Don’t be too quick to answer – especially if you are counting on church tradition to help you. Some of the most essential elements of this issue are often glossed over by the churches.

By the time you have finished this study, you will have gathered more of the pertinent data you need to draw your own conclusion.

Since we have dared to expose these elements, some have considered us irreverent, heretical and even blasphemous. Religions have certain taboos, which cannot be broached without offending the traditions of priestcraft. However, if you are not a timid religious slave, you should find this interesting reading.

If popularity were our goal, this message would be useless. We would tell you only what you already believe. We could make you feel good. But, we are not con men so we'll leave that to others. But as Paul said, "I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God."

Rev. Robert Profit At Any Price Shuller (of Crystal Cathedral fame) conducts seminars on building churches. He claims that any doctrine which could offend anyone and keep them out of your church should be avoided. He says, "When truth offends, don’t preach it!"

We would have flunked Shuller’s course!

Shuller also reasons that to help people you must bring them into the church, and you can’t bring them in if you drive them away with truth. Church builders want churches – not truth.

Sheldon Emry once asked, "Can churches help people by teaching them false doctrine?" I guess Sheldon would have flunked Shuller’s course also.

We also hear the siren call to "unite and compromise!" Again, Sheldon asked, "Why is it that the person who preaches the truth is always the one who is expected to compromise?" It seems that truth must be seasoned with lies to be palatable.

Churches have loaded us down with useless baggage (invented myths). Most of us are still packing some of that old baggage we brought with us out of our old churches. All that old baggage must be reexamined and scrutinized for error! We must not be squeamish about it, nor should we fear the loss of pet doctrines and idols.

The "Is Jesus God?" question is one of those "old baggage" issues which needs fair examination. We are all still learning, and we must be individuals – not herd followers and groupies – if we are to avoid the pitfalls of popular "democratic" doctrine determined by consent of the herd. Such doctrine is almost always wrong.

We are on the move. We are not static and dead like the old churches we have left. Those who join the march to freedom must be ready to keep moving and learning or they will be left behind clinging to their old idols and sacred cows. Each person must grow and change independently, following Messiah – not some group or preacher.

This study begins at, centers on, and revolves around the One with whom it will also end: Yahshua (Jesus) – the center of all Scriptural thought. The life of Yahshua shines brighter and brighter the more we understand it. There is no better subject to ponder, and we guarantee this one will make you think. So, put on your thinking cap, and let’s begin.

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