The gospel of John is by the Pharisee

I liked the bit about Paul being the anti-christ!
My money is still on Bush for that role....

Yet not what Yeshua stated in Matthew, Mark and Luke as these things he said, have been said by Buddha, Lao Tzu and are light and easy to accept.

I was thinking about this thread some more. It becomes clearer and clearer to me that who ever wrote the book of John, whether he was a pharasee in the past or not, whether he was a jew or not, whether he was a very greek jew or not, halaf half, or whatever, he was very anti pharasee.

Here is my logic: what did Yeshua accuse the pharasees of? Making up many little rules that you have to follow or else you will be in the wrong, making up rediculous rules that don't searve a thing, showing off how religeous they were (fasts, tithes, praying out load), shining the outside very well with multitudes of "exterior" comand fullfilling.

"John" is saying: this exterior stuff isn't enough. There is something deeper and more important: spiritual awakening. Being "pluged into the vine" which is Yeshua. Bearing good fruit. Good fruit that means love. It's something beyond the exterior acts, it's the inner motivation that is changed by God and that produces exterior acts that are much more true, because they aren't hypocritical, they have to do with inner change.

That is the big difference with the other religions. That is why christianity is for the sick and the weak who aren't able to be good and do good on their own. It's for those who need help changing. It's for the love thirsty. "John" understood this. (Those of you christian who are storng are free to dissagree)

I may be wrong but this disscussion on the first three gospels verses the fourth reminds me of psychologist Scott Peck's books: In "the road less traveled" he hints that spiritual growth and learning how to love are the point of this life. He advises to do so through dicipline, delayed gratification, and balancing. He leaves the choice to you. In his second book, I think it is titled "more on the road less traveled" he doesn't do any more hinting, he doesn't give any more advice. He tells you that there is simply no other way.
This reminds me of the first three gospels. Yeshua is hinting, being soft. Then in the last book, you see the other facet: there is no other way.

It is normal that there be a difference between christianity and other religions. If all truth were already revealed clearly in other religions, Yeshua wouldn't need to come. I say this as a person who believes that God does find a way to manifest himself through other religions. Other religions may understand a facet we don't.

great post! couldn't give you reps, so i'll rep you here, just no points add, hehe

Do you have any knowledge of the Jewish sects in the first century CE?
Do you know that the Pharisees believed in the Oral and Written Torah?
Do you know that the Pharisees believed in the resurrection of the dead?
Did you know that the President of the Sanhedrin was a Pharisee?
Did you know that the High Priest was a Saduccee who was given his post from Caesar? (emph. added)