Thanks again, Seth, for articulating your thoughts on this subject. Indeed, Christians can and ought to be Anarchists! As for the content you write here, I much prefer option 1 - **Reject the writings of Paul! **. Perhaps it was Khalil Gibran in his book 'Jesus, The Son of Man' that swayed me most in this direction, but it is clear to me that Paul has misled the church enormously. Paul would have us follow doctrine and dogma. Christ would have us meditate and be present, in a nutshell. Such a view infers that we must use great discernment to critically evaluate Biblical text as well as newer found discoveries, such as Gnostic texts, to gain a better view of the life of Christ. Indeed, we must reject the Bible as 'The Word of God', which is an idolization of text. We must submit to the spirit, and the spirit alone.