Cult Watch--The life of Jesus of Nazareth--Church of God..

Jesus was born to a devout Jewess named Mary and a carpenter named Joseph. It is claimed by his followers that Jesus was conceived by a miracle of the Holy Spirit before the couple had gotten married. His followers also claim that Jesus was born in Bethlehem because the Roman emperor had decreed that all families register for a census in their ancestral hometowns. Some followers do not discuss Jesus' birth; they begin their narratives with Jesus' adulthood. What are they hiding?
His followers are virtually silent when it comes to Jesus' early life, but some information can be inferred from references elsewhere. Jesus was from a small town called Nazareth, where he probably trained as a carpenter under his father. And they believe this carpenter to be God.
Jesus spoke Aramaic, a Semitic language related to Hebrew, though it seems he knew enough Greek to converse with Roman officials during his ministry. How can God not speak all the languages, why only Aramaic?
His followers offer only one account of this period, in which a 12-year old Jesus wanders off from his parents in Jerusalem to discuss religion in the temple. When his frantic parents finally track him down, Jesus asks, "Didn't you know I would be in my Father's house?"

Jesus reenters his follower’s narratives at about the age of 30 (circa 26 AD). All of his followers agree that Jesus' first act was to be baptized by John the Baptist, a charismatic and ascetic figure who called people to repentance and baptized those who responded. This event marked the beginning of Jesus' ministry. What is Baptism anyways, how does that symbolize that he is God?
After the baptism, several of John's followers left to follow Jesus. Jesus then selected several others until he had established a group of 12 disciples. All of them are unschooled, people of course they would follow that ringleader.

Jesus then spent from one to three years teaching and working miracles among his disciples and before large crowds. His acclaimed miracles included turning water to wine, walking on water, cursing a fig tree, healing the sick, multiplying a small meal to feed a crowd, casting out demons, and even raising a man from the dead. He wasn’t the only one performing miracles at that time.
The teachings of Jesus focused primarily on the "the kingdom of God" and were usually relayed through parables drawing on familiar images from agricultural life. He rebuked us, calling us hypocrites, the Jewish leaders yet he taught the importance of love and kindness, even to one's enemies.
While Jesus' teachings were fundamentally Jewish, they departed significantly from the Jewish law of his day. Perhaps most astonishing of all was that he taught on his own authority. Whereas Jewish prophets had always prefaced their messages with "thus saith the Lord," Jesus said things like, "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.'" How blasphemous.
Jesus' popularity grew quickly, but so did opposition from local leaders. Roman rulers were uncomfortable with the common perception that he was the Messiah who would liberate the Jews from Roman rule, while Jewish leaders were disquieted by Jesus' shocking interpretations of Jewish law, his power with the people, and the rumor that he had been alluding to his own divinity.

Jesus repeatedly suggests to his disciples his end is near, but they do not fully understand or accept the idea. The clearest expression of this is at the "Passover," which took place on the night before his death. All of his followers acclaim Jesus shared bread and wine with his disciples, asking them to "do this in remembrance of him”. He taught his followers to celebrate the Passover with bread and wine, instead of the traditional Passover lamb.
On this evening Jesus also predicts that one of them will betray him, which is met with astonishment and denial. But that very night, Jesus' fate was sealed when Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples and possibly the group's treasurer, led Roman soldiers to Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. As they arrested Jesus, the ever-colorful Peter defended his master with a sword, slicing off the ear of a centurion. But he was rebuked by Jesus, who admonished, "Put your sword back in its place, for all who draw the sword will die by the sword."
Jesus was brought before the Jewish chief priests for trial. When questioned, he said very little but affirmed he was the Messiah. He was then judged worthy of death for blasphemy and handed over to the Roman governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, for punishment. Although reluctant to condemn Jesus for reasons not entirely clear, Pilate sentenced Jesus to death at the insistence of the mob that had gathered. According to some of his followers, when Judas learned of the sentence he threw his silver coins into the temple and hanged himself.

Jesus was brutally beaten, clothed in a mock-royal purple robe and crown of thorns, and then executed by crucifixion at Golgotha (The Place of the Skull). This method of execution, apparently a Roman invention, entailed nailing or tying the victim's hands and feet to a wooden cross. It produced a slow, painful death by asphyxiation.
The believers report that only Jesus' mother and a handful of female disciples were present at the execution. Jesus suffered on the cross for six hours before finally crying out, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" and breathing his last. The followers report extraordinary events upon Jesus' death - the entire land went dark, there was a great earthquake, and the temple curtain was torn in half. If he is God, why didn’t he come down of the Cross?

Jesus' body was taken down from the cross by Joseph of Arimathea, and placed in a tomb carved into rock. Again, Jesus' mother and one or two other women were the only ones present. These same devoted women came to his tomb the first day of the week early in the morning to anoint his body with spices. When they arrived, they were astonished to find the stone covering the entrance to the tomb had been rolled away, and the tomb was empty.
All his followers vary somewhat in their reports as to what happened next, but all generally agree that the women told the other disciples but their story was not believed. But the risen Jesus later appeared to the disciples, where he passed through a locked door yet demonstrated he was not a ghost by eating and allowing himself to be touched. He made several other appearances among various groups before ascending into heaven.
The resurrection of Jesus is central to the early church. Historically, it may be impossible to determine what happened or what the disciples actually experienced, but one thing seems clear - they sincerely believed, from an early date that Jesus had been raised from the dead. Yet only his believers saw this, nobody else.

Christ Ahnsahnghong, Mother Jerusalem, World Mission Society Church of God


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