There is much to be said to expand on the ideas in the article. In future posts I shall be outlining my views on faith and social justice.
Here is the article by Jim Palmer.
"If God and Jesus are up in the sky somewhere, there is no hope for humankind. We need them here and now. The Christian religion’s version of the salvation of the world is that the physical Jesus will someday return to earth and straighten everything out.
Where is the logic in this? Jesus was already here once and the mess and misery of the world were not resolved. In fact, Jesus never said his mission was to single-handedly save the world. Instead, he said that his mission was to demonstrate the truth that would.
The colossal mistake of the Christian religion was building its salvation plan around the physical person and acts of Jesus in the world rather than what they meant in the spiritual realm—that is, in the “heavenly dimension” in us. Don't get the esoteric language of Jesus twisted. The truth he taught and lived is that the salvation of the world is lifted up out of the ultimate reality that is within ourselves and is ourselves. The idea of Jesus as divine and human is not a doctrine of Christology, it's a challenge to grow up and become who we really are.
It’s a nice story that Jesus rides in at the end and makes everything okay. The truth is, there will be no knight in shining armor on a white horse that saves the world. Forget the horse, we are the knights, no armor required.
We've been waiting on Jesus for 2,000 years to return and save the world. We will be waiting another 2,000 years if we don't shift our mindset. The transformation of the world is not going to fall down from the sky but be lifted up from our hearts."
- Jim Palmer, Inner Anarchy
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