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| [[File:Jesuseyes.jpg|right|thumb|Who is the real Jesus?]]
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| == Know Jesus? ==
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| Who is the real Jesus?
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| Did He die for your sins?
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| We are told in the Gospel of John<Ref>John 3:17 For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.</Ref> that God sent His son that we ''might be saved''.
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| Jesus told us many things that we ''might be saved''.<Ref>John 5:34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.</Ref>
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| The word "MIGHT"<Ref>Romans 10:1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
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| : 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. </Ref> suggests that Jesus did what he came to do but some might not be saved simply because they ''say they love Jesus'' as their Lord.<Ref>Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that [[Doer|doeth]] the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
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| : Matthew 25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
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| : Luke 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
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| : Luke 13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:</Ref>
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| People who are not [[doers]] of the word may not be [[believers]] in the real Jesus.
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| Jesus makes it clear that "many" will think they love Him but have been deceived into believing in a false image of Jesus. These self deceived people will be told that they should get away from Him because he never knew them except as [[workers of iniquity]].
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| How do we know that we are not one of those "many"?<Ref>Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
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| Matthew 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that [[workers of iniquity|work iniquity]]. 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and [[doeth]] them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:</Ref>
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| People might be [[deceived]] because of unrighteous practices and lack of ''love for the truth''.<Ref>2 Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. </Ref>
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| He also told us that if we did not forgive then His Father would not forgive us.<Ref>[[Matthew 6]]:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
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| <br>Matthew 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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| <br>Matthew 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
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| <br>Mark 11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
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| <br>Mark 11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.</Ref>
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| So it is not automatic that we are forgiven nor saved.
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| Jesus also told us to seek the [[Righteousness]] of God and that many would think they came in His name but would be told to get away from Him because they were in fact [[Workers of Iniquity]] and not [[Doers of the Word]]. Like the [[Pharisees]] before them they will be under the delusion that they have their eyes on [[Jesus]] but in truth they do not even know him. We know this because they are not bearing [[Fruit]] worthy of those who truly repent.
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| The [[Modern Christians|modern Christian]] is often not doing what Christ told us to be doing. They are doing the very things that Christ condemned the [[Pharisees]] for doing.
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| * He said their [[Corban]] made the word of God to none effect.
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| * He told them to call no man [[Father|father]] upon the earth.
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| * He told them to attend to the [[Weightier matters]].
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| [[image:Jesusrich.jpg|450px|right|thumb|]]
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| Yet, most [[Modern Christians]] cannot even tell you what Corban is nor how it causes the word of God to be of no effect.
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| They cannot tell you who the [[Fathers]] of the earth were or are.
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| Neither do they know nor can tell you of Christ's checklist as to what the [[Weightier matters]] were and are.
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| Many of our [[Modern Christians]] not only do not have their eyes on the real Jesus, they actually do not want to even hear what He said nor [[Keep the Commandments|keep His commandments]] even though He said that is the way to [[Eternal life]].
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| These [[Modern Christians]] often pray to the [[Fathers]] of the earth and seek the benefits of the [[Benefactors]] who exercise authority one over the other. This is directly contrary to the [[Doctrines of Jesus]].
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| What they are doing is keeping their eyes on a constructed Jesus built in their minds by false teachers. This of course is [[Idolatry]].
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| To see if people really have fruits worthy of [[Repentance]] we may ask: {{Where}}
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| Are the [[Modern Christians]] being like the [[Pharisees]] before them and failing to attend to those same {{Weightier matters}}?
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| == Family Challenge ==
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| There are a few quotes in [[Mark 3]]:30-35 that some interpret as a rift between Jesus and his family.
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| According to the Talmud, Joseph of Arimathea<Ref>Son of Matthat Son of Levi ben Melchi and Esthra / Estha
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| : Husband of Anna bar Simon, of Arimathea and Alyuba bar Eléazar
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| : Father of <private> bet Joseph
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| : Brother of Saint Joachim and Bianca
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| : Half brother of JoAnna of Arimathea; Heli ben Matat and Gjora</Ref> was the younger brother of Joachim the father of Mary and therefore Jesus' Great uncle.<Ref>George F. Jowett, "The Drama of the Lost Disciples", (p.18). The "Harlein Manuscripts" (38-59f, 1936) appears to support these claims.</Ref> Joseph was one of His disciples.<Ref>Matthew 27:57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:</Ref> And as one of the [[Was Jesus rich|richest men]] in the Roman Empire, he supported the ministry of Christ. He was bold in his support of Jesus. <Ref>[[Mark 15]]:43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
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| <br>[[John 19]]:38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.</Ref> And he believed the kingdom at hand message.<Ref>[[Luke 2]]3:51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the [[Kingdom of God]].</Ref>
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| Jesus' cousin was [[John the Baptist]]. There is no sign of rejection of Jesus by John in the Bible although he did not know he was the Messiah until he was already in prison. <Ref>[[Luke 7]]:20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?</Ref>
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| James was his brother and never gave any sign of rejecting Jesus. He served in Jerusalem, suffering death at the hands of the murderous [[Pharisees]]. He was doing his job as minister of the [[Kingdom of God]] on earth.
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| Joses, Simon, and Jude who were also his brothers "according to the flesh"<Ref> Eusebius of Caesarea, Historia Ecclesiae, 1:7:11-14</Ref> accepted Jesus and worked diligently for the [[early Church]] in those days providing guidance through a [[daily ministration]] rightly dividing bread from house to house<Ref>Acts 2:46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,</Ref> while others who did not follow [[The Way]] continued to eat of the [[Corban]] of the [[Pharisees]] and the [[Bread and circuses|free bread]] of [[Rome]].
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| Jesus' mother never "rejected" him, but she feared his going to Jerusalem.
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| The problem with these interpretations of Mark is because people do not understand what the Church was doing and how it was organized. The Church was an [[appoint]]ed [[Kingdom of God]] or [[government]] of God on earth. It was not like other governments of the [[world]] who exercised authority one over the other.
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| It was a voluntary government that functioned by way of the [[perfect law of liberty]] through the exercise of real [[faith]], together with the [[hope]] of salvation through the [[charity]] living in the ''hearts and minds'' of other Christians in a broad [[community]] ''[[network]]'' of [[fellowship]].
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| There were many requirements laid on those who would become his student ministers or [[disciples]]. These same restrictions had been laid upon the [[Levites]] centuries before, although many did not understand those requirements because of the teachings and [[sophistry]] of the [[Pharisees]]. His disciples could [[Vow of poverty|not own property]] in their own name, and they would have to give up what they already owned. Like the [[Levites]] who could not be a part of the walled camp and were [[called out]] as the [[Church in the Wilderness]], if Jesus' [[disciples]] — who were [[called out]] of the [[world]] — were not willing to leave their family, they could not be one of His disciples.<Ref>[[Luke 14]]:26 If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.</Ref>
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| Of course Jesus was not talking about abandoning our responsibilities to our young children or aging parents, but he encouraged prioritizing the commitment to be ministers of [[His Church]]. The commitment to be the [[ministers]] of His [[appoint]]ed kingdom included the responsibility of a [[daily ministration]] for [[believer]]s who shared his [[Eucharist]] and [[communion]] in the [[network]] of the [[early Church]] all over the Roman Empire.
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| Christians did not eat at the [[Proverbs 23|table of kings]] or the [[Imperial Cult of Rome]]. They did not apply for the [[Corban]] of the [[Pharisees]] nor of [[Rome]] nor of any [[government]] that ''[[exercises authority]] one over the other'' like [[Modern Christians]] do. Early Christians knew that what those governments offered as [[welfare]] was actually a [[snare]]. To covet their [[benefits]] would entangle them again in the yoke of [[bondage]] and the [[elements]] of the [[world]].
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| == Other links ==
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| [[Was Jesus rich]]?
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| : Many scholars suggest that the family of Jesus was very wealthy. Both Joseph and Mary were descendants from the Royal House ...Cana does not appear to be a poor family's wedding, and there is evidence Jesus knew many rich, as well as influential people.
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| [[Doctrines of Jesus]]
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| : Doctrines of Jesus Matthew 4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
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| [[Genealogy of Jesus]]
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| : ... is supposed to exist in the gospels respecting the genealogy of Jesus.}} ...d down to them by the Desposyni, a group of people who were descendants of Jesus' blood relatives.
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| [[Why did Jesus Say]]
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| : '''Why did Jesus say the [[Corban]] of the Pharisees was making the word of God to none effect? '''Why did Jesus say Call no man on earth [[Fathers|Father]]?''' Matthew 23:9 And call...
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