The Story of the Resurrected One marks the end of Sacrifical Systems that demand the death of those who are innocent, whether Political relying on violence, Religious based on fear, or Economic driven by greed (three forms of scapegoating). It puts on display that the Presence of God is not found within the most exclusive holy places belonging to those systems. The true dwelling place of The Presence is found in the One shamefully suspended on a cursed tree at the orders of those threatened Powers that Be (political, religious and economic). The Resurrection is the start of a whole new world where we need not fear the consequences our engagment against those Powers. We stand in the Victory of the Christ over all injustice; a Victory which has already been won.

Pre-Constantinian Christians were a people with a story, not about death avoidance, but about being trained to die early.

If Christians had actually embraced the peace teachings of Jesus, like Constantine, Hitler would have found himself without an army. Germany was the most Christianized nation on the planet at this time, being entirely Lutheran and Catholic. If they had embraced the teachings of Jesus as the early church did, Hitler would have never even gotten off the ground.

If you should choose to take this life and become my enemy, I will love you and continue to love you all the more, because I am a God who LOVES my enemies!; It was at that moment I experienced a life-changing, transforming breakthrough deep within my own thoughts and feelings concerning God. I fell to my knees, tears began to flow down my cheeks as I knelt there alone with this God, no longer fearing how this God would treat me if I did not “obey,” but in deep heart-overwhelming awe and wonder at how this God would treat me even if didn’t.

Jesus came not start a religion at which He sat at the top; Jesus came to start a revolution where the greatest is servant of all.

Sacred texts will always be subject to various interpretations. Choose an interpretation that creates a safer and more compassionate world for everyone.