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“Then Judas [not Judas Iscariot] said, ‘But, Lord, why do you intend to
show yourself to us and not to the world?’ Jesus replied, ‘If anyone loves
me, he will obey my teaching.
My Fa t he r wi l l l ov e h im, and we wi l l c ome
t o h im and make our home wi t h h im.
He who does not love me will not
obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to
the Father who sent me. ‘All this I have spoken while still with you.
Bu t t he
Couns e l o r , t he Ho l y Sp i r i t , whom t he Fa t he r wi l l s end i n my name ,
wi l l t ea ch y ou a l l t h i ng s and wi l l r emi nd y ou o f e v e r y t h i ng I hav e sa i d
t o y ou
.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as
the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.’
You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you
loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is
greater than I. I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does
happen you will believe. I will not speak with you much longer, for the
prince of this world is coming. He has no hold on me, but the world must
learn that I love the Father and that I do exactly what my Father has
commanded me.’”
(John 14: 15-31)
Theological doctrine holds humanity together under a pretense of pursuing
and proclaiming the truth, but many different doctrines are reflected
throughout the congregations and all claim to be Christian. Their theories
cause many to ponder, wondering about answers to the deepest questions,
but those answers are not revealed until a precise time, and in a precise way
to dispel all theory. The various clerics and leaders of large and small
churches are similar to the Sadducees and Pharisees in their lack of
comprehension
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we have evolved back in time.
Jesus said, ‘“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So
you must obey them and do everything they tell you.
Bu t do no t do wha t
t he y do ,
for they do not practice what they preach.
They tie up heavy loads
and put them on men’s shoulders, but
t he y t hems e l v e s ar e no t wi l l i ng t o
l i f t a f i ng e r t o mov e t hem.
Everything they do is done for men to see:
They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;
they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in
the synagogues; they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have
men call them ‘Rabbi.’ ‘But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have
only one Master and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth
‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be
called ‘teacher,’
f o r y ou hav e one Tea che r , t he Chr i s t
. The greatest among
