The Christ, through Jesus, revealed or taught the inward spiritual meaning of that which was written, thus restoring Moses's spiritual laws which had become misinterpeted and literal,  bringing new laws by the grace of his profund revelations.  Thus he guided men to understand beyond the literal writing of the scriptures, to understand  their spiritual intent..  Christ taught one how to perceive past the letter of the word, to the spiritual, practical application in the living of it. 

In mens legal system this is called Juris Prudence, meaning the intent or Spirit of the Law.  This transcends the letter of the law, which is evil.  In this time this Juris Prudence is rarely applied in the courts, giving way to the letter of the law.  Thus few lawyers give it any thought.  If new upcoming lawyers get four hours regarding Juris Prudence, in four years of study, they would be lucky. 

Therefore Jesus was most certainly not a fundamentalist, indeed the very opposite, by everything he taught and spoke.  He was the true Metaphysician or Magian of his time.  For this He was Crucified! by fundamentalists, for He dared to speak the truth in a world where there is no truth; an illusionary realm where death and suffering is master.  The Ignorance remains even now it has just been raised up to its new position, knowledge.   Knowledge is the new ignorance, when it is without understanding.

It is thus the teachings of our beloved Jesus the Christ have been literalized, perverted by avarius and materialism.  His laws literalized to the letter by fundamentalism.   Now the time has come again that they too, must be restored in truth, and garnished with new revelations to enlighten this New Age now come upon us.   Awake up all you lovers of truth. 

God bless this honest question, for most assuredly  the Spirit movitated it.  Happily I share what I have been allowed of Spirit, to understand.  Firstly God in flesh, is the very presence of the Life in men.  This is God mortalized or become mortalized in all men, though most have yet to know or discover themselves  in Christ..

Jesus our beloved brother revealed the Great Secret of this saying:  "He who belives on me believes not on me" declaring not the body of flesh, which is the son-of-man, then continued saying almost in the same breath: "he who sees Me sees Him that sent Me"  this was spoken through Jesus, by the living Son-ofGod, the Christos, which is the activity of God in earth life .

There were two, the man of  flesh and the Spirit of Life in him, which is the very Presence of God, by His gift of the Son>  This is received when understood and accepted as  the presence of the "Love Consciousness" within which is the Son, Christ the Lord.  Many are His sayings regarding, this for which he willingly died, in order to bring to us into its loving  understanding. 

Jesus the enlightened, was chosen to reveal this glorious "Sonship" in all men, to all who truly seek. to all that could hear and receive it.  He introduced men to the themselves, yet few have been able to hear or receive it, even unto this time, "for wide is the road and narrow is the gate and their be few that enter in.

But be of good cheer, we are now entering into "the time when the mystery of God shall be made plain."  

Let them hear and receive it who can.  Amen   

Blessed in the Understanding of His Presence within.

Although there are many good men in the fundamental systems, Jesus even had a few supporters among the Sanhedrin, but not enough.    it is not to them we address this response but rather, we here refer to the dark fundamentalist, the mind closers; the Inquisitors, who have and do hurt the true cause of us all.  

Loverof- Crucifying -

Loverofgod (this tag is most hard to use here) .. , as you are an avocate of crucifying, here after when addressing you I shall refer to you as such, "The Crucifier."  Particularly since you are become a heart and mental Crucifier, by every thought, word and even the very picture in which you present to glorify yourself, on this site.

Crucifier, oh, ignorant fundamentalist, whose flag you so proudly wave, ever do you think you know what is correct or incorrect, this by your own ignorant, Spiritless, assumptions make you a hypocrite.  Which assumptions only indicate that you know nothing; you don't know anything about what you question, yet you are ready with perconcieved answers and refuteration.

You don't want an honest answer from anyone who may understand beyond the confinds of your shallow knowledge, nor will you partake of any Spiritual Light offered. For it is impossible for you to understand such.  For Spiritual things are Spiritually descerned. You don't want to come off like you don't actually know everything, "For Spiritual things are Spiritually discerned!".  When you can't transcend it it becomes a Sickness symtomatic of fundamentalism.

Therefore you are "incorrect'" by applying the word "correct" at anytime about anything, particularly regarding anything truly Spiritual, things you do not understand.  For you are devoid of understanding.  Yet do you ever apply the word "understand" not understanding what understanding actually means.   Infection symtomatic of fundamentalism. 

 You ignorantly think knowledge is understanding, it isn't.  It is the Light or Spirit in knowledge that the heart and mind may evolve in consciousness.  How can you turn it on if you haven't found the switch yet, which is Love Consciousness, the Christ.  Sickness symtomatic of fundamentalism.

Your darkness (ignorance) is a testament against you, for as you clearly, openly demonstrate by, trying to glorify youself in our beloved brother Jesus's, suffering on the cross,.  The sacrifice was His alone, not yours.  For you have yet to crucify yourself, that is to  forsake the desire body, the sensual body you so worship; sadly the personality is not the One and Only, you seem to still think it is.  Sickness symtomatic of fundamentalism.

You are possessed of the dark Spirit of Arrogance, and the illusion of pride, wake up!   Thus anything that "It" assumes it knows is false, for always being based on hearsay.  Traps contrived in both question and answers.  Ever accusing, judging, others of their own faults.  Like they did with Jesus; ever trying to discredit, to demean, to associate, to impose any dark deeds of the world, great or small, upon any person or tradition  which does not agree or think like they do!  Ever accusing, judging any who have transcended their dark mentality.  For they have been left behind.  This is the mind of the Inquisitor .  infection symtomatic of fundamentalism.

Symtoms would seem to to suggest you just might be one of the dark ones, that is an ignorant bible thumping minister, slinking around this site.   This is an evil eyed (fault finding) creature full of issues, not looking for the Light in the world or in others, but for fault, of which it is the master, having seen so much fault.   Although by this it can no longer see the Good, or God.   Therefore it has nothing uplifting or enlightening to offer, the sounds creature is as of dark ignorant chatter, its looks are as of a horrentus all cosuming Parrot.  Beware.  Sickness symtomatic of fundamentalism. 

Crucifier, as long as you exercise your zeal of mind and heart, these spiritual muscles to see not but fault in the world and in others, iwill become so strong they will blind you; you will not be able to see nor recognize the Good when it comes even when it stands before you.  Sickness symtomatic of all the infections of the ignorance of fundamentalism, for they knew Him not.

Crucifier, concerning your intended "Issue" pro-life,  Pro- Life has not to do with squabbles and contrivances that are the issues of men and the world, but with Life Everlasting in the absolute understanding and acceptance of the Christ within, not of flesh/personality but in the recognition of that, Conscious Living Spirit which is awaiting within the hearts of men.

 YE MEN OF STONE, OPEN YOUR HEARTS AND MINDS,  WAKE UP!   REPENT! 

Witchway -

Indeed, it was the sub-apostles refered to as the Ante - Nicene Fathers, namely, Irenaeus, Terullian, and Hippolytus.  Many years after the advent of Jesus and His Holy Twelve, it was these sub-apostles who actually gathered together the first viable new Canon in the early A.D. approximately 117 - 138 A.D. during the reign of Hadrian, which eventually became the New Testament.  This was a gathered from a collection of teaching and writings - the very meaning of the word Bible - of some of the original  Apostles and numerous other questionable scriptures.

These "gathers and copiers" are refered to as the "sub-apostles" among most all of the Christian Mystics and Philosophers of that time, for they were not the original apostles of Jesus.  They were the editors and the refuters, busy compiling all the spiritual works of Jesus that could be found around the ancient world. 

Therefore this original work or Canon is missing much, and contains great influence of these worldly sub-apostles which is purely objective thus most fundamental.  And it was only with the final approval of Rome that it was allowed to be published.  This approval came from Constantine, a Caesar; a dictator to become first Pope, Thus Rome yet remains to this day, cloaked in the robes of the first Christian Orthodox (fundamental) Church, catholicity was born, and thus the first tiers of the wall of fundamentalistic dogmatism were layed. 

The New Testament is missing numerous books, to mention just a couple, the Books of the two Marys (The Mother Mary, and Mary Magdaline female apostles were never mentioned) the Books of Philip and James, etc., etc.  The Old Testament missing the Greater and Lessor keys of Soloman; the Sixth and Seventh books of Moses; all of the works of Enoch the first Prophet is only mentioned 3 times not to mention the many fragaments etited out because they were not evolved enough to understand them, all these are refered to the Ophic Books or works (that were tossed in the Optic waste basket.).

Although the book we have is but a marvelous paste up, it still contains some of the most enlightening teachings the world has ever known, of course for those who are able and can receive or understand their inner, esoteric meanings, once one cracks through the dogmatic wall of fundamentalism.   Self discovery; self awareness is the key, for that is what the teaching are all about, the living Christ within.  Ones own true Lightman.

Nevertheless, it is thus to this very day orthodox Christians have not to rely on, but to trust in the authority of these sub- apostles.  The blind leading the blind. 

One should be responsible when Tithing.  Not as blind sheep being sheared.  If it is money,  to know that your offering will accomplish that where unto it is sent.  Don't leave it to others saying well I did my share in the giving, having no assurence that your mometary gift is going to its promised cause.

Personally "Free Time" is a wonderful gift to share with anyone asking or needing it.  I like to share uplift books with serious true seekers of the Light.  I highly recommend "Key to Yourself," by Dr, Venice Bloodworth, followed by, "The Impersonal Life"  By Joseph Benner.  These are keys to open the door of the Intuitive Mind. Most all who read and heard them have experienced wonderful awakenings  I have gifted many of these to friends I have personally met along this glorious Path to the Enlightment of God within.    

Every one generates their own circumstances by what they think.  For the only power that Spirit has in this world is the power of thought weilded through men.  Thinking is creative therefore so is Spirit creative.  This gift of Spirit, of all the animals, was gifted by God to man alone, reflected by his freewill.  Therefore by ones own thoughts, in ignorance or knowledge does one create ones own joy or sorrow.

Thus is ones situation or circomstances the direct result of what one has thought throughout  ones life up to this present time.  If one is happy one is doing it right.  If not one has but to change ones attitude and outlook on life, only then will better circumstances emerge; happiness be realized.  Therefore be good, be well, think a good thoughts create a perfect condition.  For every thought great or small has impact.  ;-)    

Friendof . . . ?   You do stand out as an ignorant blustering fundamentalist with every trick, trap and judgement, you pronounce upon others.  You would be dangerous in a mob.  What little knowledge you have of your own, has made you a stumbling block to others.   As for understanding you are dvoid of reason.  For in you the flesh is willing, but it is the spirit that is weak.   Open your  heart, open your mind, its never too late.  WAKE UP!    

 It is not an accusation it is a fact, you yourself have declared your self a pharisee, by declaring yours self a fundamentalist.  Apparently it finally sunk in, though I have known that from the beginning.

Everything you speak shouts "FUNDAMENTALIST, LITERIALIST, WORSHIPER OF SUFFERING AND DEATH.  IDOLATOR FOR WORSHIPING A MAN OF FLESH AND A CORPSE ON A CROSS. 

You sound just like the Pharaisees of ole' who tried to trick our brother Jesus, that they might accuse him,  asking "by what authority do you speak."  And so sayeth that same Spirit, poor, ignorant pharaisee, foul tricksters " My answewr remaineth the same even in this time and in this place.  For the inward voice heard in the hearts of men is indeed pretty, sweet, beautiful, powerful in its understanding,  and in its meaning all uplifting.  WAKE UP. 

We are Soulful only as long as the "Spiritual Will" remains with the Immortal Soul, then does one ever abide in the Everlasting, thus is one in the image of Jesus, a perfected man, who reflected the Light of the GOOD our God.

But should that great power of Spiritl be given ignorantly over to the body/personality which are ruled by the desires of the senses of the world, then it is in great danger of becoming mortalized.  If then it does not repent the error, it becomes mortal, and dies with the body.

This is the loss of that individuated Soul consciousness, that spark of God which is the very Life, a part of God, that was the umerited gift of God to men from the beginning.   Be Good be safe :)  Amen

Let them that are able hear and receive it who can.  Amen