Part 3 - What Was Jesus's Mission
What about religion
CHAPTER 2 — DID JESUS COME TO START A RELIGION, OR TO SHOW US THE PATH TO BE WHOLE?
Most people know the name, Jesus. Some use his Hebrew name, Yeshua. Some call him Lord, some Teacher. Others simply feel something stir when they hear his story. In this writing, I use either the name Jesus or Yeshu, depending on the people I am around.
In my humble opinion, Jesus didn’t come to start a religion. He came to dissolve the distance between God and humanity. And for that, the world gave him a cross. Even so, the resonance he carried could not be broken.
He didn’t say, “Worship me.”
He said, “Follow me.”
Read his words slowly, beyond fear and noise, and something becomes clear. He never demanded worship. He invited remembrance:
“You are the light of the world.”
“The kingdom of God is within you.”
“You will do greater things than I have.”He didn’t say you are worthless and weak. In the state most people are in is a state where they have forgotten who and what they really are.
In our present state of unknowing, we have placed ourselves in a state of feeling helpless, and we need to grow out of it as we have more control over our situations than we are taught.
We sit around hoping someone will lift us out of this despair, when it’s us and only us who have been given the power to overcome. Sometimes we need to go through things for some presently unknown reason, and sometimes it’s a test for us to overcome something we allowed in.
He broke the rules to reveal the truth beneath them. We think we can’t do the same to get to the truth.
He healed on the Sabbath. He touched the untouchable. He ate with the outcast. He forgave before anyone asked.
He didn’t throw away the law—he revealed its purpose. The law was meant to serve, not control.
His death was a pattern to follow: pick up your cross and follow me! No matter what you are going through, seek to be like who you are made in the image of.
Jesus didn’t die because God demanded it. He died because love met fear head-on and did not flinch. Love has more power than death has.
He showed: you can move through betrayal, suffering, even death, and remain in love. You can lose everything and still be whole.
He didn’t really come to be an exception—he came to be a mirror for us to see ourselves once we really understand!
He said again and again: “Follow me.” Walk like me. Love like me. Forgive like me. Be still like me.
If Jesus came back today, he wouldn’t check which church you attend. He would ask:
Do you love without condition?
Do you forgive when it’s hard?
Do you listen to the quiet voice inside more than the loud voices outside?
It is taught in evangelical Christianity that one needs to say the salvation prayer for eternal salvation. If you believe this, then by all means say it. It is, though, an internal heart change rather than words possibly said out of fear, like fire insurance.
CHAPTER 3 — DOES GOD REALLY CARE WHAT YOU EAT, WHAT YOU WEAR, OR WHAT DAY YOU WORSHIP?
You are not made holy by what goes into your mouth but more by what comes out of it! You were made holy by how you live from your heart or inner being, which many times is shown by what you say, but really in truth by what you actually do.
Many traditions gave food laws. These were often about discipline, identity, and remembrance. But when sacred things become empty habits—or fear-based rules—they lose their meaning.
Eat as your conscience and consciousness guide you, and judge no one for what they choose to eat or not eat. If you feel called to follow certain food laws, then do so in freedom—without shame and without judging others.
Why were there food laws?
In ancient times, there was no refrigeration, no modern medicine, and limited ways to separate safe from unsafe. Food laws helped people avoid danger, build shared identity, and practice mindfulness.
Jesus and food without fear.
Jesus broke bread with all kinds of people. He emphasized that what defiles a person is not what enters the mouth, but again, what comes out of it.
Your body is sacred—feed it with care.
You are not bad for eating bacon. You are not holier for eating only vegetables. Your body is a living instrument. Everything you put into it becomes part of your energy, breath, and tone.
Fasting, blessing, and ritual can be beautiful when done in freedom, not fear. Let ritual serve resonance, not replace it. It is the same with how and when you worship or what to wear.