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reen12
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The best reason I know of, to accept Jesus as Messiah,
is His breaking down of the barriers, created by the Law.
Neither Jew, nor Greek…etc.
The bringing of the good news to all people:
“Go into the whole world, and preach the good news.”
That there is one God, that we are created and
loved, by Him. Tell them of the Commandments,
given at Sinai, and My new commandment: "You are
to love one another, as I have loved you. Forgive your
enemies, do good to those who do not wish you well.
Take, and eat.
Go…baptize…
What I’m grateful to the Catholic Church for, is the
forwarding, thru the centuries, of the Synoptic Gospels.
Reading these, I can see what Christ asked of us.
[Beyond needlessly complex theologies, beyond
misemphasis - or the ignoring of the clear commands
of Christ: *take and eat, go baptize…by various
denominations, the words of Christ are there, for all to read.]
I’ve been trying to figure out why Jesus is Messiah.
The best reason that I can think of is:
Christianity brings the knowledge of the One God
to all men and women, and actively reaches out
to them:
“Go into the whole world, and preach the good news.”
“Always be prepared to give an account, for the
hope that is in you.”
I was hung up on two things:
-the stunning beauty of Judaism - it’s cherishing of
the holiness of the Name of God, and the evident
sanctity of some of it’s members…some of whom
I had the priviledge to know
-and, asking myself: What exactly has* changed*,
since Christ came into the world? Not a whole
lot, in terms of human behavior, from what I can see…
But the reality that kept nagging at me was this:
What about the rest of humankind? How was
the knowledge of the One God to be brought to
them?
Just as the Shepherd leaves the original flock -
to seek out the lost sheep - so God gave
us Christ, to seek out the reallllyyy lost sheep,
who didn’t even know that He existed.
It’s as if Christ said:
Don’t lead by example alone [Israel], actively go out and
tell the nations about My Father [the One God.]
For me, the search for the truth has been similar
to the “solving” of a Rubix cube…turning it this way
and that, until my “objections” could be addressed -
in such a way that I could maintain intellectual,
as well as spiritual, integrity.
And, speaking of “integrity,” it was the astounding
impact of:
…the Lord, our God, the Lord is One…
that has made this such a long journey.
For, to me, One and “integrity” mean the same thing.
So, why would God be 3 in One?
Just some thoughts, on the day after Thanksgiving.
reen12
is His breaking down of the barriers, created by the Law.
Neither Jew, nor Greek…etc.
The bringing of the good news to all people:
“Go into the whole world, and preach the good news.”
That there is one God, that we are created and
loved, by Him. Tell them of the Commandments,
given at Sinai, and My new commandment: "You are
to love one another, as I have loved you. Forgive your
enemies, do good to those who do not wish you well.
Take, and eat.
Go…baptize…
What I’m grateful to the Catholic Church for, is the
forwarding, thru the centuries, of the Synoptic Gospels.
Reading these, I can see what Christ asked of us.
[Beyond needlessly complex theologies, beyond
misemphasis - or the ignoring of the clear commands
of Christ: *take and eat, go baptize…by various
denominations, the words of Christ are there, for all to read.]
I’ve been trying to figure out why Jesus is Messiah.
The best reason that I can think of is:
Christianity brings the knowledge of the One God
to all men and women, and actively reaches out
to them:
“Go into the whole world, and preach the good news.”
“Always be prepared to give an account, for the
hope that is in you.”
I was hung up on two things:
-the stunning beauty of Judaism - it’s cherishing of
the holiness of the Name of God, and the evident
sanctity of some of it’s members…some of whom
I had the priviledge to know
-and, asking myself: What exactly has* changed*,
since Christ came into the world? Not a whole
lot, in terms of human behavior, from what I can see…
But the reality that kept nagging at me was this:
What about the rest of humankind? How was
the knowledge of the One God to be brought to
them?
Just as the Shepherd leaves the original flock -
to seek out the lost sheep - so God gave
us Christ, to seek out the reallllyyy lost sheep,
who didn’t even know that He existed.
It’s as if Christ said:
Don’t lead by example alone [Israel], actively go out and
tell the nations about My Father [the One God.]
For me, the search for the truth has been similar
to the “solving” of a Rubix cube…turning it this way
and that, until my “objections” could be addressed -
in such a way that I could maintain intellectual,
as well as spiritual, integrity.
And, speaking of “integrity,” it was the astounding
impact of:
…the Lord, our God, the Lord is One…
that has made this such a long journey.
For, to me, One and “integrity” mean the same thing.
So, why would God be 3 in One?
Just some thoughts, on the day after Thanksgiving.
reen12
