Nancy B. Detweiler, September 19, 2012 - Jesus Did Not Mean He is the Way, the Truth and the Life

"Understanding what Jesus meant by the I AM sayings[i] is extremely important because it changes the way we view ourselves in relationship to God.[ii]

We must keep in mind that all sacred texts available to Earth humans were written by people residing on the 3rd dimensional plane of duality.  In addition, what we know as the Bible today has been translated numerous times from Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, and Latin into our national languages, such as English, French, etc.

As all translators know, words in one language often do not have an equivalent word in another language.  For that reason, much of the original meaning can be lost in translation.  In addition, the meanings of words change as time passes.  The belief system of the translators also influences the choice of words they use in their translation.

As a result, the Bible contains numerous contradictions.  Still many Christians are taught that the Bible is the infallible Word of God and is literally true.  Christians are often taught to “stay in the Word,” meaning not to explore outside sources for answers to their questions about God and life.  “Don’t ask questions or you will lose your faith” is a frequent admonition given by religious leaders.  The reproof itself is an acknowledgement of uncertainty within a very shaky faith.  We do not know what we do not know and for many, this is a frightening fact.

This strong tendency to stay in the box created by religious leaders, creeds, and denominations has resulted in Christians closing their minds to anything new relating to their own spiritual nature.  Christians have feared to explore, to intuit Truth for themselves, and to go against the status que.  In order to remain one of the many, we stifle our true feelings, our questions about life, our innate urge to explore and find Truth for ourselves.

We even read Jesus’ encouragement to “seek and ye shall find” and “the truth will set you free” as if he meant seek only in the Bible and the truth you find there will set you free.  Christians forget that the New Testament did not exist during Jesus’ lifetime.  Any suggestions in the New Testament that we “stay in the Word” or “not change the Word” relate to the Old Testament because that was the only scripture known to the New Testament writers."   forts.

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