A Biblical Prospective

If you ever get the chance to sit down and speak with a self proclaimed teacher of the bible. You will more than likely hear many references to their efforts to instill in their pupils a biblical prospective. What is a biblical prospective? The answer to that depends on the teacher.

The debate continues within the christian community, regarding what is, and what is not biblical. The range of topics is vast, and large considering the bible has answers for virtually every area in life, right on down to hygiene.
The people who subject themselves to these teachers are taught to take everything that's within the bible literal, and learn to apply every written event to they're own lives. That is because each and every word is straight from the mouth of God, excluding the humanly participating authors. "It is a love letter from God to you" that is the common thought, and there is no need in trying to debate it's authenticity, because it's been tested by time and it's still around after all these years, so it must be Gods word.

Now within this book called the bible there are stories of old, relating messages of love, humility, compassion, wisdom, and courage etc. Not to mention messages of hate, pride, injustice, foolishness, and disobedience. Stories of massacres, God sent disasters and holy men influenced murders are all enough to make us need someone to teach us what these stories really mean.
If you want to know what people believe about the bible you can usually find out by listening to who taught them they're biblical prospective. These men and women are the source of the information that is spread to the lives of the common christian. From sermons to books and beyond, these men and women have a call from God and the authority to interpret the bible for us.

I have no idea how many denominations, and sects of Christianity there are, but I'm sure it's in the hundreds of thousands. They exist because the teachers of these organizations cannot accept each others biblical prospective entirely. They have they're own preferences and convictions on what is most relevant, preventing complete unity.

If you trace the histories of these organizations you will almost always find them stemming to one man or woman. And I have seen these types of "Leaders", and the pressure is on so extensively for them to make sense out of the bible that it is of no surprise to me to hear some of the prospectives that are presented as being biblical. I have learned a few things in my day and one of them is "When the pressure is on to spiritualize everything, delusion sets in". From not only the bible, but when interpreting every day activities in this world.

When people believe and accept that the bible is the guide book for life, and that every answer they need in life is there, it is no wonder why many of our most deranged and psychotic individuals to ever be recorded, were raised in the same faith I am referring to, or one very similar. "This is the only way to see things" has been and never will be productive for humanity as a whole. And if you do not know what I mean, try telling a real deal christian that they could be wrong about the bible and Jesus. You will quickly see they're learned biblical prospective released.

Jesus vs. jesus

The conversation came up while driving my friend Joel to the Gerald R. Ford airport for his weeks vacation in Florida. I mentioned I had been busy lately doing some extra work for a cause i thought worthy of my time. The work is a task I have taken on indefinitely as head in charge of all CD and DVD orders that run through my friends organization called MWM "Mike Williams Ministries".

My friend Michael, I believe, has a unique ability to help many Christians voice what they don't know how to express or explain. The result of his teachings in the lives of open minded, fanatical Christians, is quite impressive. People who were extremely confused with the "Shut up!, just submit" and " If it doesn't line up with our understanding of the new testament, it's the devil!" programs, are surprisingly led to a more solid understanding of who they believe to be the messiah. I might also mention they tend to be deflated of quite a bit of self righteousness.

Any how beyond the Mike Williams plug, the conversation continued with what I believe to be the biggest boxing match in the minds of Christians. Jesus vs. jesus! Yes that's right folks, Jesus vs. jesus. One might think that makes no sense, but actually it would probably be quite the royal rumble. For now we will stick with the big boys; the fundamental core Christian concepts vs. not so fundamental.

In one corner we have an all God, all Man, all loving, all merciful, all redeeming, all saving, all forgiving, all seeing, all knowing, everlasting, eternal, omniscient, co creator of all, the one and only Jesus the Christ the Son of God who has came to save the world, by dying on the cross, bearing the judgement of the world to reconcile the whole world, Jew and gentile unto the Father God!!!! While in the other corner we have the same exact guy!!!
Well not exactly the same guy... Let me explain.

One of these guys is all of those things listed in his credentials, all by himself with no help, no belief and no service by anyone! No help from the crowd thank you very much. He is God all by himself, man can do nothing to change what he has accomplished i.e. the cross period!
While the other is most of the credentials listed, but many of his credentials are reliant on the crowd. As in he needs the crowds support to perform up to par. Without they're help he is helplessly weak.
Now this should actually be following the big Adam vs. Jesus controversy. But first we have to figure out which Jesus we are going to throw into the ring with Adam.

If your a Christian, which one do you put your money on? The Jesus who is savior without your help or belief, or the one who needs your help and belief to save you?