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WHAT IS JESUS?
by LC
Many today worship the man "Jesus" as God. But, I do not believe that was Jesus' intent
or his message. Jesus always pointed to his "heavenly Father" as his source of
direction, and accepted himself as being a "son of God." All of us are sons of God.
Worshipping a man as a god is a senseless act and is what I now brand "Jesus Religion."
I do not believe it is truth, and is simply a distortion of Jesus' teachings into an organized
religion. If an organized, man-made religion was what Jesus had intended to create,
then he would have himself established church buildings and the worship of himself as
creator.
No, men who were with him and especially those who came after him are guilty of
creating a false religious system that is quite powerless and leads to nowhere. This
system appears good and true, but is dead and quite frankly disgusting to those who can
see the depth of its deception. It is based on the fear of a false eternal hell and twisted
doctrines and teachings which can never make sense when fully examined.
What is ironic is that the same religious system of control that attacked Jesus and nailed
him to a cross because of the threat he posed to that system, is now what has spawned
from those who profess to follow and speak for Jesus. It truly has become a religion
created in Jesus' name! Most christian leaders say they teach "God's word," but yet
create fear, guilt and condemnation to gain followers and call it Jesus' message. Jesus'
message could not be further from their false teachings. Jesus had followers flock to him
to hear his words, and all without beating them up in god's name (Now, that is what I call
a threat to false, organized religion!).
First of all, Jesus never attacked people; he only attacked religion, its leaders and
teachers who sold its false doctrines.
Secondly, Jesus always pointed to the kingdom being at hand now and within each
person; and not coming some day in the future, or being found anywhere outside of
mankind (teachers today teach heaven and hell as places outside of people). The
kingdom is spirit, and as spirits, our connectedness with it. Jesus never taught a
condemning message of fear through the idea of an eternal hell or punishment; but
instead proclaimed "all of us will be salted with fire (a trial in re-thinking what we
believe)," and "the gates of hell shall not prevail (no one will be lost!)." If the gates of
hell come down for the righteous, they also must come down for the unrighteous; for the
same gates imprison all mankind...the gates of fear, condemnation, guilt and incorrect
beliefs.
Maybe it is time for us to re-examine our beliefs and search for Jesus' true message. If
we simply search for truth, then we will know his true message...
by LC
Many today worship the man "Jesus" as God. But, I do not believe that was Jesus' intent
or his message. Jesus always pointed to his "heavenly Father" as his source of
direction, and accepted himself as being a "son of God." All of us are sons of God.
Worshipping a man as a god is a senseless act and is what I now brand "Jesus Religion."
I do not believe it is truth, and is simply a distortion of Jesus' teachings into an organized
religion. If an organized, man-made religion was what Jesus had intended to create,
then he would have himself established church buildings and the worship of himself as
creator.
No, men who were with him and especially those who came after him are guilty of
creating a false religious system that is quite powerless and leads to nowhere. This
system appears good and true, but is dead and quite frankly disgusting to those who can
see the depth of its deception. It is based on the fear of a false eternal hell and twisted
doctrines and teachings which can never make sense when fully examined.
What is ironic is that the same religious system of control that attacked Jesus and nailed
him to a cross because of the threat he posed to that system, is now what has spawned
from those who profess to follow and speak for Jesus. It truly has become a religion
created in Jesus' name! Most christian leaders say they teach "God's word," but yet
create fear, guilt and condemnation to gain followers and call it Jesus' message. Jesus'
message could not be further from their false teachings. Jesus had followers flock to him
to hear his words, and all without beating them up in god's name (Now, that is what I call
a threat to false, organized religion!).
First of all, Jesus never attacked people; he only attacked religion, its leaders and
teachers who sold its false doctrines.
Secondly, Jesus always pointed to the kingdom being at hand now and within each
person; and not coming some day in the future, or being found anywhere outside of
mankind (teachers today teach heaven and hell as places outside of people). The
kingdom is spirit, and as spirits, our connectedness with it. Jesus never taught a
condemning message of fear through the idea of an eternal hell or punishment; but
instead proclaimed "all of us will be salted with fire (a trial in re-thinking what we
believe)," and "the gates of hell shall not prevail (no one will be lost!)." If the gates of
hell come down for the righteous, they also must come down for the unrighteous; for the
same gates imprison all mankind...the gates of fear, condemnation, guilt and incorrect
beliefs.
Maybe it is time for us to re-examine our beliefs and search for Jesus' true message. If
we simply search for truth, then we will know his true message...
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"Did you ever notice
Jesus only attacked
religious leaders and
never the common
people? Is it any
wonder that so many
doctrines and
denominations of
Christianity exist today?
Could it be that leaders
never understood
Jesus' true message as
parables needing to be
interpreted spiritually,
and not literally?"
-LC
Jesus only attacked
religious leaders and
never the common
people? Is it any
wonder that so many
doctrines and
denominations of
Christianity exist today?
Could it be that leaders
never understood
Jesus' true message as
parables needing to be
interpreted spiritually,
and not literally?"
-LC