Dear Michael, I'm a true fan of yours but have to take exception to this article. If Jesus was so compassionate, why didn't He, as God incarnate, create an 11th commandment: Thou Shalt Not Enslave Others? A 12th could have said Thou Shalt Not Commit Genocide. Why did He say if you don't believe in me, you will burn for all eternity? Not nice, I say!
Thank you for your honest comment and your support. I understand your concerns.
In New Thought, we see Jesus as a teacher of love and higher awareness, not a rule-maker or punisher. The harsh warnings and missing commandments reflect the culture of the time, not divine truth. His deeper message was about love, inner wisdom, and awakening. As human understanding grows, so does our ability to live by those truths. I’m really glad you shared your thoughts.
Fascinating book to add to your further reading (after your review): The Lost Religion of Jesus: Simple Living and Nonviolence in Early Christianity
by Keith Akers (Author)
From the novel description: "Jesus' preaching was first and foremost about simple living, pacifism, and vegetarianism...Akers argues that only by really understanding this mysterious and much misunderstood strand of early Christianity can we get to the heart of the radical message of Jesus of Nazareth."
Dear Michael, I'm a true fan of yours but have to take exception to this article. If Jesus was so compassionate, why didn't He, as God incarnate, create an 11th commandment: Thou Shalt Not Enslave Others? A 12th could have said Thou Shalt Not Commit Genocide. Why did He say if you don't believe in me, you will burn for all eternity? Not nice, I say!
Thank you for your honest comment and your support. I understand your concerns.
In New Thought, we see Jesus as a teacher of love and higher awareness, not a rule-maker or punisher. The harsh warnings and missing commandments reflect the culture of the time, not divine truth. His deeper message was about love, inner wisdom, and awakening. As human understanding grows, so does our ability to live by those truths. I’m really glad you shared your thoughts.
Fascinating book to add to your further reading (after your review): The Lost Religion of Jesus: Simple Living and Nonviolence in Early Christianity
by Keith Akers (Author)
From the novel description: "Jesus' preaching was first and foremost about simple living, pacifism, and vegetarianism...Akers argues that only by really understanding this mysterious and much misunderstood strand of early Christianity can we get to the heart of the radical message of Jesus of Nazareth."
Thanks for the heads up! I just added it.