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Cláudio Bueno da Silva |
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The greatest
message
Authentic
Christianity is
the greatest
message
of love
ever
heard
in the world
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Many
were the
messengers
that God
sent to
Earth at
all
times to
improve
men with
their
examples
of love
and
wisdom.
We will briefly
mention some of
the most
significant, who
gave their lives
for the progress
of the world:
Moses, Hebrew,
1500 BC, the
Founder of
Judaism. He is
considered the
author of the
first five books
of the Bible,
known as the
Pentateuch
(Genesis,
Exodus, with the
Ten
Commandments,
Leviticus,
Numbers, and
Deuteronomy
where the Ten
Commandments are
once again
mentioned).
These five books
are the Jewish
Torah. Besides
the Pentateuch,
we find several
books in the
Bible, written
by several
Prophets, such
as Joshua,
Samuel, Isaiah,
Ezekiel, Daniel
and others.
Christianity and
Islam also
accept the Bible
(Old Testament),
whole or in
part.
Lao Tzu,
Chinese, 530 BC,
was the founder
of Taoism.
Taoist
traditions and
ethical preach
serenity,
moderation of
desires,
simplicity,
contemplation of
nature and what
they call the
"three
treasures":
compassion,
moderation and
humility.
Siddhartha
Gautama
(Buddha), 520
BC, Founder of
the Buddhist
philosophy. Born
in Nepal,
bordering India,
he did not want
to convert
anyone, but
enlighten the
people with his
teachings, the
fruits of his
own experience.
The main goal of
Buddhism is to
help each one to
be free from
suffering, and
seeking
happiness by
detaching from
matter.
Jan Huss,
precursor of
Protestantism
Confucius,
Chinese, 510 BC,
raised the
philosophy that
is called
Confucianism.
Among the
concerns of this
thinker were
morality,
politics,
pedagogy and
religion. For
Confucius, the
goal was not
salvation, but
wisdom and
self-knowledge.
Socrates, Greek,
440 BC. He left
nothing in
writing, fought
the traditional
beliefs and put
true virtue
above the
hypocrisy and
deception of
formalism, i.e.,
fought religious
prejudices. He
defended the
oneness of God,
the immortality
of the soul and
the existence of
the afterlife.
Mohammed, Saudi,
570 AD, the
founder of
Islamism. The
Muslim Holy Book
is the Koran,
and it consists
of 114 chapters
(Suras).
Islamism today
has more than
one billion
followers. It
preaches the
omnipotence of
God (Allah) and
the need for
kindness,
generosity and
justice in the
relations
between human
beings.
Francis of
Assisi, born in
Italy, 1182. He
dedicated
himself to the
poor, tried to
imitate the life
of Christ,
living with
extreme
simplicity. He
traveled and
delivered
Christian
preaching,
instead of
isolating
himself in
monasteries.
Jan Hus, Czech
priest, born in
1369, was the
forerunner of
the Protestant
Reformation. He
did not accept
papal supremacy
and said that
Christ and not
Peter was the
Head of the
Church and the
Gospel the only
law. It was
burned at the
stake by
decision of the
Holy Office, the
Inquisition
Court. Later Jan
Huss
reincarnated as
Allan Kardec.
The principles
defended by
Spiritism
Martin Luther,
German, born in
1483, was an
Augustinian
monk, professor
of Theology, and
was the central
figure of the
Protestant
Reformation. He
fought the
Catholic dogmas.
Allan Kardec,
1804, a French
pedagogue and
educator. Under
the guidance of
Higher Spirits,
he organized
Spiritism. The
Doctrine is
mainly composed
of five works:
The Book of
Spirits, The
Book of Mediums,
The Gospel
According to
Spiritism,
Heaven and Hell,
and The
Genesis.
Spiritism
defends the
precedence and
immortality of
the soul,
reincarnation,
and the
communicability
with the
Spirits, the
plurality of
inhabited
worlds. Allan
Kardec used
scientific
methodology to
study the
phenomena called
mediumship and
adopted the
universality
criterion for
the collection
and formation of
the principles
that make up the
Spiritist
Doctrine.
Of all the
mentioned
messengers of
God, only
Socrates and
Allan Kardec
suggested in
their studies
the immortality
of the soul, and
the dynamic
existence of
afterlife. The
others left
general
guidelines on
human behavior,
social
relationships,
and the
development of
the virtues that
enlighten the
soul, the
pursuit of
happiness, the
spiritual
welfare, and so
on.
In the
contemporary
world we can
name a few
Spirits, among
many, who also
contributed to
the moral
progress of
Humanity:
Gandhi, Teresa
of Calcutta,
Martin Luther
King, Nelson
Mandela, Chico
Xavier. They
were mature
Spirits,
advanced, and
their examples
of Charity,
Fraternity, and
Humanity
conquered the
world.
No one was
greater than
Jesus of
Nazareth
God never
abandoned
Humanity. From
time to time,
according to its
advance,
instructors are
sent to make it
progress
further.
Of all these
Missionaries, of
greater or
lesser
importance, and
many others that
reincarnated on
Earth to
civilize,
humanize and
enlighten men,
none was bigger
than Jesus of
Nazareth, born
in the year I of
our era. A
Spirit of elite,
seen as the most
wise and loving
ever
reincarnated
among men, whom
he called
“brothers” left
in His
illuminated
passage through
this Earth, the
purest moral
doctrine that
has fully
transformed and
will go on
transforming
Humanity.
Without leaving
a written word,
His life among
us was so
strikingly
marked by the
examples that
His ideas and
vigorous
thoughts,
totally in tune
with God, even
suffering severe
and prolonged
persecution,
still keep the
strength and the
truth comforting
the afflicted,
leading the
unbelievers to
believe and they
still confuse
the proud and
haughty, until
the day that the
latter also come
to believe and
trust.
Authentic
Christianity,
recently
restored by
Spiritism, is
the greatest
message of love
ever heard in
the world. Its
truth is the
foundation of
the Laws of God.
Its strength
comes from the
living
exemplification
of what Jesus
preached.
Jesus does not
give up on us
Jesus was the
Coordinator of
the creation of
our world. In
perfect
communion with
God, it is He
who gives the
last word on
matters relating
to our Humanity.
And to say that
this unique
Spirit, all
love, was among
us! ... He
worried with our
fate, gave His
physical life in
a remarkable
experience that
crossed
centuries and
still works on
our
understanding.
For Humanity,
more important
than any of the
so-called
miracles was His
Gospel, which
contains the
will of the
Father.
For all this and
all that we
still do not
understand very
well, we could
serve Him more,
by trying to
better follow
His advice.
But Jesus did
not give up on
us. He continues
working to our
benefit, and
although He is
still
misunderstood,
He still invites
us to accept the
piece of
spiritual bread
that will
nourish our
Spirit to
eternal life.
Recalling
chapter 12,
verses 46-50,
Matthew's
Gospel, we can,
through our
effort, our
will, and our
moral
transformation,
be considered by
Jesus as members
of His spiritual
family.
Author’s note:
Some
data on the
first part
of this work
were collected
at various
sites
on internet.
This quick
sketch is
intended to give
a general
idea of
the
multiple
doctrines
and schools
of thought
available
to man
by Divine
Providence
for the
growth
as an immortal
Spirit,
being the
true
Christian
Doctrine
the most
complete
expression
of God's
purposes
with Humanity.
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