Jesus Calling Peter "Satan" (Matthew 16:23; Mark 8:33)
Event: After Peter rebukes Jesus for predicting his suffering and death, Jesus says, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns."

This is explained away as Peter unknowingly echoing Satan’s temptation to divert Jesus from the cross, reflecting human weakness rather than literal possession.

Circumcising Timothy (Acts 16:3)
Event: Paul, with Peter’s influence in the early church, circumcises Timothy to accommodate Jewish customs, despite the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15) easing such mutilations.

This could be at best poorly framed as a pragmatic compromise, but note it risks legalism, which Jesus critiqued (e.g., Mark 7:6-7). Peter’s leadership veered into human agendas, echoing the "Satan" rebuke’s theme.

The kicker

Ananias and Sapphira’s Death (Acts 5:1-11)
Event: Peter pronounces judgment on the couple for lying about their donation, leading to their sudden deaths.

This is a dark completely evil antithesis to Jesus' example "den of robbers" (Matthew 21:13). Peter literally stole their lives away for not "donating"


Were there more undeniably evil and certainly not Jesus like events like this he was responsible for anyone else noticed? These are just what I came across.

>>40573811 (OP)
He founded and led the human church right? Satan has domain over the earth, adds up.

Definitely seems at least possessed by Satan at points.

the bible is contradictory nonsensical jewish nonsense

>taking anonymous accounts written 30 years later as truth

we have no first hand accounts of these cult grifters lol

>>40573811 (OP)
Look we can't really pin down the exact moment the system was corrupted or if it was ever truly good. I think at the least it was good compared to what was around it. But mostly it caught on because it was the final state religion of Rome before it collapsed and people were insanely nostalgic about it.

>>40574159
I'm definitely analyzing it more as one would a hidden plot in a fantasy novel. "Eat my body, drink my blood and love me forever or you're going to hell goy" from the main ultimate good character already is enough to dismiss it, I've just never seen anyone suggest this angle.

>>40574176
It is fascinating though isn't it, to potentially see it itself corrupt from its foundation, by its founder in its earliest writings

>>40574199
Yeah I like possible stories. An interesting angle is like Jesus was really sent by God in any capacity, and the message was instantly corrupted after his death.