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To: Keith Feral who wrote (165709)	7/10/2005 12:20:19 AM
From: Keith Feral	Respond to of 281500

a-voice.org Here is one response to the Jesus Jewish conundrum. Obviously, the disciples were such a disruptive force, they turned against the Jews in a power struggle. Being ex Jews themselves, the entire movement of early Christians may have been to eliminate the self righteous attitudes of the devout Jews. The self righteous Pharisees practiced their faith in God to a point that it even offended Jesus. Imagine God hating you because you pretended to be his thought police. The whole disruption of Christianity was a progressive movement away from Jewish totalitarianism and persecution. If the teaching of Christ means anything, it was to reinforce the value that God stands above all men. Men ruling others with their self righteous fundamentalism won't be tolerated by God. It is a poor substitute for the grace that he has so obviously chosen to display. I think this historical conflict between Jews and Christians 2000 years ago is an important lesson to be reflected upon today. You need to let go of the ego and let him handle the judgements. That would serve an important reminder to the fundamentalists to impose constraint upon their self righteous zeal whether they be practicing their worship in his name as Christians, Jews, or Muslims. Holier than thou, holiest of the holy, and all of the other comparative examinations of one person's faith against another is not in the spirit of God.