The following phrase of Jesus' is used by many fundamentalist Christians as a justification for telling people that if they don't accept Jesus as their personal savior that they will burn in hell for all eternity:
"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through me. If you had known me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him." But is this phrase an instruction of Jesus' to get to enlightenment -- as per the Fundamentalists I cite above -- or is it a description of the goal? That is, once you are having the experience of enlightenment within a Christian context that this quote of Jesus makes sense? If it is the latter -- which is a view I subscribe to -- I believe it relieves the Christians of the horrible burden -- and karma -- of being Talibanesque and condemning everyone who isn't a Christian to an eternity of hell. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
