Jesus the Christ

Brent Anderson

While teaching, Jesus Christ stressed simplicity. The concepts he taught were always straightforward, so there would be no ambiguity. Now, after 2,000 years, that simplicity is buried in the words of those who sought to clarify that which was already simple. Some of these did so because they did not understand and so they created complexity that allowed the morality of their society to seem correct. Others did so strictly to justify their own less than Christ like life style. The greatest influence was and is that mankind is particularly fond of myth (stories) and so each group creates new stories in which the group’s heroes are the saviors of the world. Humans learn faster and remember better if that which they learn is in story form, a fact that Jesus well recognized. The net effect of all these human behaviors over two thousand years is a Bible, whose teachings are less than simple and difficult for most to read. The simple teachings of Jesus are still there, but it is a major undertaking to dig them out. This situation allows the majority to take a passive position, and allow themselves to be led about by those who claim to be authorities on the Bible. There is no doubt that this is a comfortable situation for most, since in following they believe they have salvation without any actual striving to become better than what they find comfortable.

The teachings of Jesus the Christ were focused on personal growth and responsibility. At no point did he teach that salvation came about in a group plan. He asked simply that each of us individually and personally commit to follow him. So in the end, it will be that each of us will stand before the Father without our buddies (saints or ministers) to explain the sum total of our lifetime of decision-making. Jesus will stand with those who tried their best to follow him as advocate and Savior. Given this, it would appear wise for each of us to develop a personal relationship with Jesus the Christ. To achieve this one must be baptized in the same manner that Jesus was and commit him or her self to a course that leads to two-way communication with our Father and Jesus the Christ. Only they know each of our specific needs for progress. There is no doubt that this is a scary path to follow since, you must come face to face with your own mistakes as well as open discourse with the spirit world. It is well worth it in the end to take responsibility for past mistakes, for only then can you legitimately ask that the Father forgive you. Christ has promised that if we do these things then he will extend his grace to us on a personal level. I cannot speak for you, but as for me, I would prefer to have him by my side when I finally go before our Father to report my actions in life. So it would seem important that we understand what Jesus the Christ taught. To this end, I have written this brief overview of the roll of Jesus the Christ.

To understand the mission of this most important of all our Brothers requires a complete examination of human life on Earth and its relationship to God our Father as, well as his spirit children. In order that this explanation not become overly long it is necessary that I abbreviate the 4.5 billion years of this Earth’s creation and start from the point at which Eve and Adam became mortal. (I purposely put Eve’s name first so that I could make the point that she was just as important as Adam was and not created to be subservient but an equal.)

At the time of the Birth of Adam and Eve, the Earth was much as it is today. It was already populated by what we will call natural man. Adam and Eve were born as twins to a woman selected by the Father from the indigenous population. This was brought about using the same method that God used for the birth of Jesus the Christ. This action on the part of our Father did not require magic or even bending of natural laws, it was simply the manipulation of the genes already found within the eggs of the woman. As most would agree it is not beyond the knowledge or ability of our Father to genetically engineer an egg within a woman. Our current ability in this area is ample proof that this is so.

Adam and Eve were born into a unique environment, as compared with the rest of the Earth. That environment was called the Garden of Eden, and while it was located on this Earth it was a dramatically different locale in that the Father was also in residence. His presence requires a different ecology because it is impossible for life, as we know it, to abide his presence without being changed genetically and spiritually. Life within the garden was ideal and there was no physical death. Since our Father dwelled there, Adam and Eve enjoyed constant mental communication (telepathy) with him and the rest of our Family. In this place the bodies of Adam and Eve were genetically perfect and they would have lived forever without some change in circumstance. They were well aware of their roll with respect to this Earth and the challenge that was before them. It was their lot to act as the leavening does in a loaf of bread. They were the literal start that began what Christ refers to as the harvest. In the end, it was their decision to make whether to forsake paradise and beginning the process or remaining in their comfortable home. They made that inevitable decision with full knowledge of the consequences, but they also knew that this was the Father’s plan.

There is one fact or concept that must be understood before going further, and that is the spiritual environment in which the children of the Father are raised before an Earth experience. In the spiritual realm (Home) we were constantly aware of our Father’s desires with regard to others and ourselves in the Family. Under these conditions, it was relatively easy for us to make decisions that led to personal progress. When this group of children reached a point that they could no longer progress in that environment, then a new challenge was offered to them. This was the opportunity to come to an Earth and inhabit, a body made of matter as typified by this Earth’s matter. As with all things in our Fathers house, there is always freedom of choice for the children, and we all were given the chance to come or not as we liked. We knew that this challenge was very difficult before we came since we had witnessed our older Brothers and Sisters undergo this same trial. Consequently, a number of our group made a revocable decision not to progress further rather than face this life removed from our Fathers kingdom. In effect, they became damned because they could not progress any further without this experience. This trial is difficult, because in our bodies we are forced to make decisions without the benefit of our Fathers constant direction. Mortality then, was a choice that each of us selected hoping that we would be equal to the challenge of losing our memory and moral compass.

The Father in his wisdom does not leave us completely rudderless in this endeavor. He provided and continues to provide guidance if we seek it. In addition, he provided examples for us to follow. Which brings us back to Adam and Eve living in the Garden in bodies of matter facing this very difficult test, knowing full well that they must not only set an example, but also establish standards of excellence for all of us to aim for. By choosing mortality, they knew that their bodies would eventually die and that they would have to be judged or graded on their performance in mortality. They chose mortality because that was the plan and intent of the Father and the rest of us who were with some trepidation about to experience the same. They were the leaders, in this regard, for our group of children, and their message was simply follow us into mortality, and so we have.

The roll of Jesus the Christ was one of example but it was/is more complex in that he had to establish a path back to our Fathers kingdom. We witness that he, like Adam and Eve and all the rest of us, elected to become mortal. He was born with complete loss of memory as all of us are. His body, though genetically perfect (similar to Adam and Eve’s), would be subject to death after approximately 900 years from exposure to radiation and chemicals found in the foods we eat.

Jesus was different from the ordinary in that he progressed steadily in learning the rules and laws established by our Father, so that even while quite young, he taught others who were much older than he. Unlike the average, he did not disobey any of God’s laws once he learned them, and so he continued to progress learning ever more until he began his ministry. He was referred to as the Lamb of God because at the time he started his teaching, he was not as yet sexually mature, and would not be until about sixty years of age as we observe in Adam and his immediate children. We do not know when he reestablished his ability to abide the presence of God and to have the Father’s kingdom with him at all times, but when that breakthrough was reached his body was changed. This change meant that despite the influences found on the Earth, he would never have to taste death in the flesh.

With this background established, we can now address the complete roll of Jesus the Christ. The first thing he did upon beginning his formal ministry was to go to John the Baptist, asking him to baptize him in the water of the Jordan River. This John did, by the power of the priesthood, immersing Jesus beneath the waters. The priesthood John held had been passed down to him from Adam. John well knew that Jesus had progressed far beyond the need for baptism, but Jesus said very simply let it be so that all could be accomplished as willed by the Father and as an example for rest of us to follow. It cannot be stressed enough that this ordinance is absolutely essential if we are to follow Christ. Baptism is a representation of our Father’s promise to resurrect each of us after our physical death. This is a unilateral promise extended by him to all, even those who choose evil. However, to those who choose to follow Christ and be baptized by someone with his authority there is a further promise, to be restored to the kingdom (Home). The later case represents a simple contract (covenant) between the mortal who agrees to strive (not just lip service) to follow the Father’s rules. For his part, the mortal receives the right to follow the path that Jesus blazed back to our Home. The symbolic burial in water and rebirth from water is simply the portrayal of all these promises.

At the time of his baptism, it is evident that Jesus had already reached the point of reunification with the spiritual realm. John the Baptist recognized this when he said to Jesus that he needed to be baptized of Jesus the Christ. Jesus, who became the Christ by following our Fathers will, had literally been transfigured to Godhood. What John was referring to was/is that baptism in the water is the first step of the baptism process. The second step is a baptism of fire or the Spirit. The reason fire is used to describe the experience is that it is the one earthly phenomenon (of that time that had personal meaning to all who heard) that most closely resembles the intense spiritual light that accompanies this baptism. That light is not destructive, as is fire, but rather it is filled with love beyond our mortal ability to understand or even relate. There is no doubt that John desired that baptism, but we are not told if he received it at that time.

We now need to address the primary roll of Jesus the Christ. He had already achieved the goal that all of us had set for ourselves, it was not his lot to stop and enjoy his success, rather he had to commence his teaching and example setting for the benefit of his Brothers and Sisters and show them the way back Home. There was one principle which blocks our way back home and that was/is Justice. We are told that the Father is a Just God and that mercy cannot rob Justice. We also know that no unclean thing can abide the presence and Glory of the Father. This is the source of our dilemma since it seems from experience that none of us are without sin at some point in our lives and for most at many points in life. We, the children, seem to stumblingly follow one of two paths. The first and most important path is one on which we strive to obey the laws of the Father. As we stumble, we then reform ourselves with determination to do better and continue to progress with varying success. The second is the path of a minority, but they are by nature a physically powerful minority in that they pursue power and wealth with no thought of right or wrong, and no remorse. We will concern ourselves here only with those who choose the first path.

Among those on the first path, there are many gradations or differences between individuals, and of that group we will consider only those who have chosen to follow Jesus the Christ. This is a very small percentage of the Earth’s Human population. If we consider any one of these, we will find that even the very best will have sinned in any of a number of ways. They, for their part, would freely admit that they are less than perfect and in need of improvement. Even those who are the best of us are blocked (damned) by the scales of eternal justice. Justice demands that some penalty is exacted, and perhaps it will be easier to understand this concept if we call the penalty a fine. The currency required by that fine is impossible for us as mortals to earn, and if we can’t come up with it we will have to be incarcerated for a time to meet the obligation imposed by Justice.

Jesus the Christ had been selected from the beginning to earn the currency necessary to pay the fines for those who elect to follow him. He was unique in that he lived a sinless life, but in addition he had overcome death while still clothed in the flesh of this world. So as he began his teachings, he had already accomplished that which we all hoped for before coming to this Earth. His teachings were not enforced by the Fathers power, which he had at his disposal, nor did he require those who followed him to give power or money. He literally lived the life of a beggar, for he had few possessions. He never forced anyone to follow him, but only urged him or her to follow his example. He did not call on the power of the Kingdom to burn the wicked or even to make them uncomfortable. He was simply the servant of all. Even with all these good works, he had not accrued the first part of the spiritual currency necessary to pay the fines of those who would follow him. The only way to earn such a large amount required a truly astounding sacrifice.

Jesus the Christ knew what that price would be from the time he was transfigured from mortal to immortal flesh. Even he feared the test and approached it with trepidation. I am not sure that it is even possible for us in our mortal state to appreciate how hard it was for him to endure this ultimate pain. There is no doubt that he had the power to prevent that, which awaited him in Gethsemane. Most believe that the worst suffering occurred while he hung upon the barbaric cross, but this was not so. The ultimate sacrifice began in the Garden of Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives. In that pleasant spot Jesus suffered that he be cut off from the Kingdom of the Father. That which he loved most of all was withdrawn, not because of any thing that Jesus did, but because it was the only way for the spiritual funds to be raised to pay for our mistakes. With the withdrawal of the spirit Jesus the Christ was thrust down to Hell and it is testified that he sweat blood from his pores. The shock of this event is far beyond anything that we can imagine or put words to. In this state, he was betrayed and delivered into the hands of those who were in power to judge him, and who then sent him to the Roman Governor. Pilate would not find him guilty, but with pressure from the Jewish leaders he condemned him to death. This he suffered of his own free will since he had the power to stop it at any time. Our Brother, Jesus the Christ followed the path blazed by Adam and Eve, but when he was transfigured he was establishing new path that would lead back Home. For those of us that would covenant with him to follow him, he established a short cut that is open to all such. For him there was no short cut he had to walk through Hell and suffer all things to pay our ransom. Death on the cross-released him from his suffering, so perhaps he welcomed it since it meant his travail was almost over. It is hard to imagine the suffering of our Father at having to witness and participate in this act of selflessness, and it is His suffering that provided the spiritual currency to pay the fines. Because of this, our Brother Jesus the Christ can go before the Father and plead our cases before the bar of eternal Justice. His plea for each of us is simple, saying "Father, I became as you and then suffered the ultimate degradation so that this my Brother or Sister might follow me Home. He or she have loved thee and me and covenanted to strive toward perfection so I pray will you please accept this sacrifice as payment for his or her sins and forgive them".

This path was established only for those who take upon them the name of Christ and who try to keep their covenant with him. For those who do not so choose, they will have to follow the long hard path that Christ trod. Each of them will have to acquire the necessary spiritual currency to pay the price of Justice before they can resume their progression within the Fathers Kingdom.

Jesus the Christ presented to each of us a gift just for the asking. Even so, it is amazing that the vast majority seem incapable of lowering themselves to take upon themselves the name of the Christ and covenant to try to improve. His Grace is given freely to all, regardless of the magnitude of individual debts to eternal justice. It is cause to wonder that so few seem to see the value in his offer. Jesus the Christ is an easy taskmaster his only requirement is to follow him and Love our Brothers and Sisters as ourselves. How hard can that be?