A return to the beliefs and teachings of Jesus
Christianity emerged from Judaism but quickly abandoned its Jewish roots. Over centuries, Greek philosophy reshaped the faith, imperial politics corrupted it, and theological innovation obscured the simple message Jesus proclaimed.
This book traces how the original message was systematically obscured and examines how it can be recovered.
"Christian faith was once simple. When Jesus proclaimed the gospel, he called people to repentance and announced the nearness of God's Kingdom. But over centuries, that original message was reshaped by those seeking to explain, define, and systematize it."From the Introduction
Christianity emerged from Judaism but quickly abandoned its Jewish roots. Within decades of Jesus' death, Gentile churches began reshaping the faith through Greek philosophical categories foreign to Hebrew thought.
Read excerptThe immortal soul is not a biblical teaching but a Greek philosophical import. Scripture consistently describes death as sleep and resurrection as awakening. The biblical hope is not escape to heaven but bodily resurrection to renewed earth.
Read excerptThe Trinity claims God is simultaneously one being and three persons. This is logically incoherent. Scripture consistently affirms God's oneness without qualification, while the Trinity introduces qualifications that contradict the plain meaning of these texts.
Read excerptThe Reformation challenged Rome's authority but perpetuated its fundamental errors. Calvin's system was built on Plato's philosophy as much as Augustine's. When Servetus questioned the Trinity, Calvin had him burned at the stake.
Read excerptIf the cross was necessary for forgiveness, then every pardon Jesus pronounced before his death was either temporary or false. Yet Jesus declared people forgiven, saved, and freed in the present tense throughout his ministry.
Read excerptAlfred and Lillian Garr believed they had received the supernatural ability to speak Indian languages. After arriving in Calcutta, they discovered their supposed linguistic abilities were completely ineffective. When the gift failed, the movement redefined it.
Read excerptThe statement that "this generation will not pass away" employs unambiguous language. Yet futurist interpreters insist it must mean the opposite—not the generation Jesus addressed, but one living two millennia later.
Read excerptJames led the Jerusalem church for three decades. He knew Jesus personally. His letter reveals what the original movement actually taught—and how different it was from what Christianity became.
Read excerptThis book is written for those who read theology critically and are willing to reconsider inherited assumptions when evidence warrants. It addresses readers who have noticed theological contradictions and seek reasoned answers rather than appeals to authority or tradition. The arguments are constructed for those who value logical consistency and careful examination of biblical texts over denominational loyalty or conventional interpretation.
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