- How did Jesus Become the Son of God? -

• Jesus became the Son of God at his Baptism (Bible quotes from Church Fathers and oldest NT texts – Ps. 2:7, Heb. 1:5, Acts 13:33). The words of Jesus, his relationship with God (Matt 26:39, John 20:17, etc.)

• John 17:21-23 – Oneness with the Father is something that all Disciples will attain

* The Flaw in Our Thinking –

• The modern Christian belief is that early Christians did not understand Jesus – he must have been God if he was Perfect. Creation of the Jesus-god. Oneness with the Father. What did Jesus teach about himself?

The Christian Legacy of Self-Destruction –

• Sadducees, Pharisees, modern Christianity, and the symbolism of the Scorpion. Ancient Mystery religions (Trinity) and the Biblical portrayal of the Messiah that Christians reject. The two historical roots of Christianity – the flaws and truth of both

• Constantine, Pagan beliefs and corruption of Christianity. Harmonizing Pagan beliefs and Christianity (“Christ” before Jesus)

*Constantine Viewed Jesus and the Hebrew Prophets as Anti-Jewish –

• The thinking of the early Church with respect to the Nations. The Pagan perspective on the religion of Christ (Constantine viewed the Hebrew Prophets in the same way as Muhammad). Gentile Christians and the anti-Jewish environment. Who were the people of God?

Plato, the Source of the Christian Doctrine of the Trinity –

• Mystery religions, Trinity, Plato and Constantine. The doctrine of the Trinity is not found in the Bible

Adoption of Jesus as the Son of God –

• Further commentaries and ancient texts. Clement – Peter on the Father  and Son, with regard to the Pagan Trinity

Enlightened Pagans were called Christians Prior to Jesus –

• Messiah/Christ – the Anointed. Pagan Christianity and the gods of the Ancient world. In the Old Testament there are 23 men referred to as the “Messiah.” Why is “Christ” not translated to the English “Anointed.” The word Messiah/Christ has it’s equivalent in all the world religions

• Christian – enlightened initiate into the Greek Mystery religions. Attempts to harmonize Pagan beliefs and TheWay. Every element of the Modern Christian doctrine was present in the Pagan world prior to Jesus.

• The unity of Pagan thought – brought together in the Roman Empire

• Mystery religion of the philosophers and the Pagan masses. The nature of this realm – illusion and allusion. Inner meaning of the Greek texts – allegory of the Greek gods and goddesses (all Sacred writings are ultimately a blue-print of the initiates own mind).

• The Divine Pattern of Creation (division and Oneness – moving out from the Source). Universal symbols – interaction between the higher and lower planes of existence.

• The Jewish Messiah Jesus and the Pagan Christ – relationship

Followers of Jesus Rejected the name “Christian” –

• Pagan Christianity that emerged from the Greek and Roman cultures and TheWay. The Pagan “Christ.” The literal text of Greek Mythology was not what was truly being conveyed to the Enlightened. Ancient Religions and their relationship to the New Covenant

• What makes TheWay unique? There are varying degrees of truth found in all world religions, though none wholly represent TheWay that Jesus taught

• The Logos and the Gospel of John (thought to be borrowed from Greek theology). Implications of the Dead Sea Scroll discoveries. The  Logos of John and the Logos of Plato.

Essene Gnosticism is the Foundation of New Testament Teachings –

• The ramifications of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Modern Christian mindset contradicts the essence of Biblical thought.

• The manner in which sacred writings are written and the “two ways” (masses taught in parables). Allegorical representation coded in symbols

Mysteries of God can only be Learned through the Indwelling Christ –

• Carnal/natural man’s inability to perceive the Mysteries (Clement). The Essence of Gnostic thought – seeking within. Could the Reformers decipher the inner meaning of the Bible? We cannot comprehend the Mysteries of God when our beliefs are founded upon the doctrines of men

• Christian Atheism – viewing life in this realm from a Darwinist perspective

* The Answer to the Enigma –

• The Spiritual Foundation of Christianity has been suppressed by the Roman Church. The Process of Anointing – all souls began at the same level, as Prodigal Sons that must be Perfected to return to the Father (the Offspring of God). The two natures of man (earthly and heavenly). When was the Soul created and what did Early Christians believe?

• Christianity severed from its Spiritual Source and the call for a re-evaluation of the Doctrines of Christianity

• The outlaw of the belief in the Pre-Existent Soul (Justinian 553) – the cause of modern Darwinism and evolution theory. The Christian-Darwinist mindset (man as a physical, three-dimensional being)

• John 9:1 – (the Blind man) why did the Disciples ask this question? The one perspective that changes our view of Scripture on a whole. True religion embodies the imitation of the Divine Pattern.

• To “Know Thyself” (man’s intimate connection with God). How do we achieve Perfection and become the Son of God?

• The natural barrier of mind separating us from the Soul and Spirit. Purification and consecration of the body, turning the Scriptures within, the Royal Law, Picking up our Cross (Overcoming Division)