Why does the Christian religion demand
belief that Jesus was immaculately conceived? Who begat Jesus has nothing to do
with the True Word. Eternal life is already a state of being for each of us.
Christianity, as I interpret the words attributed to Jesus, is not about the
messenger, any messenger. It’s the message. Deifying Jesus amounts to
worshiping a rock star or movie idol—on steroids. Jesus taught love. Jesus was
love. And his words are even more valuable today because of Mankind’s dialogue
with itself via the Internet. But as long as religions compete with each other in a judgmental way, Man's universal love for each other will never become a reality.
Today, right now, we have the opportunity to unite the peoples of the world in a common bond of love. Man is at a crossroads, the likes of which he has never before encountered. We have a choice of paths, one towards the light and the other, well… destruction of the world as we know it. Everything boils down to this: Do we want to leave this planet to our children in better or worse condition than we received it? Do we want to be remembered as ones who protected and safely passed on our precious inheritance or be considered frail, human beings beset with weaknesses and overcome by greed, gluttony and sloth?
Today, right now, we have the opportunity to unite the peoples of the world in a common bond of love. Man is at a crossroads, the likes of which he has never before encountered. We have a choice of paths, one towards the light and the other, well… destruction of the world as we know it. Everything boils down to this: Do we want to leave this planet to our children in better or worse condition than we received it? Do we want to be remembered as ones who protected and safely passed on our precious inheritance or be considered frail, human beings beset with weaknesses and overcome by greed, gluttony and sloth?
Each human being, one within the greater Whole Being, are among the smallest, least brightest of all Creation, but as a single bird within a swirling flock or a fish within a choreographed school of tropical brilliance, billions of our sisters and brothers sparkle and shimmer, flowing in spectacular harmony for our Creator’s enjoyment.
To create world peace, we must stop the killing, feed the hungry and heal the ill. Billions of individual choices correctly made will bring about an unstoppable alliance of God’s love. It is this power of billions of conscious decisions to love thy neighbor that will lead us into a world the likes of which we want to leave our children. Together humanity is limited only by our own expectations. If we look at other nations, societies and religions with contempt and disdain from a sense of superiority, we will project our hate and condemnation upon them and thus, mirror it back at ourselves, creating a dark and desolate future of our own making.
Jesus is credited for saying, "Love thy neighbor." There were no qualifying "ifs", "ands" or "buts." Pure and simple--"Love thy neighbor." Spread love, not war. If we love our "enemies" we change the world in a better way. Paranoia-driven drones and missiles only feed the evilness within ourselves. WWJD? I submit he would not want to be the source of conflict between nations. But as long as Christianity demands belief that he was the Creator incarnate and all other religions are false, we can never have world peace, not simply because of the belief, but the "Us" vs. "Them" mindset it fosters. We are One.
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