Review: Not a typical view of Jesus
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2012
A friend suggested that I read this book. The author forewarns us in her description "This is not a religious book and traditional Christians may find it offensive."Indeed this is not your typical book about Jesus.The author writes of Christ consciousness, awakening and doing the miracles of Christ. This is usually classified as a "new age" interpretation of Jesus. The author points to the fact of Christian youth leaving the church, dissatisfied with the weak Jesus preached in that institution. I would have to agree with many of her points in the first part of the book. Christians have become inoculated by a mild form of Christianity which makes them immune to the real thing. Christians throughout history have enslaved, murdered and abused in the name of their Savior. And justified it. How is that being like Jesus?This quote: "Christ could not escape the wrath of the Jews, now He needed to be rescued from Christianity" seems to be truer today than ever. When Gandhi was asked about what he thought of Christianity, he replied, "I'd like to see it in practice".Nano believes that Jesus should be taken seriously for his claim that we would do works like him and even more! She sees the skepticism of most of us who whistle past that conviction as the "contamination of Christ Consciousness." Jesus did say that those who believe in Him would do the same and even more. Does the present day church believe this? For, "Who can know the LORD's thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?" But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ." (1 Corinthians 2:16). What does this mean? Do we believe this? A good question. A good question pointing to reasons why many are seeking Jesus and simultaneously leaving the church.She asks who was this man Jesus, and what was he teaching us? If we had implemented his teachings by now, would we not have evolved enormously? Would we not be living in heaven on earth as the author asks?The author has experienced the healing power of Jesus first hand. She writes from her own unique perspective and experience and does not try to force you to adopt her line of thinking as correct. She only asks that you consider what she writes with an open mind. As a Christian there are some things in this book that I cannot agree with, yet the author does not intend to offend. I imagine my Christian friends being outraged that I would read something that differs from what we consider correct theology.I recommend this book as a wake-up call to my Christian friends. It's good to see reality from another perspective. The writer has some original thoughts which I really enjoyed. For example,"The brain is a receiver of the mind rather than the producer of the mind.""Man is a figment of God's imagination."The author states that a new dawn of consciousness is opening up for mankind. As an author who has written about certain aspects of the coming Great Awakening, I have to agree. The question is how this Great Awakening will come about. Will it be through the bodily return of Christ, or will it be through an awakening of Christ's consciousness within his believers? Is the established church interpretation of Christ the only correct one? This book will get you thinking.