Reconsideration

If I were to travel back

into the historic times

of the early Christian church

and produce a flame

from a Bic lighter,

would I not be

summarily accused

of being Satan?

It was those who were renowned

as scriptural scholars,
political leaders,
renowned lawyers
learned teachers,

the knowing and the wise

religious hierarchy

who accused their own King 
of being

"Beelzebub,"

the "Prince of Demons."

It is written that thereafter he said:

"If they call the head of the house

Beelzebub,

how much more its members?"

It is also written that he said

that there would come a time

“that men would kill you,

and think they were doing God a favor.”

Would non-religious people

think they were doing God a favor

for killing someone

who is truly a disciple of Christ?

For exhibiting the same character

and working even greater miracles?

Or does this sound more like something

religious persons would do?

It is my position that

modern religionists are so blind,

are so caught up in their

doctrine and ceremony,
in their pomp and arrogance,

in their policies and practices, 
their customs and traditions,

that they would not recognize

Yahshua, were he right in their midst;

that they would condone his imprisonment

and execution

at the hand 
of the United States government.

Throughout history

numerous men and women

of integrity

willing to stand on truth,
and who took a stand for a truth--
something revolutionary,
even world changing,

which at the time

was contrary to the knowledge

even challenging to the status quo

of what is acceptable as true

by the then controlling 
church hierarchy--

were not only accused of being

the devil,

or demon possessed,

they were tortured 
and murdered

because of it.

This

is why the world

fears, rejects, and even hates

the Christian religion--
not because they hate God,
but they have a problem with those
who consider themselves
his followers.

Come on pious Christians!
Get off it!

Remove the plank from your eye

so you can

see the splinter

in the eyes of others!

Christian history is

just not that glamorous!

Rather, it is downright ugly!

It is because of her

blind, ignorant

and adulterous clergy,

that her people are considered

arrogant, narrow 
or even closed minded,

shallow and vain.

The typical modern Christian

is perceived by those of the world

as being ok with mediocrity;

as not seeing past

their own acceptable

religious reality;

of always being absent,

always looking forward
 into the future

to the rapture

and for Jesus

to save them;

or back at the cross;

but never being here
in this moment,

the ever present now,
never lifting a finger

to save themselves

by establishing order,

by doing the things

they are empowered to do,

that they are commissioned to do,

and even enjoined to do.

God, 
the Creator of all that is

is summarily rejected
by many in the world,

not because

they don’t believe

there is something more,

but because of the shallow,

dogmatic demonstration,

even the parrot regurgitation

of what religion projects God to be--
an icon made after their image
and likeness.

It can even be said that

God's name is blasphemed

and his power and authority rejected

among those who do not believe

because of religion,

with Christianity

being the worst offender of all.

Do not think,

Oh Christians,

that you get to go to heaven

because you have
congered it by

saying the magic words!

I assure you that
Saint Peter will not be standing

at the pearly gates

with a clip board

checking boxes 
verifying your doctrine,

to prohibit your entrance

because you did not

get it right.

It is written that Yahsuha said

"the world will know

your are my disciples,"

--not because you piously

go to church

or because you are a Christian

or a Jew,

or because you believe in a Trinity,
or a virgin birth,

or because the right words were spoken

during your baptism,

or because you abstain 
from pronouncing

G-d’ or J-sus

or because you speak in tongues,

or because you believe in a rapture,

or because of your doctrine,

or because you don’t swear;

but rather

"because of your love

one for another."

Contrary to popular main-stream 
religious belief system

the gospel of Christ

is not about

"accepting

Jesus into your life

as your personal savior”

so you get to go to heaven

after you die!

It is not about going anywhere!

It is about being here.

It is about freedom

In the here and now.

Freedom from

religious,

political

and economic

bondage;

from the labyrinth of lies,

surrounding us
hemming us in;

From the delusion that enslaves us,

From the sickness

caused by the dis-ease

of our phony

dis-ingenuousness

and inauthentic

way of being;

and after throwing off

every vain imagination cluttering 
our own head,

the last enemy to take on
which is death itself

can be overcome.

Yes, after conquering

our egotistical self,

having brought

our vain imagination

that is the workshop of

the devil himself

out of our own being,

life and immortality await us.

The Kingdom of Heaven

that ever present venue,

the inter-dimensional reality

encompassing Earth,

even as it is

Heaven.

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