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from Jesus:
My beloved friend, I truly
understand your dilemma. My heart, and the heart of Mother Mary, goes
out to you and to the millions of Christians – Catholics and others
– who are beginning to raise serious questions about the outer
church in which they grew up. They can no longer ignore the abuses by
priests, the doctrinal inconsistencies, other imperfections in the organization
or the behavior of church officials. Yet because they have grown up
in a culture that told them the outer church is an essential part of
their life and salvation, they feel somewhat lost and don’t know
where to go.
I hope I can help you understand that Mother Mary and I are not blind
to this phenomenon, and we are here to assist you. In fact, this is
one of the main reasons we have released the many teachings and tools
on this website—we know that many people will need them as they
free themselves from the bonds of orthodox Christianity. I hope I can
help you see that although it can be difficult to question your church
affiliation, it is truly a sign of spiritual maturity. You are ready
to take the next step on your personal path, and to take that step you
only need a clearer understanding of the true teachings I gave 2,000
years ago.
So where do I want you to go? I want you to start by setting aside some
time to seriously ponder one of the most important statements I made
2,000 years ago:
20 And when he
was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come,
he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the
kingdom of God is within you. (Luke, Chapter 17)
You have not been taught
the true meaning of this statement by your church, and the reason is
that all orthodox churches ignore the very core of my teaching. Yet
it was this often overlooked statement that was the main reason the
Jewish authorities wanted me killed. You see, they had created a religious
culture in which the outer religion was seen as the key – in fact
the only key – to salvation. Thus, the people in control of that
religion had almost unlimited power over the population. And as a wise
person said, "All power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely."
This had led to much hypocrisy, much misuse of power and many of the
same human shortcomings that you see in Christian churches today.
Read the scriptures with this in mind, and you will see that I consistently
challenged all those who had set themselves up between the people and
their God. I called them hypocrites, blind leaders, false prophets,
wolves in sheep’s clothing and sons of the devil, and I compared
them to whited sepulchers filled with dead men’s bones. I did
this because the true message I came to give to the people was that
the key to salvation is not the outer religion. It never has been and
it never will be.
The true key to salvation is that you enter the kingdom of God. That
kingdom is within you because it is a state of consciousness, namely
the Christ consciousness. This is the key of knowledge that the lawyers
had taken away:
Woe unto you, lawyers!
for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves,
and them that were entering in ye hindered. (Luke 11:52)
Sadly, many of the leaders
of modern Christian churches, have become trapped by the same state
of consciousness as the lawyers of old. They are not willing to enter
my inner kingdom, and they seek to keep their congregations trapped
in the illusion that the outer church will save them.
When you realize this one truth – and I explain it in more detail
throughout this website – you gain an entirely new perspective
on Christianity. You see that I came to set people free from the tyranny
and abuse of an outer religion—because the outer religion will
always be susceptible to human power plays and weaknesses. This is not
to say that an outer religion cannot help people, but it can do so only
when a critical mass of leaders and followers heed my call to follow
in my footsteps and do the work that I did. Only the mind of Christ
can prevent an outer religion from deteriorating into both material
and spiritual corruption.
When you understand this, you see that I am obviously not happy with
the fact that the Christian religion has become as rigid and abusive
as the old Jewish religion. This was never to my liking, and thus you
can see that for many centuries – in fact from its very inception
– orthodox Christianity has been out of alignment with my true
teachings.
So where do I want you to go? I want you to go into your heart and find
me—the real, living Jesus Christ. I want you to leave behind the
man-made idol you were brought up to worship and accept me as your older
brother, as your truest friend. I want you to build a direct, personal
relationship with me. Remember that I said, "I am the Way, the
truth and the Life!" I did not say that the outer church was the
way, the truth and the life.
You say that you feel confused except for the Eucharist. The reason
is that your soul realizes the value of absorbing my body and my blood.
To rise above confusion, you simply need to realize that the true meaning
of “my body and my blood” is that you absorb my consciousness.
You must do as Paul said:
Let this mind be
in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: (Philippians
2:5)
I understand that for those
who have grown up in an orthodox or mainstream Christian church, the
thought of having a personal relationship with me can seem intimidating.
So if that applies to you, consider the meaning of another important
statement:
16 And I will pray
the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide
with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because
it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelt
with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
(John, Chapter 14)
This comforter is a part
of my spirit that has been broken for you in the form of your Christ
self. When you take it in through the Eucharist, it will form the leaven:
Another parable
spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which
a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was
leavened. (Matthew 13:33)
Your Christ self is your
personal comforter who will guide you to a greater understanding of
truth, thereby raising the “whole loaf” of your consciousness
until you attain the mind of Christ. In fact, in a spiritual sense,
your Christ self is the husband of your soul, and union with your Christ
self is the true meaning of the concept that you are wed to Christ.
So if you cannot yet conceive of having a direct, personal relationship
with me, focus on your Christ self.
I give many teachings on this website to help you understand the truth
that your Christ self is ready to confirm in your heart. We also give
tools for helping you establish the inner contact with your Christ self,
such as the exercise for attunement,
Mother Mary’s
rosaries – that are infinitely more powerful than the Catholic
rosary – and Archangel
Michael’s Rosary.
My point is that the key to salvation is not the outer church, but the
true church, which is the inner church of the heart. In a very real
sense, those who walk the path to Christhood become the living church
that is built from the lively stones.
Once you begin to put on the mind of Christ, you will become independent
of any outer church. This means that you do not necessarily need an
outer church. Yet it also means that you can participate in any church
without being burdened by its imperfections. You can go to church to
seek true fellowship and to help others.
So again, I have prepared for you a supper that is far more nourishing
than anything this world has to offer. It is found in the pages of this
website. Simply study what I offer with an open mind. Use your intuition,
and I can assure you that your Christ self will guide you to where you
need to go. The kingdom of God is the Christ consciousness, and that
is why I said:
But seek ye first
the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall
be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33)
On this website, I have given
you what you need to enter the kingdom of God within you. Please do
not reject my gift. This truly is the bread of life, which is broken
for you. Take eat, this is my body, the body of my Christ consciousness,
that I have laid down for the life of my friends. Who are my true friends,
my true family:
For whosoever shall
do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother,
and sister, and mother. (Matthew 12:50)
It is the will of the Father
that you attain the same Christ consciousness that I attained. After
all, no one comes to the Father save through the Christ consciousness
that I AM.
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