Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hello Everyone, namaste:

We are continuing with chapter 9, paragraph 2 in the letter to the Omans, from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"I grew up with Christians, they're my immediate family. They had everything going for them--strong families, churches throughout the land, seminaries and theological schools, wonderful hymns, songs, poetry, excellent organizational skills, and of course they follow Jesus, a true avatar of God who is able to help anyone who calls on him. And yet so many Christians do not really know God. They think he has only communicated through one ancient book, and that he has only one son, and that God would send portions of himself to hell."

Commentary: Jesus could have said a lot of nice things about the pharisees, the sadducees, and the rest of the orthodox religious people of his time. I'm sure there were a lot of devout and good people who went along with the standard rabbinical teachings of the day. But Jesus saw that they were somewhat stuck in their limited beliefs. He challenged them to rethink their beliefs and to come up higher. The same type of situation exists today. Millions of orthodox Christians think they know the truth already and are satisfied with what they have. If Jesus came again to help move them higher, most people would resist and reject him, and not even recognize him because he would say things that differ from their doctrines.