What IS Jesus?
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, those who came after him are guilty of creating a false religious system that is quite powerless and
leads to nowhere.
This Christian religious system appears good and true, but is dead and quite frankly disgusting to those
who can see the depth of its deception.
Christianity 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.
Christianity 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' true 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 of false
doctrines.
Secondly, Jesus always pointed to the kingdom being at hand now and within each person.
It was never coming some day in the future, or found anywhere outside of mankind (teachers today teach
Heaven and Hell as places outside of people).
The Kingdom is Spirit, and as spirits, truth is knowing our connection with the Kingdom.
Jesus never taught a condemning message of fear through the idea of an eternal Hell or punishment.
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.
- Louis Charles
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