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Jesus
of Nazareth
1.
What do you think of Postmodernism?
Postmodernists
have their heads in their Bibles constantly
because they think they’ll find eternal
life there. But they
miss the forest for the trees. These
Scriptures are all about me! And here I am
standing right before you. And they
aren’t willing to receive from me the life they
say they want. I’m not interested in crowd
approval. I am not interested in crowd approval.
And do you know why? Love is not the center of
their agenda.
2.
What do you think of the Emerging Culture shaping
modern Christianity?
I
can’t stand your religious meetings. I’m fed
up with your conferences and conventions. I want
nothing to do with your religion projects, your
pretentious slogans and goals. I ‘m sick of your
fund-raising schemes, your public relations and
image-making. Do you know what I want? I want
justice--oceans of it. I want fairness-rivers of
it. That’s what I want. That’s all I want.
3.
You are a legendary story-teller, and teller of
parables. What’s the importance of it in the
Kingdom?
You’ve
been given insight into the Kingdom. You know how
it works. Not everybody has this gift, this
insight. It hasn’t been given to them. Whenever
someone has a ready heart for this, the insights
and understanding flow freely. But if there is no
readiness, any trace of receptivity soon
disappears. That’s why I tell stories.; to
create readiness. To nudge people toward receptive
insight. To
get people ready for the Kingdom.
4.
How do politics effect the Kingdom of God?
What
are politics?
Pray for your leaders. That’s all I ask
of you. You can’t serve two Kingdoms. You either
love one and hate the other. Or you serve them
both lukewarmly. I hate nothing worse than living
and loving lukewarmly.
If you sincerely want to enter the Kingdom
of God don’t invest in the kingdoms of man.
Store your treasure in the Kingdom of God where
moth and rust won’t destroy your investments.
5.
In your opinion, what does the ideal leader look
like in the Kingdom of
God?
You
have observed how rulers throw their weight
around. The Kingdom of God isn’t about that,
when people get a little bit of power it all goes
to their heads. Whoever wants to be first. Let
them be a servant. Whoever wants to be the
greatest let them be the slave. If you want to be
like the King of this Kingdom
give away your life in exchange for many.
Follow my example.
6.
How has the September 11th
tragedy changed the American’s view
of Christianity?
Whatever
happened to “Love your enemies” and “Pray
for those who persecute you”? So called
Christians don’t even know who I am and they
pretend to have a relationship with me. You
can’t have a relationship with me and do the
opposite of what I have shown you how to do. Like
I said “It’s
easier for a Rich Man to get into the Kingdom of
God than
for a Camel to pass through the gate called the
Needle’s eye.”
Who is your God? Wealth or my Father? Are
you more worried about protecting your assets or
loving your enemies? This is a sign of brother
that he loves his enemies.
7.
What is the status of Christians in the East?
There
is something to learn from them. The world hates
them. Does the world hate you? Or have made
friends w th the world? You keep living on the
world’s terms. So the world loves you. You look no different. I picked you to live on God’s terms. The
world is going to hate you. How can you be God’s
people if you don’t any different?
Any
final thoughts?
Keep it simple. Don’t pollute your lives
with religious rules and regulations. Don’t
dress up to impress yourselves. Dress down. And
give away what you hold dear to the poor. Solve
poverty. Love the untouchable. Learn to live in
the world and not of the world.
Forget Sunday Mornings. What about the
other six days? Or have you forgotten I don’t
want part of your lives. I want all of
them.
Published
by Permission of The
Journey
Written
by Iggie Krug with generous help from The Message.
Footnote:
This article was not actually an interview with
Jesus. It was a “mock” interview in which we
pretended to interview Jesus in order to get you
thinking. If you are reading this you are
thinking…
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