.
Student questions clarify that pride is permitted only if the Pope or church authority defines it as obedience to God.
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"Okay, so we are, we exist to obey God. Alright? Jesus taught us that we exist in order to be creative, in order to..."
"So if the Pope tells you to take pride in being a part of the Church, you can't be, like, you are allowed?"
"Like, if we really, like, try to pursue the original Jesus to believe that is to pursue our divine spark, but pride is a..."
Relevant Lectures And Readings
Jesus arrives as a poor prophet of the inner spark; Paul turns that spark into belief, obedience, ritual, hierarchy, and a machine that can outlive Rome.
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