Who is Jesus? Is He Real? Or Is He Merely an Image ?

Here is a comment that was made on the Open Forum, Ohio Politics recently. My response below is taken to my published comments (see post #3000) on that forum.

"The concentration of wealth in America, along with tax and minimum wage policies, run counter to certain teachings of Jesus Christ, a new report by a Helena human rights group alleges."

I read the article cited above. What we have is the true gospel of Jesus Christ versus the invented social “gospel” of man, similar to Congressman Brown’s unbiblical liberation or liberal social theological form of Christianity.

We have two different Jesus’.

One Jesus is a real, historic, living Jesus, who is Creator, King and Savior and who currently sits at the right hand of Almighty God always advocating on behalf of His true followers before the Father. This Jesus is mostly concerned with the spiritual health and well being of mankind. This Jesus is also what the bible describes as true God and true man.

The other Jesus is the false invention of radical socialists and ultra liberals both within the organized church and those involved with revolutionary political movements aligned with Marxist philosophy and which once greatly infected South American countries. This philosophy, I believe, now reigns supreme in many of America’s mainline denominations and so-called “religious” leaders such as “Rev”. Barry Lind, “Rev”. Jesse Jackson, “Rev.” Al Sharpton. or even new American Episcopal Bishop Katharine Jefferts on whom we wrote a previous article here on AGC. [The Democratic Party has seen the political advantage of trying to persuade the "religious" vote and has developed its own website to deceive some Christians into believe that Democrats stand for some Christian principles. I looked at the website and it is merely a ploy when you look at the real Democratic platform.]

Yes, it is true that there is poverty is America, both physical and spiritual. When Jesus said that He came to give abundant life, He did not mean abundant physical wealth, but spiritual power and purpose. Therefore while one Jesus emphasized overcoming spiritual death or poverty. The other Jesus is a tool in the hand of politicians using a façade of religiosity to accomplish its perverse and sorted political agenda.

As true Christians and out of the love that we have for God, we ought to naturally and liberally share our wealth and ourselves with those in need. I agree . . . that we Americans do not share enough. But to say we have true poverty in America as in Burkina Faso where people earn and live on one dollar a day, you’ve got to be kidding me. Any welfare recipient is a prince in comparison with the typical worker in a truly impoverished part of the world.

At a time in our history, which was not that long ago, when true Christianity and Christian love was much more “acceptable” and more typical here in the U.S. lending a hand to a neighbor was more common than today. I credit the radical liberal deliberate and calculated quashing of American values with such such destructive movements as taking God and Prayer out of the Schools, allowing and advocating Abortion on Demand, giving homosexuality legitimacy, etc. as a major contribution to the demise or diminishment of the Christian influence. I also think a major contribution was also made by true Christians who apathetically stood by and watch American values get trampled on. What is needed is a true return to American values and a revival in the lives of every Christian to return to the worship and love of the true God and to practicing real love and concern for our neighbors.

Unfortunately, neither party today offers such a platform or has such a mandate. It is too bad we have to choose between the lesser of two evils. In my mind I believe we need a third party such as the Ohio Constitution Party that stands on biblically-based principles to lead us back to where we were, instead of the two current parties taking us to where we should not go – leading to our eventual annihilation as a people.

Another writer on the same forum responded to my remarks above:

"Creator, King, Savior???: Where did you dig that up from? Not from THE bible or a recital (Qu'ran), eh?"

My response to this comment included the following:

Let’s have a mini bible study this Lord’s Day using the sacred Judeo-Christian scriptures:

First, please note what the Bible says about itself: “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” (2 Timothy 3:16, New KJV) This is my source and the best source for morality and the necessary principles that guide and govern all human life.

1. JESUS IS KING – “Therefore Pilate said to Him, "So You are a king?" Jesus answered, " You say correctly that I am a king For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice." (Matthew 18:37 KJV)

2. JESUS IS CREATOR: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1 KJV) “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1 KJV) “10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:10-14 New KJV)

3. JESUS IS SAVIOR: “22"After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, 'I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My will.' 23"From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus. ( Acts 13:22-23 NASB)

The bottom line is this: Jesus is not merely a concept, or a good, holy wise man, He is not merely one of many prophets. Jesus is God, He is the Creator of all, He is the (one and only) Savior of the world, He is King (He will return to rule and reign on this earth.) This is why I so adamantly differentiate between true biblical Jesus and Christianity, and the watered down, unbiblical, neutered, liberalized version of Jesus and Christianity, which unfortunately has captured the heart and minds of so many Americans. This is also why all other belief systems are inferior and hopeless in terms of eternity repercussions for the souls of men and women.