Jesus: I Speak to You Again

Chapter 9

My Environment

I did not come into this world to introduce a theoretical idea of a Supreme Power, a Supreme Mind, or a Supreme Consciousness—what the Jews called Yahweh, the God of Israel, the Father of Israel. Instead, I came to show you a path to finding peace, joy, and real satisfaction within yourselves. I wanted to teach you how to establish a living, real connection with the love vibrations of this Supreme Power, this Supreme Mind, this Supreme Consciousness that envelops you like an ocean of love—even within your very selves. I came to show you how to feel these love vibrations and discover them for yourselves.

Only by experiencing this connection could you truly believe my words. And by confirming this experience in your own lives, you would see the truth of what I taught.

I chose simple, ordinary men as my companions, people who were more likely to embrace this inward journey. They were less likely to be frightened by a path that went against everything the rabbis, Pharisees, scribes, and teachers of the scriptures had ingrained in them for generations. These men lived at a time and in a place where the dominant teaching came from the very same people who had long held power over religious thought, insisting that they alone had access to God’s favor and understanding.

However, when I say I chose “ordinary men,” do not think they were uneducated or unable to read. These men had all attended the synagogue schools of the time. There, they received basic instruction in reading, writing, and learning about the world as it was understood then. They were also taught the scriptures, according to the interpretations of their teachers. This training shaped how they viewed their lives, for they believed that every success or failure was a sign of God’s favor or disfavor.

If someone lived a prosperous life, it was seen as evidence that God loved them and rewarded them with wealth and material comfort. On the other hand, if a person was poor, sick, or disabled, they believed this was a sign that God had turned away from them—that they were less favored by Him. These ideas were reinforced by the rabbis, who taught that they, along with the scribes, were uniquely chosen by God to interpret the scriptures and share the truth with others. This created a rigid social structure, where the rabbis believed they were closer to God than anyone else.

This societal system left little room for women, who were excluded from education, even the basic instruction provided by the synagogue schools. Women were seen as second-class citizens, their primary purpose being to bear children and care for them until the age of five. After that, boys were raised by their fathers, while girls remained with their mothers, whose only responsibility was to prepare them for motherhood.

The Jewish attitude towards gentiles was even more extreme. Gentiles were not considered fully human in Jewish eyes. They were treated as animals, and killing a gentile was not viewed as a sin. This sense of superiority, fostered by their belief that they were God’s chosen people, created division and hatred, rather than love and unity.

This environment was steeped in the belief that God played favorites—blessing some with wealth and happiness while allowing others to suffer. They believed that God required blood sacrifices for forgiveness and that even these sacrifices were worthless if offered by a gentile. This kind of thinking was something I could not accept. I could not understand how people could live in such a deeply unjust system—one that taught that God loved some people and rejected others.

How could God, who is the source of all love, require the blood of animals for forgiveness, or show favor to some and withhold it from others simply because of their birth? This idea of a God who played favorites and demanded sacrifices was far from the truth I knew—the truth that God’s love is boundless, all-encompassing, and available to every person, regardless of who they are.

This environment, with its prejudice, its distorted view of God, and its rigid social structure, was utterly unacceptable to me.