Jesus teachings are
highly recommended.
John 1:29-34
29 The next day he saw
Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away
the sin of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a
man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not
know him; but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be
revealed to Israel.” 32 And John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending
from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not
know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom
you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy
Spirit.’ 34 And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the
Son of God.”
Who do you say that
Jesus is? What is He to you?
Christians say that He
is God, the Second member of the Trinity.
Most Unitarian
Universalists say the Jesus is not God and there is no Trinity but only One
God. Some UUs might say that Jesus was a prophet and a teacher of God but not
God himself.
Whatever you want to
believe, John said, in so many words, “This guy is the real deal and you should
listen to Him.
Is Jesus a son of God?
Yes, as we all are. Perhaps it is easier to consider Him an old brother who
guides us, teaches us, shows us by His good example a better way to live.
In A Course of Miracles,
Jesus tells us that He is no different from us other than that he has
remembered who He is, a child of God. Most of us have forgotten that fact, and
believe what we have been taught in the world of the ego. Jesus tells us that
the world of the ego is nonsense and has no bearing on who we really are.
Jesus tells us in so
many words, “You could have the peace that I have, if you only knew that you
are part of God and as such know that God loves you.” The Universalists have
taught this, and known this from their religious experience. The Unitarians
spend too much time in their heads and have never embraced the idea that what
Jesus taught is very rational and makes good sense if you can get past the form
of things to their essence, which is love.
So, John, in today’s
gospel tells us that Jesus has come and He’s worth listening to. I have
listened to Jesus my whole life and have learned a lot. Like John, I highly
recommend Jesus’ teachings to you. We will hear and study more about Jesus
taught in word and deed in weeks to come.
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