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 %JESUS NAZARETH CHRIST MORAL LAW COMMAND GOOD RULE+951102
 %LEGALISM JUDGMENTALISM RELIGIOUS LEADERS ALIENATE 951102

     When  Jesus of Nazareth came to the Middle East  many
of  the religious leaders of his day and province of  Rome
were  preoccupied with  the perfection of religious  laws,
rules,     regulations,    prescriptions,    commandments,
proscriptions,  and  judgements.   Such religious  leaders
were  proud  of their religious perfections  and  regarded
them as keys to their own salvation.

     Jesus  did  not  share in the preoccupations  of  the
religious leaders of his day and province of  Rome. He was
not so up tight about  details of laws and commandments---
and was far more concerned with matters  of the heart  and
with personal and communal integrity.

     Jesus severely  offended the religious leaders of his
day and province of Rome, and also appeared to be a threat
to the authority of Rome---so the religious leaders of his
day  and  province  of Rome  encouraged  the  governmental
leaders  to  crucify  the nonconformist who did  not  show
proper respect for religious law.     They hoped to be rid
of him and all the nonconformity that he represented.

     History shows that the hopes of the religious leaders
and   the  Roman  governmental  officials  were  not  soon
fulfilled.  However, in most times and provinces there are
religious leaders who are preoccupied  with the perfection
of religious  laws,   rules,   regulations, prescriptions,
commandments,    proscriptions,     and judgements.   Such
religious  leaders are usually  proud of  their  religious
perfections  and  regarded  them  as  keys  to  their  own
salvation.  Many such religious leaders even presume to be
disciples of the nonconformist from Nazareth,  even though
they share more in common with the  religious  leaders who
led  the Roman governmental authorities to crucify  Jesus.
So  there is a sense in  which the hopes of those  ancient
religious   leaders   and  Roman  authorities  are   being
fulfilled in many times and provinces of the modern world.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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