Jesus Christ, the Secular Progressive

Your argument that Jesus is a Secular Progressive does not take into account Jesus as both The Son of God yet God and Man. "The Word Became Flesh and Dwelt among us". As The Son of God, He fully submitted to and recognized the the Authority and Divinity of the Father. Secularism recognizes only worldly things and not the sacred.
Progressive means forward moving. God moved forward by releasing us from sin and spritual death in this life and giving eternal life in the next through Jesus Christ. Jesus progressed from Word of God to Son of God and Man, to the last sacrifice to Resurrected and Glorified Man and yet God. Jesus recognizing and obeying the authority of God is divine not progressive. Perhaps where Jesus is perceived as being progressive is in his human interactions. Jesus related to each person He encountered according to the need or challenge of the individual. Each encounter therefore being unique.


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"THE TRUE DEFINITION OF A SECULAR PROGRESSIVE" I attempted to define the definition of a Secular Progressive in my book, "The Diary Of A Black Man Who Escaped From The Democratic Political Plantation. ...
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I appreciate your caring to comment, but your argument is trumped by His Gospel, which makes it clear that His Message has absolutely nothing to do with one's religion. My point is clearly not about Christianity's literal, fearful, political definition of "Secular Progressive," but about the spirit of those words being fundamental to His Good News.

You talk about the "Father" and the "Son of God," but never explain the spiritual substance of those Biblical terms.

The Temple of God is Three-in-One: Outer Court; Inner Court; Holy of Holies.

"God" is the Body, Mind and Soul of the Spirit that is The Way of Selfless Love. The "Outer Court" is the "Father" that, by any other name, is the Body of the Spirit. The "Inner Court" is the "Son" that, by any other name, is the Mind of the Spirit (Mind of God) or "Word of God" (no word can exist without a mind). The "Holy of Holies" is the "Holy Spirit" that, by any other name, is the Soul of the Spirit, which is Selfless Love.

The "only way to the Father is by the Son" means that the only way into the Body of the Spirit of Selfless Love is by the Mind of the Spirit of Selfless Love. In other words, the only way to Oneness with God is by LIVING IT, or choosing to personify His Spirit of Selfless Love over our human selfishness.

With or without the Bible, it should be common sense that the only way to Everlasting Peace is by companionship in the Spirit of Selfless Love, for it is human selfishness behind every divorce and war.

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The Christ Mind or Christ Consciousness is The Way, Truth and Life of the Father's Spirit. Jesus Christ reveals He would rather we be heretics who pour out Selfless Love upon the world's sufferers than priests and religionists who do not. He also reveals that not all Christ-confessors shall be "saved," but only those who do His Father's Will. He also reveals that it is of no consequence if we do not confess His name, but that we do not deny His Father's Spirit.

Romans 8:11 reveals that BUT FOR the Spirit alive in Jesus, He would not have been the Christ, nor resurrected and that we too shall be quickened unto God if we have the Spirit alive within us as He did.

You'll hear none of this from Christian pulpits, as they covet a literal Christ and to heck with the Spirit of His Message. But if God is a Spirit then what good is His literal word without the Spirit of the word? This is the critical error of all 3 Abrahamic religions, as they all honor the Letter of the word (literalism) over the Spirit of the word (spiritual substance of the matter).

I stand behind my words 100 percent. Jesus never came to build systems of religious businesses. Corporate Christianity denies the Spirit of Christ in its greater love for holier-than-thou separatism, Christ-idolatry, fearmongering, superstition and mystery. The Way of Christ has nothing to do with religion, but everything to do with character. His Gospel is "secular" in that religion is a non-issue. Our religion is not who we say we are (Catholic, Jew, etc.), but who we are.

God bless, dear sir.

John

Sorry for the "dear sir" error--I just went to your site and see you are a lady. Thank you again for your comments.

I have three brothers and a sister. When my dad was alive the only time we had a large mammal quorum is when the Female Great Dane was present. This may account for my need to be heard and or bellow on a regular basis.

The difference between Faith and Religion
Faith is a confidence, belief and trust in my case in Jesus Christ.

I hit the return button before I could finish my thought. I will need to get back to you.