Jesus, Who Were You?
July 15th, 2009
When I was first stirred to find out about this God I didn’t know, (over 30 years ago now) I went to the Christian Church looking for answers. I spent six and a half years in two different Churches. I was just as serious about it as I am now so I read, studied and memorized the New and Old testaments on a daily basis.
I haven’t forgotten this first love of Jesus. And I think a lot about who he was, why he was here and why he did the things he did.
Imagine the power of having your mother and father believe that you are the one sent from God. And they believe it so strongly because an angel came to them before you were born with this information. All your life you were told that you are the Messiah, the God/Man, the One. Your parents believed it so much that you had no choice but to believe it. You test it and find that the All That Is does respond to you and support you. And your experience of yourself tells you the angel was right. Then you come to realize that every man/woman is exactly the same as you, only they don’t know it.
You feel this powerful love with you always and how can you come to any conclusion except to follow the incredible desire to share what you know. When you look at another you see the truth of their being, not intellectually, but experientially, as you have experienced the truth of your own being. You are still a human being, following this powerful, blinding love. You live in the now, you trust and allow the power that pulses through you and you allow it to be, right here on the earth as only a human being can.
I think Jesus was a very joyful person. And what an impact he had on this place, even after 2000+ years, we continue to have you as one of our most powerful and beautiful examples of who we are. Thank you for being you, I love you still.
This post is an excerpt from my book, The Path of Enlightenment
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July 16th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Hi Anne-
I love and adore Jesus. We are best of friends. And I too, remember when we fell in love. I think of how I now understand what Eucharist really means – to be like Him, broken and poured out, so others can have hope. He only asks that we share our own truth……..
Love to you
Gail
peace and truth
Read Gail’s last blog post at http://knowyourits.blogspot.com
July 16th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Hi Gail, Yes, I know a lot of people love Jesus, all for our own reasons. I think he was a really beautiful person who showed us who we really are with his life. Thank you for your comment my friend. xoxo
July 31st, 2009 at 12:10 am
I like reading through your blog, there are some things I can relate to and some tthings I cant. However you said something in the entre which i felt i need to address.
My favourite passage in the bible is in Hebrews and says (refering to Jesus):
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.”
It has given me a lot of comfort in times of struggle.
My question to you is this: You said that “that every man/woman is exactly the same as [him], only they don’t know it.” That seems to contradict what the bible says him being perfect, in contrast to our imperfection. What are your thoughts about that?
July 31st, 2009 at 11:11 am
Hello Matthew, I’m so glad to have you visit and comment. I think the basis of your question rests on your belief that Jesus was perfect and that we are not.
First remember that although the words from the bible are sometimes beautiful and inspiring, they are just that, words, words written by someone who lived a long time ago, someone much like you or me. The other important thing to remember is that the words in the bible have been translated to there and back. I studied biblical Hebrew and Greek language and culture for 3 years. I wanted to know what those words said for myself. After all that time of preparation I found that without a preconceived idea of what is being written, it is impossible to figure out what is being said. I did learn a lot about the culture of Israel in the time of Jesus. Enough to know, once again that it is impossible to remove words written so long ago in a completely different culture and translate them accurately.
But my question is why would you want to? God is still speaking and can speak through or to you or me. And fresh new words are going to be much more relevant and in context with the time we live. We only need to develop our awareness so that we can hear or perceive our connection to our Source, God.
So to your question, and it is a good one.
About the word perfect. How can we really know what is perfect. Some say that all is perfect just as it is. It also says in the bible that Adam and Eve lost paradise because they “ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” They partook of the ideas and beliefs that there could be a right and wrong, or a perfect and a not perfect. We all just are. Jesus knew this. He was telling us to love others as ourselves. And he never, ever said that we were imperfect. He said that the disciples could do all that he did and greater things. He said in his parables that we are very valuable to God. He didn’t follow the rules and he didn’t live a pious life, he just was and he taught and he loved.
If you have read through my blog, surely you see that I believe all of us to be an extension of God, or Source energy. Most of us just don’t know it. Jesus was an example of a man who knew it. I believe the basis of his miracles was this knowing that the ill one that he spoke to was Love, God, Source energy in flesh. Wouldn’t you be blown away if he walked up to you with such love and knowing and spoke to you. You could believe strongly just because he was so clear. He loved, he didn’t judge. Perfect and not perfect is a judgment. Kind of a mean one when you really think about it.
The men who wrote the bible were human, just like you and me. They wrote what they wrote from their own personal vantage point. So did Jesus and so do you and I. It is my intention to broaden my own personal vantage point so that I can see what Jesus saw.
We are all very powerful beings, that’s all I’m really saying.
I hope this helps you with your question. And I welcome more discussion on any topic or further comment on this topic.
Very Sincerely,
Anne
January 6th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Hello Anne,
I am very much enjoying your blog posts and I too am a new student of Abraham, via Esther Hicks.
Continuing on this line of thinking, what about the Bible verse that proclaim Jesus as “the only begotten son of God”. Forgive me I am not the bible scholar you are and I do not have a chapter and verse to cite.
Namaste
January 7th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Hi Sheila, thanks for the comment and question. I can say that I looked all over for answers to my questions and Abraham is the first one with answers that create only solutions.
About your bible question. I spent many years trying to make sense of what that book says. Some things fit in and some don’t. Sorry, I don’t know that answer. Maybe King James, the one who had the King James version translated, and the one who also had his mother killed to get to the throne, had the translators put that in, maybe it could be translated another way. I don’t know.
I wish you so much good in your following the ideas of Abraham!!!
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