What was Jesus really like and what did he really teach when he walked the Earth?

Question

Jesus and the Essenes

The Master Jesus was a very simple man who walked in the street in the middle of the people, who spoke directly with them and who lived in the company of his few disciples. Of course, there was a goodness, a purity, a royalty which emanated from him; but he was nothing like the "inaccessible high Master" which all of the churches have completely fabricated.
The Master Jesus was completely accessible, simple, yet imposing, and that is what pleased the crowd. When he was in town, people knew his habits and waited for him in the places where he often gave a teaching through parables, stories and discussions with those who asked him questions or who tried to trip him up. Everybody could come and participate in his talks, and anyone could speak. The Master gave a veiled teaching; he did not reveal all of his thoughts. Those who were interested by this first approach could follow him and become one of his disciples.

http://www.essenespirit.com/jesus.html

What do you think?

Answer 1

i think you gave an answer to your own question - are you awarding yourself the 10 points to? lol

i think jesus was probably very kind, knew a bit of magic, was a great salesman but not the son of god.

Answer 2

Jesus was and still is the Son of God. He is the King. There is nothing fabricated about that fact. You can either accept Jesus for who He is and what He did for you, or reject it. The choice is all yours.

Jesus, inspite of Him being a King, was not flamboyant or a show off. His mannerisms, love and kindness were pure, and not hidden from anyone. He kept nothing secret. Even after so many miracles that Jesus performed, people would not believe He was the Son of God, inspite of them having Him standing right before their very eyes. Not reading and studying about Him the way we do today. And they for the most part did not appreciate Him then, the way most people do not appreciate Him today.

We are a un-satisfied people. Never happy, never content, and always asking of God on a daily basis, yet refusing to obey His Word that is designed to give us the best life we can ever imagine. What an ungreatful people us humans are. You want to know what Jesus is and what He did????

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

People refused to belive the Word of God because they could not see it before them. Then God gave them His Word in the flesh, Jesus, who walked among them, talked with them, ate with them, etc. And they still rejected Him. His love is never ending, but our time on this earth is running out. Jesus is returning for His Church in our life time, ready or not! Are you ready? I am. Praise the Lord! Jesus is alive and well!!!

Answer 3

What he taught was to repent (turn around back toward God) because the Kingdom of God is at hand.

It is diametrically opposed to what the sunday go to meeting christians teach which is just believe in me and everything is cool.

He did away with the law? Whats the purpose of repentance then? If there is no law there is no sin. If there is no sin then there is no need for His sacrifice. If the law and thus sin were nailed to the cross upon either His death or ressurection as they claim then what sin (sin is the transgression of the law) do we need to repent of if there is no law to define sin? The whole premise is false.

You are teaching a false messiah. Repent and return to him. Should we continue to sin so that grace may abound? Heaven forbid! Has the law been done away with? In now way! We as Christians establish the law. Since there does not seem to be any mistake as to which law Paul is talking about here, why do you say the law is done away especially sabbath and holy days.?

Although I confirm that legalistic observance of the law cannot and will not save you and that only by faith are you saved, I will also confirm that faith without works is dead and that Abraham showed his faith by his works.

You call your self christians but fail to recognize that it means Christ like. If you are christ like you will act like christ. Wake up Church! Repent! It is your unbelief that is delaying the coming of messiah because he will not come till the fullness of the gentiles comes in and so pray that he removes your partial blindness (hate of the torah) and live according to the truth.

Those who worship shall worship in spirit and in truth. My word is truth. My words are not my words the words of the Father who sent me. Again I say Repent!

Answer 4

I think He gave us some really huge clues, about who He is and who His Father is.

Though God is sometimes portrayed as too unreachable especially by people who want Him far away, I think that he is not "the guy next door" either.

He is "High and lifted up and His train fills the temple".

He is "Above all powers above all thrones" and to loose sight of this majesty takes away from the amazing fact that He gave all that up temporarily just for you and you alone.

Answer 5

Jesus was a Jew.
Jesus was a rabbi.
Jesus was a man.
Jesus was never a Christian.

Answer 6

Most of his ideas we from previous philosophers, good stuff, but not his original material