| There is a slogan making the rounds in
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| | as a common criminal.The Patriotic
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| church circles
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| | JesusThen there is the Patriotic Jesus. He
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| (especially in the U.S.) which asks "What
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| | loves his country, and
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| would Jesus do?"
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| | would gladly lay down his life in defence
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| It is abbreviated WWJD? and the letters
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| | of all that it stands
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| feature on
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| | for.But the real Jesus was instrumental
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| everything from T-shirts to jewellery.
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| | in challenging the
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| They act both as a
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| | corruption that existed in his country.
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| reminder to the person wearing them and
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| | (It existed because of
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| as an opening to
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| | compromise between the religious
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| a Christian witness when the uninformed
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| | authorities and the
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| ask what they
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| | political authorities.) Jesus prophesied
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| stand for.I love the slogan, because I
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| | the destruction of
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| long to see Christians literally
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| | his own country, which he said would
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| following the teachings of Jesus instead
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| | serve as a stepping
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| of following the
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| | stone to the development of a better
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| various doctrines which have been created
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| | government that would
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| in his name. I
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| | be invisible and universal. He called
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| believe that a Christian is a follower
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| | this revolutionary new
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| and imitator of Jesus;
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| | government "the kingdom of heaven".The
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| so anything that gets people thinking
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| | Traditional JesusAnd what about the
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| about what Jesus
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| | Traditional Jesus? The Traditional
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| would do in any given circumstance is a
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| | Jesus has many of the same traits that
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| step in the right
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| | the Jesuses we
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| direction.Parents especially find the
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| | have already listed have; but he also
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| WWJD? practice helpful in
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| | supports behaviours
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| getting their young people to stay on the
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| | and practices that are not required by
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| straight and narrow.
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| | the laws of the land,
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| Teens refrain from smoking, drinking,
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| | but which are just part of the local
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| swearing, telling dirty
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| | culture. He is
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| jokes, and associating with unseemly
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| | conservative, and he looks with suspicion
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| characters as a
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| | on anyone who
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| response to the question whenever it
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| | would try to change the traditional ways
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| comes up in their
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| | of doing things,
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| mind. They behave respectfully, go to
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| | whether it be religious practices or
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| church regularly, and
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| | social taboos.This is the one who promotes
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| avoid sexual contact with others.But I am
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| | good table manners, Sunday
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| still concerned that this new trend is
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| | worship, white shirts and ties, frequent
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| being heavily
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| | use of terms like 'sir'
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| influenced by a misunderstanding with
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| | and 'madam', and circumspect behaviour at
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| regard to who the
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| | all social
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| real Jesus is. Too many young people are
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| | events. By contrast, the real Jesus was
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| asking
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| | not afraid to call
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| themselves "What would a false Jesus (or
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| | religious leaders "damned hypocrites", to
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| Jesuses) do?"
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| | knock over tables
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| (WWFJD?) and the answers they are coming
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| | in the Temple, to break Sabbath
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| up with do not
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| | regulations, to associate
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| resemble the real biblical Jesus of
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| | with publicans and sinners, and to eat
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| history.Some of the false Jesuses have
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| | food with unwashed
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| reunited families, enabled
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| | hands. He actually instructed his
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| people to get off drugs, to avoid bad
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| | followers not to use
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| social influences, and
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| | terms like sir (which comes from 'sire'
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| to stop gambling. They have brought
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| | and means 'father'),
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| people back to church
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| | Mr. (which means 'master') and Madam (the
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| meetings and Bible studies, reformed
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| | feminine
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| criminals, helped
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| | equivalent of 'master').Other
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| people to overcome stress, to stay
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| | Conservative JesusesThere are other
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| healthier, to find jobs,
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| | similar Jesuses, such as the Polite Jesus,
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| and to gain promotions. Much of this is
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| commendable. But
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| | the Popular Jesus, the Successful Jesus,
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| the one thing they do not do is to save
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| | or the
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| souls. Not one
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| | Respectable Jesus.They, too, always know
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| person will find eternal life through the
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| | how to behave in such a way as to
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| false Jesuses that
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| | avoid scandal, and not rock the boat.
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| exist only in their imaginations.Reforms
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| | There is a great deal of
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| can be accomplished through government
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| | unity between all of these various
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| organisations, through service clubs, and
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| | Jesuses, so that it is often
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| through other
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| | difficult to tell one from the other.
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| individuals and organisations which make
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| | Unfortunately, aspects of
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| no claim to
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| | each of these false Jesuses come to mind
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| giving eternal life. But eternal life is
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| | these days
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| something that can only
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| | whenever you ask church-educated people,
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| come from God himself. It is a miracle of
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| | "What Would
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| such proportions
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| | Jesus Do?" And they usually overlook what
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| that you can be sure that there will be
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| | the real Jesus
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| no room for cheating
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| | would do, as a result.The Trendy
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| on the instructions to obtain it. If you
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| | JesusThere has arisen yet another Jesus in
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| really want to receive
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| | recent years: He is
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| eternal life, then it would pay you to
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| | the Trendy Jesus. At first glance, he
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| read the fine print
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| | appears to be nearer to
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| carefully, and not to fall for any
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| | the radical Jesus of the Bible. But on
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| counterfeits.Last night I had a dream. I
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| | close examination, he
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| had purchased an extremely
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| | is a disappointment too. The Trendy Jesus
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| cheap non-refundable ticket on an ocean
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| | does choose to
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| cruise...
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| | question the way things are going, but
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| something I've often dreamed of being
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| | his suggestions for
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| able to afford. But
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| | change always fall short of actually
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| when I got to the docks, I discovered
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| | exposing all of the other
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| that the cruise "ship"
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| | Jesuses for the phonies that they are.
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| was an inflatable dingy, which was so
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| | What the Trendy
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| constructed that if I
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| | Jesus wants is minor changes to the
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| were to move at all on it, it would
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| | system without losing
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| simply sink. Nothing I
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| | the support of the very system that he
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| could do would make the "ship" live up to
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| | seeks to change.Trendy Jesuses introduce
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| my expectations,
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| | new fads and gimmicks (such as
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| and it was too late to get a refund.This
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| | WWJD? engraved on bracelets and
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| is how it is with false Jesuses. They may
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| | necklaces), modern
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| work fine
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| | music, variations to the worship service,
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| when it comes to some social issues, like
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| | changes in dress
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| helping people to
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| | regulations, emphases which reflect
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| adjust to life in modern society. But
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| | political trends toward
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| when you move out onto
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| | increased environmental awareness,
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| the oceans of life after death, they are
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| | greater tolerance of
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| totally useless. And by
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| | racial, religious, and sexual
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| the time most people realise that, it is
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| | differences, and moves to get
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| too late to get a
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| | the government (always the government,
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| refund.I would like to discuss a number
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| | and not the Trendy
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| of different types of false
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| | Jesus himself) to help the poor, and
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| Jesuses that have confused people, and
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| | right the wrongs of the
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| which have
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| | world.But we do not find either gimmicks
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| actually led them away from the genuine
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| | or efforts to stir the
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| Jesus of the Bible.
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| | government into action in the life and
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| There is a lot of overlap between these
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| | teachings of the real
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| various Jesuses,
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| | Jesus... the one who alone can give
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| and some will almost seem to be
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| | eternal life. And the
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| identical, since most of
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| | reason for this is because the real Jesus
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| us have borrowed from several to get a
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| | was not trying to
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| vague picture in our
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| | promote the systems of the world, or
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| minds of how Jesus would act in various
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| | trying to achieve
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| circumstances.The Orthodox JesusWe'll
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| | success in the eyes of the world around
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| start with the Orthodox Jesus. This is the
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| | him. He was only
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| one that
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| | interested in promoting faith in an
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| follows the fundamental doctrinal
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| | omnipotent, eternal God.He had come from
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| teachings of whatever
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| | heaven, and he knew that he would be
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| church he happens to be attending. The
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| | returning to heaven. Eternal life was not
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| Orthodox Jesus
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| | going to be found in
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| would never think to question or
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| | the systems of man, but only in harmony
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| challenge local church
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| | and fellowship with
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| teachings, although he would definitely
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| | God the Father, the Creator of all
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| challenge the
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| | life.ConclusionWhether you are a conformer
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| teachings of any group that was labelled
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| | or a reformer, what Jesus
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| a cult, or otherwise
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| | wants you to consider is becoming a
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| identified as being outside the
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| | spiritual revolutionary
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| mainstream of orthodoxy.Obviously, this
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| | instead... one who has dropped out of the
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| Jesus contradicts the Jesus of the Bible,
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| | rat race and
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| who was actually executed as a heretic by
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| | caught sight of an eternal kingdom which
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| the orthodox
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| | exists in the
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| religious leaders of his day.The
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| | hearts of all those who have such faith
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| Law-Abiding JesusNext, there is the
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| | in God.What would Jesus do? He would do
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| Law-Abiding Jesus. This one would never
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| | like Abraham, and kill
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| think to disobey any of the laws of the
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| | his own son if God told him to. He would
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| land. He would regard
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| | cut off his hand
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| the police force as upholders of
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| | before he would let it stop him from
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| righteousness, because
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| | gaining eternal life. He
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| they protect law-abiding citizens from
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| | would lay down his own life for God and
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| the criminal elements
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| | for others. He
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| in our society.This Jesus also
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| | would forsake everything that he owns to
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| contradicts the biblical Jesus, who was on
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| | have eternal life.
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| | He would leave his family, his friends,
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| the run from Jewish authorities for
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| | his job, his home,
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| having broken certain
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| | and go into all the world preaching the
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| regulations with regard to working on the
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| | good news of an
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| Sabbath, and for
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| | eternal kingdom that only comes when we
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| having made some questionable statements
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| | let go of all the
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| about whether
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| | other counterfeits.Are you ready to
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| or not his followers needed to pay taxes.
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| | become his follower, and to really do what
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| His hideout was
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| finally discovered with the help of a
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| | he would do?(See also Jesus the
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| traitor from his own
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| | Revolutionary.)Dave and Cherry McKay are
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| gang, and he was arrested by the civil
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| | co-founders of the Jesus
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| authorities on the
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| | Christian communities, which are located
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| grounds that his behaviour and teachings
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| | in Australia,
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| were a threat to
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| | England, America, and Kenya.Dave's email
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| the stability of the government. He was
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| | address is .auThe Jesus Christian website:
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| eventually executed
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| | www://jesuschristians.
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