Richard Aberdeen
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The original New Testament texts didn't contain either verses or the many often poorly divided chapters we are familiar with today; such artificial divisions can lead to significant bias, misinterpretation and confusion. Each of the various letters found in the New Testament should be understood as a single complete letter without division. In koine Greek, letter, not "epistle", is the correct translation.
The message of Jesus in the New Testament is highly secular rather than religious in nature and focus, Jesus deliberately associating with the sinners and average people and often those of low repute within his society such as tax collectors. He consistently makes caustic 'sport' of the conservative orthodox religious leaders of his society.
His often humorous and street-level authentic message was received gladly by the sinners and common people. Much of the sarcasm and caustic humor of Jesus readily understood by the average people of his society is lost in cultural translation, modern sermons and religious orthodoxy.
Compare "Saturday Night Live" and late show television audiences today. Such audiences, which generally despise and laugh at jokes making fun of conservative Christianity, would have greatly loved and bonded with the true historical Jesus. If born instead here in the 21st Century, Jesus would undoubtedly be in great demand for every late night and other media slot available. It is wise to keep in mind when reading the story of Jesus, that unlike modern priests and preachers, "the common people heard him gladly" Mark 12:37.
Throughout the New Testament (and Old Testament), we find prophesy of a promised future for those who accept forgiveness from Jesus, which when taken together foretell a new universe and a new earth. And unlike the planet we live on today, the new earth won't have any oceans, indicating a freshwater only planet.
Apparently, this will be what science today calls a "rogue" planet, which is a planet without any star. Although unlike such planets known today, this "new earth" will always have enough warmth and light and, it may be many times larger than our current earth.
According to the book of Revelation, God himself will light this planet, no sun will ever again burn us and, he will wipe away every tear from our eyes. On this planet, there will be no night and all of God's creation will live in perfect harmony, rather than in competition as currently here on earth.
So, if you want to know how wrong Darwin can be, now you know. As Jesus taught the religious leaders of his time, there will be no marriage on this planet; he does no say there will be no sex, as the conservative religious invent, such narrow minds unable to conceive otherwise.
JOHN 3:16-17: Few people living in the 21st Century seem to be aware that one of the most well-known and famous passages in all of human literature is rather poorly translated. Hopefully, better translation from the same Greek is as follows:
"For God so loved the people that he gave the only begotten son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his son into the world so that he might judge the people but, that the people through him might be saved" John 3:16-17. Virtually all if not all scholars agree that the intent of what is poorly translated as "world" is in reference to humanity.
Note how much more people-centric this translation is than the rather vague and impersonal "world" invariably found in modern bibles. Note in particular that in correct translation, Jesus is very clear that God did not send him into the world to condemn any of us, either straight or gay or dark or light of skin or rich or poor or short or tall of stature or strong or weak or educated or illiterate or young or old or fat or ugly or undocumented or conservative or liberal or wealthy or poor or anything else.
Rather than to condemn us, Jesus came to save us from what causes greed, fear, avarice, slavery, inequality of wealth, war, global mass pollution and all manner of anti-human rights behavior and, what keeps every man, woman and child on earth from being as loving, caring and free as we would like to be. As God's messengers sang, "peace on earth, goodwill toward the people" Luke 2:14 (KJV).
Like Jesus says quoting Isaiah: "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim deliverance to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth the oppressed in release, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord" (corrected to the Greek) Luke 4:18-19.
The New Testament teachings of Jesus are highly people-centric, focused in particular on the sinners and average people and on the downtrodden, outcast, sick, poor, immigrant and least among us. It is grossly misleading for anyone to insinuate otherwise or to present him in any other fashion. Jesus far more accurately belongs in categories of "ethics" and "human behavior" rather than "religion", although truly, he belongs in virtually every category ever invented.
Suffice it to say, it is very unwise to depend on other people to tell us what the New Testament says and means, rather than reading it for ourselves. You will likely find that in reading it many times, the New Testament becomes more clear and easy to understand.
Even if you don't believe in Jesus or are atheistic, it is wise to read the New Testament. After a while, one begins to learn how badly educators, Christian leaders and others with a preconceived ax to grind, bend, twist and distort what Jesus and the New Testament actually say and, how much of what today are known as "Human and Civil Rights" is already well-established in the words and deeds of Jesus.
In Search of the Real Jesus
www.FreedomTracks.com/revolution.html
The message of Jesus in the New Testament is highly secular rather than religious in nature and focus, Jesus deliberately associating with the sinners and average people and often those of low repute within his society such as tax collectors. He consistently makes caustic 'sport' of the conservative orthodox religious leaders of his society.
His often humorous and street-level authentic message was received gladly by the sinners and common people. Much of the sarcasm and caustic humor of Jesus readily understood by the average people of his society is lost in cultural translation, modern sermons and religious orthodoxy.
Compare "Saturday Night Live" and late show television audiences today. Such audiences, which generally despise and laugh at jokes making fun of conservative Christianity, would have greatly loved and bonded with the true historical Jesus. If born instead here in the 21st Century, Jesus would undoubtedly be in great demand for every late night and other media slot available. It is wise to keep in mind when reading the story of Jesus, that unlike modern priests and preachers, "the common people heard him gladly" Mark 12:37.
Throughout the New Testament (and Old Testament), we find prophesy of a promised future for those who accept forgiveness from Jesus, which when taken together foretell a new universe and a new earth. And unlike the planet we live on today, the new earth won't have any oceans, indicating a freshwater only planet.
Apparently, this will be what science today calls a "rogue" planet, which is a planet without any star. Although unlike such planets known today, this "new earth" will always have enough warmth and light and, it may be many times larger than our current earth.
According to the book of Revelation, God himself will light this planet, no sun will ever again burn us and, he will wipe away every tear from our eyes. On this planet, there will be no night and all of God's creation will live in perfect harmony, rather than in competition as currently here on earth.
So, if you want to know how wrong Darwin can be, now you know. As Jesus taught the religious leaders of his time, there will be no marriage on this planet; he does no say there will be no sex, as the conservative religious invent, such narrow minds unable to conceive otherwise.
JOHN 3:16-17: Few people living in the 21st Century seem to be aware that one of the most well-known and famous passages in all of human literature is rather poorly translated. Hopefully, better translation from the same Greek is as follows:
"For God so loved the people that he gave the only begotten son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his son into the world so that he might judge the people but, that the people through him might be saved" John 3:16-17. Virtually all if not all scholars agree that the intent of what is poorly translated as "world" is in reference to humanity.
Note how much more people-centric this translation is than the rather vague and impersonal "world" invariably found in modern bibles. Note in particular that in correct translation, Jesus is very clear that God did not send him into the world to condemn any of us, either straight or gay or dark or light of skin or rich or poor or short or tall of stature or strong or weak or educated or illiterate or young or old or fat or ugly or undocumented or conservative or liberal or wealthy or poor or anything else.
Rather than to condemn us, Jesus came to save us from what causes greed, fear, avarice, slavery, inequality of wealth, war, global mass pollution and all manner of anti-human rights behavior and, what keeps every man, woman and child on earth from being as loving, caring and free as we would like to be. As God's messengers sang, "peace on earth, goodwill toward the people" Luke 2:14 (KJV).
Like Jesus says quoting Isaiah: "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim deliverance to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth the oppressed in release, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord" (corrected to the Greek) Luke 4:18-19.
The New Testament teachings of Jesus are highly people-centric, focused in particular on the sinners and average people and on the downtrodden, outcast, sick, poor, immigrant and least among us. It is grossly misleading for anyone to insinuate otherwise or to present him in any other fashion. Jesus far more accurately belongs in categories of "ethics" and "human behavior" rather than "religion", although truly, he belongs in virtually every category ever invented.
Suffice it to say, it is very unwise to depend on other people to tell us what the New Testament says and means, rather than reading it for ourselves. You will likely find that in reading it many times, the New Testament becomes more clear and easy to understand.
Even if you don't believe in Jesus or are atheistic, it is wise to read the New Testament. After a while, one begins to learn how badly educators, Christian leaders and others with a preconceived ax to grind, bend, twist and distort what Jesus and the New Testament actually say and, how much of what today are known as "Human and Civil Rights" is already well-established in the words and deeds of Jesus.
In Search of the Real Jesus
www.FreedomTracks.com/revolution.html
