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<ref name="gcs26">''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', Chapter 26</ref> | <ref name="gcs26">''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', Chapter 26</ref> | ||
| − | + | "Your idea of Jesus must be seen in a greater context. Your idea of God must be seen in a greater context. This must be a Jesus of the Greater Community. This must be a [[God]] of the Greater Community." | |
| − | "Your idea of Jesus must be seen in a greater context. Your idea of God must be seen in a greater context. This must be a Jesus of the Greater Community. This must be a God of the Greater Community." | ||
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"No one on Earth can proclaim that Jesus is the only pathway to God when God has created other pathways! Who are you to say such things?" | "No one on Earth can proclaim that Jesus is the only pathway to God when God has created other pathways! Who are you to say such things?" | ||
<ref>The Will of Heaven (May 17, 2011)</ref> | <ref>The Will of Heaven (May 17, 2011)</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | ==The New Message on Jesus== |
"If you are a Christian, you must realize that Jesus stands by the Messenger, for Jesus will not return to the Earth, but is now overseeing humanity’s emergence into this Greater Community of life."<ref>The Lineage of the Messengers (November 16, 2013)</ref> | "If you are a Christian, you must realize that Jesus stands by the Messenger, for Jesus will not return to the Earth, but is now overseeing humanity’s emergence into this Greater Community of life."<ref>The Lineage of the Messengers (November 16, 2013)</ref> | ||
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| − | + | "When you think of Jesus, think of an individual married to his [[Spiritual Family]]. Christ is relationship; Christ is not an individual. People make the Christ an individual because they can identify with an individual more easily than they can with a greater relationship. They relate to separation more than to union. It would be accurate to say that Christ does not mean the anointed one. It means the united relationship." | |
| − | "When you think of Jesus, think of an individual married to his Spiritual Family. Christ is relationship; Christ is not an individual. People make the Christ an individual because they can identify with an individual more easily than they can with a greater relationship. They relate to separation more than to union. It would be accurate to say that Christ does not mean the anointed one. It means the united relationship." | ||
<ref>''[[Relationships & Higher Purpose]]'', chap. 12</ref> | <ref>''[[Relationships & Higher Purpose]]'', chap. 12</ref> | ||
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"You may think of Jesus as either a man with a Divine purpose or as a Divine being with a human purpose. However you might think of Jesus, you think of him within the context of your world and within the context of human involvements and interaction. We are now challenging you to think of him as a figure in the Greater Community. He is not an extraterrestrial from outer space. He was a man who realized Knowledge and contributed Knowledge in his time and helped to set into motion, through the efforts of many other people, a greater emphasis in life and a means for re-experiencing this emphasis through a tradition of devotion, dedication and service." | "You may think of Jesus as either a man with a Divine purpose or as a Divine being with a human purpose. However you might think of Jesus, you think of him within the context of your world and within the context of human involvements and interaction. We are now challenging you to think of him as a figure in the Greater Community. He is not an extraterrestrial from outer space. He was a man who realized Knowledge and contributed Knowledge in his time and helped to set into motion, through the efforts of many other people, a greater emphasis in life and a means for re-experiencing this emphasis through a tradition of devotion, dedication and service." | ||
<ref name="gcs26"/> | <ref name="gcs26"/> | ||
| + | "When Jesus found he had disciples, he needed only to call them | ||
| + | and they joined him. This represented relationships of the great | ||
| + | nature that we are speaking of. They did not join him because he was | ||
| + | magnificent or because he had unusual abilities or because he was | ||
| + | beautiful or sweet. Indeed, he was going to take them all into dangerous | ||
| + | situations and challenge them continuously. So what enabled | ||
| + | them to drop what they were doing and to leave their lives and follow | ||
| + | him? It was Knowledge." | ||
| + | <ref>''[[Greater Community Spirituality]]'', Chapter 12</ref> | ||
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| + | "Do not think that Jesus Christ was not marveling at his own work!"<ref>''[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] Volume One'', Chapter 15</ref> | ||
| + | ==In Harmony with the New Message== | ||
"You can be assured that Jesus, Buddha and Mohammed and all the great Spiritual Emissaries, both known and unknown, are in complete harmony with what is being presented here. They too had to face dissension and conflict, rejection and ridicule. They understand, for this is the nature of delivering A New Message from God, into this world or into any other world in the physical universe." | "You can be assured that Jesus, Buddha and Mohammed and all the great Spiritual Emissaries, both known and unknown, are in complete harmony with what is being presented here. They too had to face dissension and conflict, rejection and ridicule. They understand, for this is the nature of delivering A New Message from God, into this world or into any other world in the physical universe." | ||
<ref>The New Message from God, Spiritual Powers in the Universe</ref> | <ref>The New Message from God, Spiritual Powers in the Universe</ref> | ||
| − | + | ==Jesus' Sacrifice== | |
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"When Jesus was taught of his ministry, | "When Jesus was taught of his ministry, | ||
he had to be informed of what would happen to him personally. That is | he had to be informed of what would happen to him personally. That is | ||
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<ref>''[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] Volume One'', Chapter 24</ref> | <ref>''[[Wisdom from the Greater Community]] Volume One'', Chapter 24</ref> | ||
| + | ==The Second Coming== | ||
| + | "God works behind the scenes, uniting people at the level of Knowledge, fostering greater | ||
| + | cooperation, greater selflessness and greater service to others. If the real Jesus returned, he would | ||
| + | be destroyed by those who do not believe in him, and he would set in train great conflict between | ||
| + | the believers and the non-believers. He would not bring peace, and he knows this. If the Maitreya | ||
| + | Buddha returns, the Christian world would oppose him. If the 12th Imam returns, the vast | ||
| + | majority of the world would oppose him. Would this bring peace? Would this bring equanimity? | ||
| + | Would this bring justice? Or would only one group, one nation, one small part of the human | ||
| + | family, be fulfilled in their expectations?"<ref>The Dangerous Second Coming (July 16, 2008)</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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== Further Study == | == Further Study == | ||
| − | [http://newmessage.org/ | + | [http://www.newmessage.org/nm/the-meaning-of-christmas/ The Meaning of Christmas] |
[http://www.newmessage.org/books/greater-community-spirituality-contents.php ''Greater Community Spirituality''], Chapter 26: "Who is Jesus?" | [http://www.newmessage.org/books/greater-community-spirituality-contents.php ''Greater Community Spirituality''], Chapter 26: "Who is Jesus?" | ||
[[category:The Messenger]] | [[category:The Messenger]] | ||
Revision as of 21:29, 6 August 2013
"The teaching of compassion, forgiveness, and devotion and the example of Jesus all serve to unite people across these great and difficult gaps of separation. Jesus’ accomplishment, then, was to help usher in the age of civilization." [1]
"Your idea of Jesus must be seen in a greater context. Your idea of God must be seen in a greater context. This must be a Jesus of the Greater Community. This must be a God of the Greater Community." [1]
"No one on Earth can proclaim that Jesus is the only pathway to God when God has created other pathways! Who are you to say such things?" [2]
The New Message on Jesus
"If you are a Christian, you must realize that Jesus stands by the Messenger, for Jesus will not return to the Earth, but is now overseeing humanity’s emergence into this Greater Community of life."[3]
"Jesus is now an Unseen One, not only in this world but in the worlds whose races humanity is destined to encounter. Though others will claim to represent him, he will not reappear, for his mission is done in this regard. His work now is with the Unseen Ones." [1]
"When you think of Jesus, think of an individual married to his Spiritual Family. Christ is relationship; Christ is not an individual. People make the Christ an individual because they can identify with an individual more easily than they can with a greater relationship. They relate to separation more than to union. It would be accurate to say that Christ does not mean the anointed one. It means the united relationship." [4]
"You may think of Jesus as either a man with a Divine purpose or as a Divine being with a human purpose. However you might think of Jesus, you think of him within the context of your world and within the context of human involvements and interaction. We are now challenging you to think of him as a figure in the Greater Community. He is not an extraterrestrial from outer space. He was a man who realized Knowledge and contributed Knowledge in his time and helped to set into motion, through the efforts of many other people, a greater emphasis in life and a means for re-experiencing this emphasis through a tradition of devotion, dedication and service." [1]
"When Jesus found he had disciples, he needed only to call them and they joined him. This represented relationships of the great nature that we are speaking of. They did not join him because he was magnificent or because he had unusual abilities or because he was beautiful or sweet. Indeed, he was going to take them all into dangerous situations and challenge them continuously. So what enabled them to drop what they were doing and to leave their lives and follow him? It was Knowledge." [5]
"Do not think that Jesus Christ was not marveling at his own work!"[6]
In Harmony with the New Message
"You can be assured that Jesus, Buddha and Mohammed and all the great Spiritual Emissaries, both known and unknown, are in complete harmony with what is being presented here. They too had to face dissension and conflict, rejection and ridicule. They understand, for this is the nature of delivering A New Message from God, into this world or into any other world in the physical universe." [7]
Jesus' Sacrifice
"When Jesus was taught of his ministry, he had to be informed of what would happen to him personally. That is the price of complete exposure.That is why true teachers must give up all personal ambition, for that is counter-productive to their true mission and well-being." [8]
The Second Coming
"God works behind the scenes, uniting people at the level of Knowledge, fostering greater cooperation, greater selflessness and greater service to others. If the real Jesus returned, he would be destroyed by those who do not believe in him, and he would set in train great conflict between the believers and the non-believers. He would not bring peace, and he knows this. If the Maitreya Buddha returns, the Christian world would oppose him. If the 12th Imam returns, the vast majority of the world would oppose him. Would this bring peace? Would this bring equanimity? Would this bring justice? Or would only one group, one nation, one small part of the human family, be fulfilled in their expectations?"[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 26
- ↑ The Will of Heaven (May 17, 2011)
- ↑ The Lineage of the Messengers (November 16, 2013)
- ↑ Relationships & Higher Purpose, chap. 12
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 12
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 15
- ↑ The New Message from God, Spiritual Powers in the Universe
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume One, Chapter 24
- ↑ The Dangerous Second Coming (July 16, 2008)
See also
Further Study
Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 26: "Who is Jesus?"