| Axe To The Roots: 50 Questions To Challenge Traditional Christian Beliefs |
JESUS: CRUCIFIXION, RESURRECTION & RETURN
by LC
I love to read the gospels, which tell the amazing stories of Jesus. When I think about him
blowing people's minds by his unbiased love, power and healing, it is then I know inside of me
that he is real. The stories are real. The miracles are real. How do I know this? I just know
deep down because the truth gently rings within me like a long-lost friend to my spirit. Still I
have many questions. Likewise, many around him in that day, also had questions. Jesus never
seemed to give the answers to them, but rather asked questions of them. Why did he do this?
I believe he merely asked the questions that would cause us to question our own beliefs and
their origins. He causes us to seriously consider our current beliefs and ask, "Are they truth or
has my own mind become the prison which keeps me from freedom?" My approach to Jesus is
not an attempt to discredit him or his ministry in any way. Rather, I believe we are the ones
who have totally misunderstood his life and message. What was he saying? What is the truth
that ultimately brought him to crucifixion, then resurrection, shaking the entire known world of
that day and affecting us still today?
Question One: Some teach Jesus and his kingdom to be coming again to this world. If true,
why then did Jesus teach, "The kingdom of God is within you...not outside of you...not visible
with the physical eyes...and at hand;" and how come we do not hear that very same message
preached, today? (Luke 17:20-21; Mark 1:15)
Question Two: If Jesus is the only son of God, why did Paul and John both state that, "we are
the sons of God?" (Romans 8:14,19; Galatians 3:26; I John 3:2)
Question Three: Jesus was crucified because he claimed to be the son of God and Christ. The
scriptures state that we are the sons of God and Christ is in us. Who then killed the idea of us
being one with God, God or man? (Colossians 1:27)
Question Four: Some teach Jesus to be coming back literally in the clouds of the sky. Why
then would Jude and the writer of Hebrews refer to clouds as being people, and could we have
missed Jesus' appearing? (Jude 1:12; Hebrews 12:1)
Question Five: If we understand resurrection correctly, why didn't Jesus' own disciples
immediately recognize him after his resurrection?. (Luke 24:13-31)
Axe To The Roots 50 Questions To Challenge Traditional Christian Beliefs (Continued)
by LC
I love to read the gospels, which tell the amazing stories of Jesus. When I think about him
blowing people's minds by his unbiased love, power and healing, it is then I know inside of me
that he is real. The stories are real. The miracles are real. How do I know this? I just know
deep down because the truth gently rings within me like a long-lost friend to my spirit. Still I
have many questions. Likewise, many around him in that day, also had questions. Jesus never
seemed to give the answers to them, but rather asked questions of them. Why did he do this?
I believe he merely asked the questions that would cause us to question our own beliefs and
their origins. He causes us to seriously consider our current beliefs and ask, "Are they truth or
has my own mind become the prison which keeps me from freedom?" My approach to Jesus is
not an attempt to discredit him or his ministry in any way. Rather, I believe we are the ones
who have totally misunderstood his life and message. What was he saying? What is the truth
that ultimately brought him to crucifixion, then resurrection, shaking the entire known world of
that day and affecting us still today?
Question One: Some teach Jesus and his kingdom to be coming again to this world. If true,
why then did Jesus teach, "The kingdom of God is within you...not outside of you...not visible
with the physical eyes...and at hand;" and how come we do not hear that very same message
preached, today? (Luke 17:20-21; Mark 1:15)
Question Two: If Jesus is the only son of God, why did Paul and John both state that, "we are
the sons of God?" (Romans 8:14,19; Galatians 3:26; I John 3:2)
Question Three: Jesus was crucified because he claimed to be the son of God and Christ. The
scriptures state that we are the sons of God and Christ is in us. Who then killed the idea of us
being one with God, God or man? (Colossians 1:27)
Question Four: Some teach Jesus to be coming back literally in the clouds of the sky. Why
then would Jude and the writer of Hebrews refer to clouds as being people, and could we have
missed Jesus' appearing? (Jude 1:12; Hebrews 12:1)
Question Five: If we understand resurrection correctly, why didn't Jesus' own disciples
immediately recognize him after his resurrection?. (Luke 24:13-31)
Axe To The Roots 50 Questions To Challenge Traditional Christian Beliefs (Continued)
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are lost." -J.R.R. Tolkien
Axe To The Roots:
Jesus: Crucifixion,
Resurrection & Return
Sin, Satan & the
Antichrist
What is Death
Hell and Heaven
Hell and Heaven (cont'd)
The Church
Truth & the Word of
God
Love, Power & Health
are lost." -J.R.R. Tolkien
Axe To The Roots:
Jesus: Crucifixion,
Resurrection & Return
Sin, Satan & the
Antichrist
What is Death
Hell and Heaven
Hell and Heaven (cont'd)
The Church
Truth & the Word of
God
Love, Power & Health