| Answer
from Jesus:
How come so many
Christians have never seriously considered what kind of person I was?
Why don’t they consider what kind of personality and individuality
I expressed during my mission?
One obvious reason is that they consider me to be the son of God. Because
of the intense cult of idolatry built around me, people find it difficult
to imagine that I had individuality and personality. Yet, I was born
of a woman, and I grew up as any other child. Why would I not have been
born with a certain individuality, and why would I not have developed
a distinct personality during my formative years?
What I am trying to make you see here is that most people consider me
to be almost a non-person. They think that the son of God would not
have personality and individuality.
This simply is not the case.
It is unwise to use the carnal mind to reason backwards. The reason
being that as long as the soul is caught in the carnal mind, the soul
will project human qualities onto God. Therefore, the soul will develop
a false image of God. Yet, there is nothing wrong with reasoning that
the son of God has individuality.
The reason why I am bringing up this point is that every soul was originally
created with a distinct individuality. The soul has a very deep inner
desire to preserve and develop that individuality. This inner desire
is the driving force behind what people call the survival instinct.
Your spiritual survival instinct is a desire to preserve your true individuality
so that it is not destroyed by any outside influence.
Because of this survival instinct, no human being will want to put on
Christhood if they believe that putting on Christhood means that you
have to lose your individuality or personality. Therefore, it is important
for me to make you understand that you do not lose your individuality
by putting on your Christhood.
By putting on the new human of your Christhood, you will have to put
off the old human of the carnal mind and your pseudo identity. Therefore,
in one sense you might lose some of the characteristics that you currently
consider to be part of your personality. For a soul who is very identified
with the carnal mind, this might seem like a loss. However, as soon
as the soul begins to shift its sense of identity towards the Christ
consciousness, that sense of loss will quickly disappear.
Imagine that you are walking down the street and meet a man who is dressed
in expensive clothing. The man asks if you have a penny, and you show
him a coin. The man now tells you that if you will give him the penny,
he will give you a million dollars in return. Would you lose anything
in that bargain?
Yes, you would indeed lose the penny, but would it be a true loss?
When I walked the earth, I was like the man who offered everyone the
million dollar value of the Christ consciousness in return for their
pocket change of the human personality. It truly was the deal of a lifetime,
yet I am sorry to say that most people rejected my offer.
So many people preferred to hold on to the pseudo personality of the
carnal mind instead of embracing the true personality that was given
to them by God.
Please do not hold on to a few pennies and thereby lose the kingdom
of God.
You will not lose your true individuality by putting on your Christhood.
Instead, you will find your God-given personality, and you will be free
from the prison house of the false individuality that is constantly
tormenting your soul.
He who is willing to lose his life (his mortal sense of identity) for
my sake (for the sake of attaining Christ consciousness) shall find
it (shall find eternal life through his God-given individuality).
I have a distinct personality
I desire you to understand, that I do indeed have a distinct personality.
I expressed that personality during my mission in Galilee. Therefore,
my teachings are to some degree affected by my personality.
The truth of God is beyond this world. That truth is universal, yet
when you try to express this truth through words, you can never fully
express the universal truth of God. Words are not very well-suited for
expressing a spiritual truth. Therefore, any expression of truth will
by necessity be affected by the personality and individuality of the
person speaking the truth.
This does not mean that there is anything wrong with the truth I was
expressing. However, the way that I expressed my version of truth is
not the only way that God’s truth could possibly be expressed.
What I am trying to make you see here is that from a higher viewpoint
there is only one truth. Yet, there are many ways that this universal
truth can be expressed here on earth. This is important for several
reasons:
- Christianity
is not the only true teaching or the only true religion found on planet
earth. There are many ways to express God’s truth. I desire
you to recognize that there is more than one way to express God’s
universal truth. There is no way that the universal Christ consciousness
can be expressed on earth. It can only come to expression when it
is individualized. This also applies to expressing God’s truth,
which is the universal Christ consciousness. Any expression of truth
is individualized, and therefore it is not the only possible way to
express truth.
- There is no expression
of truth that accurately and completely describes God’s universal
truth. There is no automatic path to salvation. To walk the path to
salvation, you must absorb God’s truth. However, you cannot
absorb that truth by simply memorizing an outer teaching. If you look
at my life, you will see that I repeatedly rebuked those who had memorized
the outer doctrines, yet had never made an effort to attain an inner
understanding of the truth behind those doctrines. Therefore, you
must always look beyond the outer teachings. You must use the outer
teaching only as a stepping stone for attaining an inner understanding
of the universal truth behind that particular expression of truth.
My particular expression
of truth was affected by my individuality and personality. You have
heard the saying: “Don’t shoot the messenger.” I would
like to paraphrase that saying as follows: “Don’t use the
personality of the messenger as an excuse for rejecting the teachings.”
When I walked the earth, there were indeed people who rejected my teachings
because they did not like my personality. Once again, the carnal mind
is constantly seeking for an excuse for not changing its ways. Well,
the truth of God can only be expressed in this world through a person
in physical embodiment. Therefore, that person will inevitably have
personality and individuality. As a result, the carnal mind can always
find some imperfection in the person’s personality or behavior
and use that as an excuse for rejecting the teachings. Many people found
imperfections in my personality and actions. Think about how I was criticized
for healing a sick person on the Sabbath. Some people literally used
that one instance as an excuse for rejecting the totality of my message.
How sad it is to see a soul who is ready to lose its place in God’s
kingdom because of a perceived imperfection in the personality of the
messenger of God.
I wish I could have helped the people who rejected my teachings because
of my outer personality. I wish I could have helped them see beyond
that personality. Yet, they had their free will, and I respected that
free will. I hope you will not reject my teachings because of my personality
or the personality of the messenger who is bringing forth these teachings.
I desire you to know that my personality is not set in stone. As every
other son and daughter of God, I am constantly in the process of learning
and growing. I am very happy to see the rise of the self-help movement
which in recent decades has encouraged people to pursue personal growth
as never before.
I want you to know that there is much more to our Father’s kingdom
than sitting on a pink cloud and playing the harp. The world of form
is a gigantic schoolroom that offers the student an almost unending
opportunity to learn and grow. For the past 2,000 years, I have not
been resting on my laurels. I have actively been pursuing the opportunities
for growth that exist in the spiritual world.
In some ways, I have become a gentler and more understanding teacher.
I am not as quick to confront my students with their imperfections or
unbelief.
Yet, do not let that fool you into thinking that I have gone soft.
I am a very direct master.
I do not beat around the bush.
I do not indulge anyone’s human consciousness or carnal mind.
I give you the strong meat of the Christ consciousness that I am.
When I walked the earth, many people were offended by my directness.
They used it as an excuse for rejecting me and my message.
I am not soft
I am concerned by the fact that so many Christians have built an image
of Jesus Christ as being a touchy-feely master. I simply do not understand
where this image came from. It could not have come from a study of my
life, even the fragmented record found in the scriptures.
Take another look at the scriptures and see how many times I was open
and direct when confronting people about the folly of their ways.
I came to bring the sword of truth and to divide the real from the unreal
so that my followers could see through the relativity of the carnal
mind and embrace the living truth of the Christ consciousness.
I am here today to bring that same sword of truth, and in the past 2,000
years it has only been sharpened.
I hope you will not use my directness as an excuse for rejecting my
message.
I am Jesus Christ, and I have been around this planet for very long
time.
I have heard every conceivable excuse for not pursuing one’s Christhood.
I have heard these excuses over and over again.
Let me make the situation clear. I have ascended into my Father’s
kingdom, and therefore I have become a permanent resident of that kingdom.
God’s kingdom lasts forever, and therefore I have all the time
in the world. I could sit here for another 2,000 years and listen to
your wonderful excuses for why you cannot put on your Christhood. It
would make no difference to me personally, because I have already been
saved.
You have not yet ascended into our Father’s kingdom. You have
not yet been saved. God is a merciful God, and he will give a lost soul
a very long time to change its ways and start walking the path of personal
Christhood. In fact, my Father is far more patient than I am.
Yet, God does not give you forever. Therefore, you simply do not have
time to continue thinking up excuses instead of directing all of your
energy and attention towards pursuing your Christhood.
I am a direct Master.
I want you to get off the couch, turn off the TV and pursue your Christhood
instead of wasting your energies in a meaningless pursuit of entertainment
and pleasure.
Let those who have ears hear my words.
If you will look in the innermost garments of your soul, you will find
that your soul has long since tired of pursuing the things of this world.
At the deeper levels of your soul, you are ready for something more.
You are ready for personal Christhood, and nothing else will satisfy
your soul’s inner longing.
Therefore, recognize that longing and let go of anything that stands
in your way as you walk the path to personal Christhood.
I am calling you to come up higher.
Simply start walking, and I will show you the way.
As long as you are sitting on the fence, I can do nothing for you.
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