Humans are the flesh of God. We are not the mind. Religion, is mans mind attempting to dictate the mind of God to other men. Men cannot govern men, they were not created too. Only God can govern man. Man is oppressive of man, which is directly proportionate to the attempt to become God over other men.
Moment of Honesty
What is Jesus Christ? Not who. I know who he is. He is a character. There is no 'real' visual image of Jesus Christ. From history lessons, you will find this to be quite true. Refer to Ptolemy and Yeshu Bin Pandira; Sepparis of Ancient Egyptian antiquity. Christianity calls for blind faith in a human god. In my opinion, God is not human, and if he is, then why can't I be? Yet, that may be the point. Jesus Christ is the Christian faiths visible view of the invisible God, however, Jesus Christ being an actual and factual physical entity, is so incredibly ridiculous that only one true meaning could possibly be formulated from the story of Jesus Christ. This formulation is the principle of viewing Christ as a way of life. The story of the life of Christ is an amazing one. No other had shown the compassion and love for everyone on the face of the earth, for humans, than Christ, the anointed one. All in all, the life of Jesus is meant to teach us the ways of love, and how to become Christ-like, in all aspects of life; to become anointed, chosen. There are many ways to reach oneness with God and the universe. Becoming Jesus Christ, is in my eyes, the most perfect and beautiful way to reach universal oneness with God. The shunning of the world and the compassion required to live a life of love, as Christ did in the Bible, is hardest but also the most rewarding way to become one with God.
I understand why Muslims' have a deeper understanding and knowledge of Jesus than the average Christian; they study more, search for more. They understand the connection from Jesus to Mohammad, because without Jesus, there would be no Islam. The principles of Mohammad and Jesus are similar in the actuality that they both require one to acquire knowledge and shun many worldly things. However, with Islam, Mohammad made riches, war, conquest, and other worldly things permissible, after finding God. The way of the Anointed, shuns these things, and is only after the glory that comes with being selfless. In Islam, man is in search for God, yet with true Christianity, God has come for the people; in search for them. You should not have to search for God, for he is all around you, in everything.
Due to man's selfishness, man eventually turned Christianity into the devil that it is today. Jesus is not the devil, but the use of Christianity can be considered as such. Likewise, Islam is in the same space as its counterpart. The oppression that was reinforced through misinterpretation of these organized religions and the Holy Grail's associated with them is a terrible way to spread the stories of their Prophets. Do not take the story of Jesus as a man literal, for it is a fable. The story of his lifestyle is what should be applied to you as a person and in one's life.
Follow Me
In the Holy Bible, Jesus says "Follow Me" 74 times. He does not say follow Christianity. He does not say follow Islam. He does not say follow Judaism. He says "Follow Me". Following Jesus takes more than accepting Christianity as your organized religion, getting baptized or christened, telepathically communicating with zombies or having blind faith. Following Jesus means to walk with him, to follow his footsteps and way that he lived his life. Following Jesus requires the shunning of worldly and earthly things, as well as showing love and compassion to and for everybody. Accept and love people, have relationships with them, regardless of their perceived ailments, religion, superstition, viewpoint and opinion.
Jesus was not judgmental and neither is God. They both love each & every one of us fully and wholly. God doesn't condemn us and Jesus didn't either. Only we as humans condemn ourselves. Good is the only thing that comes from God, and following the teaching of the anointed is the most perfect passage to Good, more or less.
Gift To The World
In the Bible, it states that 'The Gift of God is Eternal Life through Jesus Christ'. If the bible were to be taken so literally, it may have said 'The Gift of God to the people is Eternal Life through Jesus Christ'. The way of life of Jesus is what God wanted to save. God's gift is that he will live eternally through the story of Jesus regardless of the questions behind the origin of Jesus. God will live through the anointed, which could be anyone and amount to any number of people. Understand, that if the reign of the word of God was to come to an end, and man was forced into their own reign, the world may go in to peril. Without the written teachings of the man of the anointed, disaster and misfortune would beset the world. Without the way of life of Jesus as a guideline to healthy living on earth, the world would fail to unite, and the salvation of mankind would be doomed. The teaching of Jesus is one without negative connotation, without conquest and war, and holds no bias towards other frames of mind and peoples. I am not speaking on Christianity, which has been well documented that many times over Christians of Eurocentric realms have murdered in their God, Jesus', name. I am speaking solely on Jesus as an entity, not the humanistic characteristics of power and deceit. The way of life of the anointed is what is needed by each human in order to unite. We must all, in essence, turn ourselves into our own Christ's; Anointed Ones. If we become our own Christ's, we will receive the ultimate gifts from God; everything that man yearns and wishes for.
The gift that Jesus brings to the world is eternal life. Wonder why the story of Jesus has still lived, even after mass murder and demonic minds twisted the meaning of The Life, to enhance oppression in their favor, by instilling fear into the masses. Directly related is the concept of hell that is so oft-used as an accurate depiction, created recently, in context with thousands of years, by Roman Catholics. The concept of Christ still lives today for the simple fact that his life and the teachings of his life can be applied to any person, so that they may rise to their own Christ-like state. Anyone, from rich men to poor women, can elevate themselves.
As his life is well documented and known in U.S. history, Bill Gates may be one to obtain eternal life, on earth, literally. Bill Gates has done many great things, through the power of his wealth and power of his mind, in equation with the Rich Young Ruler, who sought out Jesus for his advice on obtaining Eternal Life. When asked this question, Jesus replied that he must give up his wealth. The Rich Young Ruler had adoration and love from his settlement and people, as well as for the people. He practiced and obeyed all laws and commandments, and was aware of the goodness in his own heart. However, upon hearing the words from Jesus that he must give up his wealth, he turned his back on Jesus and walked away sad. The Rich Young Rulers own selfishness; his love for money, was larger than his love for Jesus, the people, and his own hopes for eternal life. Jesus told the Rich Young Ruler that in order to receive everlasting life, like he wished; he must overcome his sin of selfishness, something that withholds us all. Jesus wanted the man to give up his money, pass it around and share it with his people.
Like the Rich Young Ruler, Bill Gates had and still has love and adoration from the people. However, unlike the Rich Young Ruler, Bill Gates has given an immense amount of his fortune away, and has shared it with people from all ranges and demographics. Without the people and their support of his technologies, he may not have amassed his fortune to begin with. Through countless charities, scholarships, and giveaways, he may in fact live eternally through the minds and hearts of others, and history, for the good he has done for others with his wealth. The Gift of Eternal Life that Jesus' way of life can grant can be obtained through comforting, loving and developing the lives of other people.
Closing Prayer
The Gift if God is Eternal Life though the Anointed. Though I walk through the valley in the shadow of death, no fear shall encompass me, for I am of God. I can do all things through my anointing from God who strengthens me. I am anointed through the Power of God, and all things are possible, bowed before him. Jah Amen-Ra
Although, I do believe Jesus walked this earth, I agree with "viewing Christ as a way of life." Generally, I think the same factors plague all religions. Blind obedience(as you stated), the idea of "holy war," and claims of absolute truth. All these factors keep the global community separated. Another thing that is important is that people distinguish between religion and faith. As a person of strong faith, I find myself not believing in religion more and more. Religion has an institutionalized background, a conformity of a system of attitudes, beliefs and practices. The Gospels in the Bible are nothing but the accounts of those men's relationship with God. As we grow, we're doing nothing but writing our own accord. Religion and faith can compliment each other but are not the same. Great post my g.
ReplyDeleteHonestly lil cuz I'm way too ADHD afflicted to have made it all the way thru your post, lol. But here are some thoughts I had.
ReplyDelete1. "Following Jesus means to walk with him, to follow his footsteps and way that he lived his life. Following Jesus requires the shunning of worldly and earthly things, as well as showing love and compassion to and for everybody. Accept and love people, have relationships with them, regardless of their perceived ailments, religion, superstition, viewpoint and opinion." - My response in one word: YES! Especially when/if people realize that the life Jesus lived on earth was culturally bound and shaped by history & then move to apply those same understandings when they attempt to live as Jesus lived.
2. The 2nd thought is this: when offering your thoughts for public consumption/discussion I strongly urge you to consider gender neutral language (i.e. humanity instead of man). two reasons:
a) doing so can greatly increase your own awareness of another part of humanity
b) makes it so women reading your posts don't have to take the extra step of understanding that "man" somehow includes them too (I actually just realized that if one gender were chosen to represent all of humanity then in english at least it should be "woman" since "man" actually IS included that word). Also, anyone with egalitarian tendencies won't be tempted to stop reading at the 1st "man."