We present in this issue
the topic #134 from the
Systematized Study of
the Spiritist Doctrine,
that is being presented
weekly, according to the
programme elaborated by
the Brazilian Spiritist
Federation (FEB),
structured in 6 modules
and 147 topics.
If the reader uses this
program for a study
group, we suggest that
questions proposed be
discussed freely before
the reading of the text
that follows. If you
would like to study
alone, we ask you to try
to answer the questions
at first and only then
read the text that
follows. The answer key
can be found at the end
of the lesson.
Questions
1. What was truly the
mission of Jesus?
2. Matthew says that
people from Israel liked
the way Jesus preached.
Why is that?
3. What was the style
Jesus used when
preaching?
4. Many revelations came
from Jesus. Mention the
ones considered the most
important ones.
5. Spiritism doesn’t
consider as miracles the
cures or prodigies which
came from Jesus. The
real miracle that Jesus
made was other one.
Which miracle was that?
Text
People from Israel
thought Jesus preached
with authority
1. Jesus came to this
world, as Isaias said,
to give hope to the ones
who were dying, to give
faith to the ones who
didn’t have it, to guide
the lost ones. He also
came to present himself
as the role model, the
one sent by God, the
only one able to teach
us with perfect and pure
examples. From this
comes the famous
sentence given by John:
“I
am the way and the truth
and the life. No one
comes to the Father
except through me.”
(John, 14:6)
2. Coming from a
Superior sphere, Jesus
came to humankind in a
very simple way, not
pompous nor rich. Jesus
presented himself as
predicted by the
prophets of the old
times, but was received
with mistrust by John,
who was his precursor.
John once sent two
people to find out if
Jesus was really the
Messiah. When Jesus
started preaching, he
wasn’t immediately
understood not even by
his disciples. Jesus
followed his path going
through incomprehension
from others, despise,
bitterness and
loneliness.
3. Nobody ignores the
simplicity, humility and
poverty in which Jesus
was born. He never had
anything material of his
own and made friends
with very poor and
simple people from one
of the poorest areas of
Rome. Jesus never
occupied any Cathedral
and, without ever
writing anything about
himself, he divided the
eras between before and
after he came. Nobody
else ever did it. He
stays as the biggest
presence, the biggest
personality, the highest
expression of History in
the world of all times.
4. One fact in
particular is worth a
moment of our attention.
Although people from
Israel never accepted
him as the Messiah,
people who listened to
him preaching liked it.
They liked it because
noticed he preached with
authority. This was one
quality that the other
preachers didn’t have.
(Matthew, 7:28-29)
Transcendental and
important truths were
taught by Jesus
5. Rabies and other
preachers were very
meticulous about
ceremonials and the cult
of appearances. But they
never touched the hearts
of the crowd when
exposing truths and
preaching about having
good morals. Jesus
preached about being
kind, forgiving, being
tolerant and not too
attached to material
things.
6. Jesus has always been
an wise preacher and he
often used parables to
awake the interest and
impress his listeners.
This way of preaching
made his teachings reach
the hearts and minds of
mankind and stay in the
memory of societies for
centuries.
7. Transcendental and
important truths were
brought by Jesus and
registered in the Bible.
Jesus revealed the love
and the paternity of
God, showed us his
goodness, mercy and
justice, teaching us to
trust in God and take
our thoughts to him.
8. When Christianity
announced this sentence
of Justice: “Each one
will receive what they
give ”- Christianity is
a doctrine of
moralisation of habits
and behaviour in its
excellent aspects. It’s
not a new cult or a
political party. It is,
in essence, a moral code
that includes the rights
of everybody and
establishes at the same
time the responsibility
of each individual
according to their
personal situation and
the influence this
individual exercises on
the society they live
in.
The real miracle made by
Jesus wasn’t the cures
he practised
9. To be Christian means
to be faithful to God,
not only in the moments
of happiness but mainly
in the moments of
trouble when everything
seems to fall apart. The
heritage left from Jesus
is still not understood
by mankind. It is love,
peace, just; without
misery, poverty, hate,
homicides and wars.
10. In
his mission, Jesus made
happen phenomena
considered miraculous,
however, the cures and
prodigies he made happen
are psychological
phenomena. This means
that this phenomena has,
as primary cause, the
faculties and attributes
of the soul. And that is
why these phenomena
could be repeated
afterwards by different
individuals, confirming
this famous phrase said
by the Messiah: “What I
do, you will be able to
do and more”.
11. Perfect and wise
spirit, Jesus made these
phenomena happen in
front of the eyes of
mankind without disobey
any law of Nature. He
manipulated fluids like
someone who knows its
properties and
qualities, and that is
why we shouldn’t say
that he made miracles
happen. (Consult this
subject in the Genesis,
by Allan Kardec, chapter
XIV and XV).
12. The real miracle
that came from Jesus was
being able to modify,
within 3 years, without
never writing a word
about himself and living
in one of the poorest
areas of his time, the
spiritual side of the
world in which we live.
This divided the eras in
“before” and “ after”
Jesus.
Answer
Key
