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Writer's Post Network Blog: Jesus Christ - Would Jesus be arrested, imprisoned, or put to death again, if he returned today with the same message? A Stunning Analysis
Posted on September 3, 2013 at 9:51 PM |
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Jesus' Teachings & The Founding Principles of Christianity Whatever any of us may believe in, we may be able to agree on the following:
What we know based on multiple documented sources and witness accounts
Jesus' Resurrection and Ascension - What is more likely than not to have happened It is more likely than not that Jesus Christ did rise from death and ascended into heaven, given the virtual army of scientists and religious scholars, including archaeologists and forensic experts that have been studying and searching for any clue or trace evidence that the body of Jesus could be buried somewhere in Jerusalem or found anywhere else in the world, for that matter. The race in this search has thus far confirmed that Jesus' body is not on this earth. This is in addition to recorded accounts of his resurrection and ascension from his disciples and other recorded eye witness accounts. It is to be noted that whoever could show proof that the Resurrection and ascension never happened would take Jesus' place in history. What
would Jesus say or do, where He to return to this world today? Would we know if
He were to be walking among us now? What would happen to Christ if He were to return
to this world and preach the same teachings against injustice, wickedness,
oppression, greed, and corruption? Would He be crucified (let us say imprisoned
or even put to death) all over again? Former South African President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Nelson Mandala, who has always been known to be a pacifist,
advocating non-violent descent against the White oppressive minority government
in South Africa under the system of Apartheid, was imprisoned for 25 years.
President Reagan used to refer to him as a terrorist. And Mandela is only one
example of individuals who continue risking their lives all over the world
today in a constant struggle against social, political, and economic injustice. Jesus’ mission on earth was simple; His teaching was direct, and at time edgy, and could be summarized as
follows: 1. He
was The Son of God, will die, and will rise from the dead and ascend to heaven
where he would live as One with The Father in The Unity of the Holy Spirit 2. He
came to renew the covenant with a message of hope, salvation, and of eternal life. To accomplish this, Jesus updated the Ten Commandments that were given to Moses on Mt. Sinai, and taught them to his crowd of followers in the Sermon on the Mound in the form of the eight Beatitudes. For examples, while the First Commandment orders men "I am the Lord, your God, Thou shall have no other gods before me," in the corresponding Beatitude, Jesus told the crowd, "Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." similarly, Jesus renewed the Golden Rule, "Do onto to others as you would have them do onto you," by teaching to "love your neighborhood like you love yourself." 3. The
righteous will (shall) inherit the (land) Kingdom of Heaven 4. The
wicked must change their ways, and because “The Father” is all forgiving, they
will be forgiven if they chose to live in righteousness. 5. Man
should serve The Lord rather than serving men and things. 6. We
should be merciful, peacemakers, and should comfort those need comforting, and stand up against unfairness and injustice. Jesus call his Apostles Following a day of prayer, Jesus came to his followers and picked 12 among to be his disciples (his apprentices).Having predicted his own fate, in order to ensure "the Word of His Father" reaches the people of the world for generations to come, Jesus passed his teachings and message onto the 12. And before his death, he commissioned them as Apostles (messengers of Good News or "the Gospel"). The 12 original Apostles were Simon
- the fisherman, to whom Jesus gave the name Peter, and later, before his death, named the Head of His Church ” Among the others were Jesus' brothers James and Andrew, Judas (Jude), Philip,
John, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew,James (the son of Alpheus), Simon
“The Zealot, and Judas Iscariot known for betraying Jesus by turning him to the Romans for some pieces of Gold. Jesus traveled through Galilee, healing the sick, and performing miracles Jesus chose to
teach his message through story-telling and by examples. To illustrate his teaching about loving your neighbor as you love yourself, Jesus told the story of the businessman from Somaria who found the sick and helpless man lying on the road. And unlike all the travelers who passed the man earlier and continued on their way without trying to help, this man who became know as the Good Samaritan, stopped and tried to help by giving the man water and assistance.However, when his first aid effort failed to work, the Samaritan went further to put the man on his horse and took him to an Inn where he paid to have the man cared for before he went on to finish the rest of his journey. He accumulated
no wealth. He healed the sick, raised people from the dead, and when needed, he
walked on water, and turned it into wine. But based on his conviction in his
own message and by the courage of his conviction, Jesus also took very strong stands
against the powerful and the establishment, which ultimately led to his
crucifixion. One must wonder what might have been done to Jesus, were he to
return and renew his mission in today’s world. Around the world today,
government of all kinds, from empires like Rome to totalitarian regimes, such
as Russia and China, to dictatorship sand so-called democracy, all, have used
demoralization to oppress and even kill people who, at their own risks and peril,
denounce the status quo, and stand up against social unfairness, injustice, and
corruption. Jesus was crucified for engaging in exactly those types of
activities. He was teaching the less-powerful and the disenfranchised about
God’s plan of salvation and eternal life for them. But in doing so, his message
exposed the injustices that the power-base and the rich and the influential
were perpetuating upon the people. In addition, what was even more threatening
to governors, leaders, and elders, was that the crowd of Jesus’ followers was
growing larger every day, because the people heard his message, saw his Godly
nature, and wanted to follow his teachings. What would be done to him today - would
he have been designated an agitator? Would he have been considered an anarchist
who brought with him a procession of followers triumphantly into Jerusalem, when
he knew what was waiting there for him, since his message has turned the Jewish
establishment against him and made the Roman power base nervous? Or might Jesus
have been called a radical terrorist for doing today exactly what he did 2013
year ago? For there is no suffering, injustice, and oppression, or wickedness
that existed in Jesus’ time, that is not at least exponentially worse, or more
prevalent and insidious in today’s society. The Last Supper The Crowd Asks Pilate to Release Barabbas Pontiff Pilate Stands in Judgement of Jesus The Temple of Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus We also know
that Jesus has shown anger and took strong stands against acts of injustice and
corruption. He did not hesitate and spontaneously intervene when the crow
was getting ready to stone Mary Magdalene to death for reasons that are at best
despicable. He walked among the sick, the poor, and the broken hear-ted. In
fact, biblical records show that in the Temple alone, Jesus showed great anger
on three separate occasions. For
examples, we know from John 2:16 that Jesus flew into a rage at the Temple of
Jerusalem and called the men cheats, and thieves, and overturned tables. The Temple
was and still is a holy place in Jerusalem where people would travel very far
to pray. But the Jews divided the Temple into two areas, and open one of those
areas to non-Jews who were then allowed to set tables and sell goods in a
market-like setting. This part of the
Temple was called “The court of the Gentiles” and was outside the main part of
the Temple. In the main part of the Temple, only Jews were allowed. The problem
was that the people in authority retained the power to provide birds and other animals
for “sacrifice,” while the people could not bring their own. This established a
system whereby people were required to exchange their own money into the special
Temple money, which they needed in order to purchase what they needed. In the
eyes of Jesus, those who worked on these money exchange and exploitation tables
had compromised the primary function of worship of the Temple, which he called
“My Father’s House” and caused those who had been given stewardship over the
Temple to lose their way. The parallels,
today, of the influential and the powerful abusing the trust and the very power
that they derive from the people to cheat, and steal, and oppressed the less-powerful,
are astounding.
First, let us establish that oppression
does not only come in the form of chains. Government, and commercial and
special interest groups can, and do, either jointly or independently, use their
influence to oppress society or groups of people, by erecting economic barriers
and other obstacles to upward mobility, by passing unjust laws, and
implementing oppressive social policies. We know that when Jesus became angry
in the Temple, on one of those three occasions, he called the leaders of the Jewish
spiritual groups that boasted to practice the laws of Moses, ''Pharisees.” The
word stands for ''separate,” but it has come to symbolize hypocrites who
blatantly betray every principle they claim to stand on. Who are the Pharisees
of today? Are they the so-called Christians who are demanding a stop to
anything that can help the poor, the disabled, children, and those who have
been systematically marginalized and kept outside of the framework of the
social contract? In very recent days,
video recordings have been televised showing people who consider themselves
“Christians,” saying things like,
“People who don’t work are lazy;” “If you don’t work, you shouldn't eat.” And we are all aware of former Republican Presidential
candidate, Mitt Romney, talking about his so-called 47%, saying, “I can’t worry
about those people; they refuse to help themselves.” Jesus preached a
message of peace. However, he did not parse his words; He was direct, and
sometimes even inflammatory. When a rich man made his way through
the crow and asked Jesus, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal
life?” Jesus told him to follow the
commandments. But the man continued to inquire, and Jesus told him to “sell all
your worldly possession and give to the poor…” And then, Jesus said to his
disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the
kingdom of heaven.” Clearly Jesus was speaking in parables, which was one of
his teaching styles, but what he really meant was that wealth is an earthly and
material possession that has no relevance in life as a continuum, unless such
wealth is used to contribute to fulfill God’s Will. Everyone has the right to believe in anything
they want. But our life on earth is a short journey, most of which is an
illusion. Eternity, on the other hand, is a long time. Nonetheless, since some
people have a hard time believing in things they cannot experience in the
present, we can at least make a few non-prophecies prophecies. For examples, we can make a prophecy with 100%
accuracy that nobody will be called king, Sir, boss, or any such thing outside
of this physical sphere. We can also safely make a prophecy that the Trump Tower will not be
hooked behind Donald Trump’s hearse and dragged to be left with him wherever
they might be taking him after he is gone. And our final prophecy is that none
of the world’s millionaires and billionaires will have their money packed up
and buried with them. So, perhaps, there is something to this eternity thing,
and should that be the case, it would make sense to take the side of caution and live by
those basic principles that were left for us. No one will be able to plead ignorance, or claim any exceptions. We have been forewarned. The words have not only been written, the message has also been widely
disseminated through a variety of channels and by all means of communication
available to mankind. We now live in the year 2013 A.D. (Anno Domini or the Year of the Lord, starting with year 1 of the birth of Jesus Christ), about 1,980 years from the year of his death. During the BC period, there were no instant cameras, no surveillance camera, no cell phone cameras. therefore,it is safe to assume that no picture of Jesus was ever taken, and no portrait of him is known to have been drawn. There is the story about the Holy Grail, but its origin remains inconclusive. Due to the unavailability of graphic images depicting Jesus in his time, artists have agreed in the ways in which they have represented the various stories of Jesus, but the lack of visual documentation is reflected in the various artistic depictions. Here are a sample of how three different artists represented the Ascension of Jesus. Jesus Ascended We thank our readers for all the wonderful feedback and Facebook Likes. You are the drive behind the growth of our new website. You can submit posts for our blog, our let us write your content. We are what the web was meant to bring! "Pass it Forward Emergency Fund" for people in crisis with a focus on writers, artists, and designers |
Writer's Post Network Blog: Writers Ask Why - Core Principles to Remember
Posted on August 31, 2013 at 12:49 PM |
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Create~link Writers' Post Network Blog: Why We Are Here & the Right and Wrong Way to Live Life
Posted on August 30, 2013 at 1:32 PM |
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The Meaning of Life [We are versatile writers, therefore we write on every topic you might be interested in. Today we thought that we should post the beliefs of St. Francis and the way he lived his life, for your enjoyment. We are taking this opportunity to also post the following: Rob not the poor, because he is poor, not the oppressed, or the afflicted in the gate; for the Lord will plead their cause and spoil the soul of those who seek to spoil them: Proverb 22-23 The New Pope Took the Name of Francis The beauty of this prayer is that it is a reflection about the really right way to live life, and does not require one to be religious in order to enjoy reading it Here is the Franciscans' vow by Which they Live The Prayer Of St. Francis Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where the is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, job. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; for it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen Don't forget the grandparents, even if the day had passed. And if you make any purchase by clicking on this ad, half of the money from the sale will go to our Emergency Charity Fund for People in Crisis. Read more post like this one on this blog. We also are a network blog with extensions on over a dozen website. Search for the "Writers' Posts," but we also have articles on websites that we just write for. Just to make you aware of a few of our titles that you can check out: "Police State in Prison USA" [Posted Writers' Post HubPages "Congress Must Pass Immigration Reform Now" (3 separate & distinct articles on this site, the HubPages, and WordPress.com not be confused with WordPress.org "Zimmerman's Lawyers Played the Race Card" (3 articles on WordPress, the HubPages, & this site). "The Right Wing Freakout over the Election and Re-election of First Black President" "Tea Party Republican's Job-abortion - 47% & Voter Suppression Agenda for America" Many more We also have a news section. However, because it is dedicated to important [emphasis] national and international news, the written articles are posted when relevant. But we also have live streams from Reuters and Google news on minute to minute news events, so you will not miss anything. All of our posts are automatically posted on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Tumblr, StumbleUpon, Twitter, Pinterest, and too many more to list here. Photo_CC_Logo by:psdgraphics.com Go to Triond.com and follow our link to "The Apostles - What if Jesus Christ Were Walking among Us Today & Wee Just Did Not Know it." This article is one the ones that are published on other websites that are not mentioned here. We have a full online store where you can buy all books, uniforms, posters, designer fashion, antique, toys, and a photo gallery. Contact us to get all of your writing done. We offer a full range of writing services.You can also advertise on our site. |
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