Funny but from what I was taught JEEBUS was:
1- apolitical
2- not into organized religion
3- saying and teaching that judging others is a no-no.
4- was all about the personal power within each individual.
That pastor does not impress me at all, on any level.
My Roman Catholic literature teacher (of the Italian-born and off-the-boat variety) stated that JEEBUS' whole repetoire is Ancient Greek philosophy, theosophy and other classical thought.
Add to that Indian/Hindu prayer, fasting, perhaps yoga and mediation and we have...Chrisitianity.
Funny how the ligua franca at the time was Greek (then became French, and is now English) which may explain why the New Testament was written in (Bilbical) Greek. The ideas going into it were perhaps:
1-Greek in origin and were probably most accurately conveyed in that language.
2- and perhaps best and most understood at that time in that language as well.
Believe me when I tell you the message loses a great deal in translation.
STHN APXH HTAN O LOGOS
Translatable as "In the beginning there was the word."
But a better translation is also "In charge was the authority"
So unless one is liguistically inclined, talented, well-read and well-studied, there is ALWAYS room for interpretation.
So don't attempt to tell me G-d's will is such-and-such because those little voices in one's head are more likely a mental disorder, not a divine revelation. Especially if one can't read the New Testament in the original language(s) and is part of a denomination that is a braek-away faction of a break-away faction to the 20th power. Perhaps, just perhaps some of the essence of the message has been lost, mutated or twisted.
