If you want to know what Christ is about, not man's interpretations of Christ, it's as easy as ...?

Question

...getting a Red Letter Edition of the Holy Bible.
With the words Christ spoke Himself. And read it
for yourself.

Anthony Silva

Answer 1

The real story of Jesus is great the one in the bible is more like King Arthur full of silly half truths did you know he had a child and his brother was also killed

Answer 2

Right.

And since that edition was authorized by Jesus himself, with a forward by the Holy Spirit and footnotes by God, you can be sure it's the real deal.

All a "red letter" edition means is that somebody has taken an ordinary bible and done your highlighting for you.

The honest truth is that we will never know "the words Christ spoke himself." You can choose to believe that the bible preserves his sayings intact; but that's purely a matter of faith, with absolutely nothing factual to back it up beyond the faith-based opinions of others throughout history.

Serious, responsible, legitimate scholarship has suggested that the gospels were partially composed from a now-lost source document referred to as the "Q Document," which may have been a collection of Jesus' actual sayings preserved by his followers; but even this is only qualified conjecture.

Answer 3

Try the Gnostic gospels. They contain much that has been censored from conventional bibles.
The message seems to be (this is MY interpretation) look into your own heart, look for the love and wisdom there, not in the printed word, but in the practical way that you may help others to love and wisdom. that does not mean preaching but living by example.
If your light is bright enough others will be drawn to what inspires you It seems to me words are a net that the water of life passes straight through. Dependance on words limits the heart and the truth.

Answer 4

Muslims too recognize The Christ. And have a
collection of his sayings. The error is in the teaching that He was God.
Neither The Morning Star, (The Christ), nor
Muhammad were "just" prophets. They were
Highly advanced spiritual beings that came to our World to Teach and Heal.

Answer 5

Muslims too understand The Christ. and function a determination of His sayings.the blunders is in teachings that He became God. Neither The Morning massive call, (The Christ), nor Muhammad have been "only" prophets. yet exceptionally more advantageous religious beings, who got here to our international to coach and Heal.

Answer 6

What ever bible you have it would have been written by man, and just as Gods word have been twisted, so to will Christs words, try having faith in God, and Jesus, and not in books

Answer 7

The reason people get so uptight about Jesus is that his sayings are quite unlike anything that anyone has ever spoken. To answer you and some criticism in this post.
The idea that it is a story made up by liars is as silly as the idea that we therefore cannot rely on any textual record. Did Seneca, Virgil and Horace tell a few lies about the Trojan War? Before I attempt to answer this typical seminary question let's just put this silly argument to bed first.
Imagine if you will hundreds, nay thousands, of people in and around Samaria, Judea and the Decapolis and the surrounding region, at the time of Jesus' appearance, had all decided to believe in a fantastic hoax because not one of them had a thinking and rational mind between them. They came from all walks of life, from the class of teachers, lawyers, masons, farmers, leaders, but they were all zombies. OK, possible. Now, add to this improbable scenerio, the fact that thousands of people, the first followers, didn't bother at all to check up on this guy before committing themselves to a testimony that would seriously challenge every known truth that had ever existed - denouncing for example that mankind had supreme power over all things - and as such bring upon themselves the same mocking and murderous spirit that tried to kill Christ. In other words they all agreed on a suicide pact to mark themselves down as wastebins for human violence and vengefulness? (I've read some higher criticism of texts by a professor who tried to profoundly argue that only people with a psychological propensity for martyrdom are attracted to myth making on the scale of Judaism and Christianity spanning over 5000 years - oh dear, is that all he can come up with?). In the unlikely event that these historical facts can still be regarded as mischief making or at best whimsical religiosity then you have to ask your self about the impact of a hoax upon the collapse of the Roman Empire. Then ask yourself why is it that mankind has hi-jacked the teachings of Christ, twisted them out of all context and meaning, and made war appear more acceptable by cloaking them with religious mumbo jumbo?
Culture and religion have been around for a very long time. Man has been inhuman and demonised since the beginning. But when Christ stepped onto this God forsaken planet He set about correcting the cultural view of God, stating clearly on many occasions, that their cultural view of God was not only inspired by Satan, but that He had come to rip up their text books and their knowledge and replace their dubious source of learning with Himself. No small claim.
So, the question about interpretation, is a question about how much of Jesus' teaching is culturally defined and how much of it has come direct from Heaven without having been corrupted and distorted by the minds of sinful men.
The question therefore raises another important question about the authenticity of Jesus' virgin birth and His resurrection from the dead, because these two factors give weight to the argument that His words are not culturally defined.
The reason why academics absolutely hate the idea of Jesus being born perfect and of Him rising again from the dead is because His words would have more gravitas than being just moral teachings. The two miracles would suggest a visitor from Heaven indeed and this simply will not do in a world of rationalism and dialectical materialism (as it was in Herod's day). It would also mean, for the great learned ones, a certain trashing of their position of power they have gained through knowledge, because cultural knowledge (whether of God or of man as gods) is set aside by Christ's virgin birth and physical resurrection.
Man's interpretation of Christ, as I have suggested, is sometimes a retrofit to their own pathology. In the case of mainstream Christianity working with State apparatus the influence of cultural values and practices often compromises God's purpose expressed in Christ and the interpretation that comes out of this is often one that best retrofits to cultural norms. Also, you must remember, according to the professor, an interpretation meets the needs of the suicidal.
Also, reading Jesus' words can mean nothing. You need to have the Holy Spirit to teach you. But that's a whole new ball game.

Answer 8

Ahhh, but if you do that - you will not agre with how Christianity is normally practiced.

~ Eric Putkonen

Answer 9

Sorry, have read it still see it as a book written by men.

Answer 10

sorry, those words were written by men long after christ died.