Atheists’ Myths: Part 3
Richard Deem
For the time will come when men will not
put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to
suit their own desires, they will gather
around them a great number of teachers
to say what their itching ears want to
hear. They will turn their ears away from
the truth and turn aside to myths. (2
Timothy 4:3-4)
Atheist Myth #3:
Christianity Was
Invented by Paul, Not
Founded by Jesus of
Nazareth
Paul Invented Christianity?
Atheists claim that Paul invented the
majority of Christian doctrines
 Jesus did not teach the majority of
doctrines taught by Paul
 Paul did not know anything about the
Jesus of the gospels, but just knew the
“Cosmic Christ”

Paul Meets Jesus
"But it happened that as I was on my
way, approaching Damascus about
noontime, a very bright light suddenly
flashed from heaven all around me, and I
fell to the ground and heard a voice
saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you
persecuting Me?' And I answered, 'Who
are You, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am
Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are
persecuting.' "(Acts 22:6-8)
Did Paul Invent the
Christian Doctrines?
Basic Doctrines Taught
Throughout the Bible
Doctrine
First
Taught
Jesus
Taught by
Paul
Atonement Isaiah 53:5by death on 12,
a cross
Zechariah
12:10,
Psalm
22:16
Matthew 10:38,
16:24, 26:28,
Mark 8:34,
14:24, Luke
9:23, 14:27,
22:20, John
12:32-33
Believe in
Jesus for
eternal life
Matthew 19:29, Romans 5:21,
Acts 11:17-18, 1
Mark 10:29-30, 6:23, 1 Timothy John 5:11
Luke 9:24, John 1:16, Jude 1:21
3:16
Job 19:2526
1 Corinthians
1:18, 11:25,
Ephesians 2:8,
16, Colossians
1:20, 2:14
Others
John 1:29, 36,
Acts 8:32, 1
Peter 1:18-19,
2:24, Revelation
5:12-14, 7:14
Basic Doctrines Taught
Throughout the Bible
Doctrine
First
Taught
Jesus
Taught by
Paul
Righteousness Genesis
comes by faith 15:6,
Habakkuk
2:4
Mark 11:22,
Luke 7:50
Justification by
faith
Luke 7:50, 8:12 Romans 3:28,
Mark 16:16,
30, 5:1, 18,
John 3:18, 5:24 Galatians 2:16,
3:8, 24
Isaiah
53:11
Others
Romans 1:17,
Hebrews 11:4,
3:22, 3:25-26,
7, 2 Peter 1:1
4:3, 9, 11, 13,
5:17, 9:30, 10:4,
10, Galatians
3:6, 11,
Philippians 3:9
James 2:23
Basic Doctrines Taught
Throughout the Bible
Doctrine
First
Taught
Jesus
Taught by
Paul
Others
Forgiveness of
sin through
faith
2 Chronicles
7:14, Psalm
86:5,
Jeremiah
31:33-34
Matthew 9:2,
6, 26:27-28,
Mark 2:5, 1011, Luke
5:20, 24, Acts
26:18
Ephesians
1:7, 4:32,
Colossians
1:13-14, 2:13,
3:13
Luke 1:76-77,
Acts 2:38, 5:31,
10:43, 13:38,
Hebrews 10:1820, James 5:15,
1 John 1:7-9,
2:12
Repentance
Isaiah 1:27,
30:15,
Ezekiel
18:32
Matthew
4:17, Mark
1:15, Luke
5:32, 13:3,
24:46-47
Romans 2:4, 2 Matthew 3:2,
Corinthians
Mark 1:4, Luke
7:9-10
3:3, Acts 2:38,
17:30, 20:21, 2
Peter 3:9
Paul Knew Jesus’ Teachings
Teaching
Parable of sower
Stumbling stone
Ruling against divorce
Support for apostles
Institution of Lord's supper
Command concerning prophets
Lord's return
Blessing of the persecuted
Don't repay evil with evil
Pay taxes to authorities
No stumbling block
Nothing is unclean
Thief in the night
Peace among yourselves
Peace with everyone
Do not judge
Paul
1 Corinthians 3:6-10
Romans 9:33
1 Corinthians 7:10
1 Corinthians 9:14
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
1 Corinthians 14:37
1 Thessalonians 4:15
Romans 12:14
Romans 12:17 and 1
Thessalonians 5:15
Romans 13:7
Romans 14:13
Romans 14:14
1 Thessalonians 5:2
1 Thessalonians 5:13
Romans 12:18
Romans 13:10
Jesus
Matthew 13:1-23
Matthew 18:7
Mark 10:11
Luke 10:7
Matthew 26:26-28
Matthew 23:34
Matthew 24:1-51
Luke 6:27
Mark 12:12-17
Mark 9:42
Mark 9:42
Mark 7:15
Luke 12:39
Mark 9:50
Mark 9:50
Luke 6:37
Did Paul Know the
Real Jesus?
Paul: The Man Jesus
Physical Attribute
Jesus came into the world
Jesus was seen by Paul
Jesus was a man
Verses
1 Timothy 1:15, Philippians 2:5-8
1 Corinthians 9:1
Romans 5:15, 1 Timothy 2:5, Philippians 2:5-8
Jesus was flesh
Romans 1:3, 8:3, 9:5, 2 Corinthians 5:16, Ephesians 2:1415, 1 Timothy 3:16
1 Corinthians 11:23-25
Romans 3:24-25, 5:9, 1 Corinthians 10:16, 11:25, 27
Ephesians 1:7, 2:13, Colossians 1:20
Jesus ate and drank
Jesus bled
Jesus was crucified
1 Corinthians 1:13, 23, 2:2, 8, 2 Corinthians 13:4, Galatians
3:1, Philippians 2:8
Jesus died
Romans 5:6, 8, 10 6:3, 5, 9-10, 8:34, 14:9, 15, 1 Corinthians
8:11, 11:26 15:3, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, Galatians 2:21,
Philippians 2:8, 3:10, Colossians 1:22, 1 Thessalonians
4:14, 5:10
Jesus was raised from the Romans 1:4, 4:24-25, 6:4-5 9, 7:4, 8:11, 34, 9:17, 10:9, 1
dead
Corinthians 6:14, 15:4, 12-17, 20, 2 Corinthians 4:14, 5:15
Galatians 1:1, Ephesians 1:20, Colossians 2:12, 1
Thessalonians 1:10, 4:14
Conclusion
The core doctrines of Christianity are
taught not only by Paul, but also by
Jesus, the apostles, and Old Testament
saints.
 The atheist claim that Paul invented
Christianity is a myth

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of Tarsus or Jesus of Nazareth?
 History of the Bible: How The Bible
Came To Us
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Centuries From the Original?
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