User talk:Ben Masada

Bold text+++THE PAULINE  PARADOX+++

When Paul started preaching about Yeshua as the Messiah, and son of God, he never realized that he had created a huge paradox.

You see, for Yeshua to be the Messiah, he had to be a biological son of Joseph's, who was the one from the Tribe of Judah. Mary was from the Tribe of Levi. She was of the family of Elizabeth, a descendant of Aaron the Levite. (Luke 1:5.36) Since Yeshua is also claimed to be the son of God, he could not be the Messiah because God is not subject to human genealogy.

On the other hand, if Christians decide to grab the chance of making of Yeshua at least the Messiah by agreeing that he was Joseph's biological son, he could not be son of God, and here the situation gets worse, because even the doctrine of the Trinity will collapse.

That's indeed a paradox that can be conceived only by faith, which requires no explanation. But then again, where faith begins knowledge ends; and for lack of knowledge people perish. (Hosea 4:6)

Now, if there is anyone out there with enough wisdom to unriddle this paradox, I'll be happy to take my hat off to him or her. In the meantime, the Sphinx returns to rest beside the Pyramids of Egypt to wait for the passers-by. Good luck!

Ben Masada (talk) 15:06, 7 November 2008 (UTC)