Few Americans -- and especially Christians -- understand why Pres. Thomas
Jefferson stripped all the miraculous accounts out of his Bible which has become
historically known as The Jefferson Bible. From a Christian perspective,
Jefferson is seen as having cut out the best parts -- and from a purely
spiritual perspective, this is indeed their folly. As an Enlightened Deist
living in 18th century America, Jefferson was simply not able to convey to the
people the whole story as to why he removed all supernatural accounts from the
pages of his Bible. But even today, the confusion continues as both critic
and proponent lack the true insight necessary to understand why Jefferson did
what he did.
For many of the same reasons presented in the article The Outer Darkness Of Mind And Being, it was virtually
impossible for Jefferson to reveal his true source of knowledge -- and for the
most part, this remains true even today. While the vast majority of mankind --
as well as their religious, political, philosophical and cultural leaders,
remain totally earth-bound and carnal in their thinking and perception -- unable
to see beyond what would be portrayed as the illusions of Plato's Cave --
there have in every generation been a very small number of seekers and
visionaries who have developed the ability to perceive beyond the barrier of
this physical world, and directly access a higher source of knowledge and wisdom
that remains totally unknown to the vast majority of mankind and his counterfeit
religious and political leaders.
One of the realities that is not at all
understood by those whose mind and thinking is subject to what Jesus portrayed
as the world of illusions in the "outer darkness" of mind and
being, is the reality that Deists such as Jefferson rejected the manmade dogma
of Roman Emperors (see Spiritual
Castration Of The Church) that was the foundation of Church doctrine -- and
as enlightened seekers, Deists believed in the pre-existent soul that evolves to
perfection and completion over the course of many lifetimes (Deist Beliefs On Reincarnation) -- this enlightened
understanding was brought about through the process of developing their minds to
enable themselves to access the inner Source of Knowledge that Jesus taught was
the One Teacher that his disciples and followers must seek out (see The
True Prophet). In other words, Jefferson, as well as virtually all the
core Deists who were the framers of our Constitutional form of Government (see
American Spirituality), all believed that while the teachings
of Jesus were representative of The Truth and TheWay, because of the corrupting
influences of the Church, few Christians possessed the necessary depth of
understanding to comprehend these important teachings, and thereby fulfill the
true spiritual objectives which are represented in the core Gospel teachings and
spiritual concepts. Quoting the Wikipedia
under Deism: History of religion and the deist mission. Most
deists saw the religions of their day as corruptions of an original, pure
religion that was simple and rational. They felt that this original pure
religion had become corrupted by "priests" who had manipulated it for personal
gain and for the class interests of the priesthood in general. According to
this world view, over time "priests" had succeeded in encrusting the original
simple, rational religion with all kinds of superstitions and "mysteries" –
irrational theological doctrines. Laymen were told by the priests that only the
priests really knew what was necessary for salvation and that laymen must accept
the "mysteries" on faith and on the priests' authority. This kept the laity
baffled by the nonsensical "mysteries", confused, and dependent on the priests
for information about the requirements for salvation. The priests consequently
enjoyed a position of considerable power over the laity, which they strove to
maintain and increase. Deists referred to this kind of manipulation of religious
doctrine as "priestcraft", a highly derogatory term. Deists saw their mission
as the stripping away of "priestcraft" and "mysteries" from religion, thereby
restoring religion to its original, true condition – simple and rational. In
many cases, they considered true, original Christianity to be the same as this
original natural religion.
Were the Deists right?
A simple reading of The Ten Minute Test, demonstrates conclusively that every
tenet of Church dogma is openly rejected and condemned in the New Testament as
Spiritual Apostasy that rejects the true message of Christ. And yet, it is
this same dogma that continues to be preached from every pulpit across the
Nation. Which demonstrate the Deist position that the majority of Christians
are not at all seekers of Truth -- but rather, are Christians because of their
belief in the supernatural and the hope of a reward for merely believing. Yet,
as a soul who was himself a first-century follower of the historical man Jesus,
when Jefferson tapped into this inner source of knowledge that Jesus taught to
seek out (see The True Prophet) and learn directly from the One Teacher that
revealed all Truths to the mind of the seeker/disciple, Jefferson perceived the
folly of manmade pagan Church dogma.
As someone who was myself an 18th
century personal friend of Thomas Jefferson in that life, what Jefferson knew
that other Christians do not, is a spiritual reality revealed only in the
article An
Inconvenient Truth. The question is this: Would the biblical authors have
written esoteric truths that the entry-level Christians were totally incapable
of comprehending (see Mystery Of The Gospel)?? Would they have written esoteric
truths that the pseudo-shepherds would have condemned as heresy -- and
immediately corrupted the written word (see http://BibleCorruption.com )??? No --
and for this reason the enlightened Jefferson was shown by the One Teacher that
Jesus taught to seek out, that the miracles and supernatural events reported in
the Gospels never actually happened -- and these accounts were presented in this
allegorical manner, in order to preserve and protect the important esoteric
teachings which they concealed within the body of the written text -- which is
the only reason they exist undisturbed today.
True Spiritual Christians
and Genuine Seekers of Truth have long realized that while the common belief in
Reincarnation is a Counterfeit Doctrine, what was actually
taught by Jesus and the pre-Nicene Christian Church was the higher reality of
the Pre-Existent Soul (see The Early Church On Predestination) -- and that Spiritual
Christians who succeed in escaping the "outer
darkness" of mind and being (see Outer
Darkness), must come to terms with the reality of what can only be portrayed
as the Spiritual Castration Of The Church by the Roman Emperors who
outlawed the teaching on the Pre-Existent Soul.
Thomas Jefferson
understood that only those who live in accord with the teachings of Jesus, could
be counted as genuine believers. And that while great numbers of people would
claim to believe based upon supernatural events, miracles, and the promise of
reward -- such things were for the most part self-serving -- and only those who
believed and did good for no other reason than doing good, would themselves
inherit the promise of the scriptures. Mankind is portrayed as the lost
prodigal sons -- and the key to escaping the cloud of ignorance which envelops
and enslaves the people of this world, is to become a servant. And it is
impossible to be a servant while you are motivated by the idea of receiving a
reward -- and only those who are motivated to do good for the sake of doing
good, while manifesting Truth and Light while in this world, can inherit the
promise of the Gospel. The true followers and believers in the Gospel are
those who do as Jesus taught -- i.e., "Let your light shine before men in
such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in
heaven" (Mt 5:16).
As a man of Enlightened Reason, Jefferson also
knew that the important esoteric knowledge could only be revealed to those who
were portrayed as being In
The House -- and that because institutionalized religion always corrupted
the sacred writings in order to promote their own self-serving dogma, that what
is portrayed as the Key of Knowledge could be employed in order to conceal and
safeguard this important foundation of esoteric knowledge within the allegory of
miracles and supernatural accounts that would be preserved from the corrupting
influences of institutional secularized religion. Yet, the key to escaping
the Outer
Darkness and the Illusions of Plato's Cave, were greatly dependent upon the perpetual
observance of the teachings based upon Jesus' Sermon On The Mount (see Gift On
The Altar). And from the perspective of what is necessary, the allegorical
account of miracles and supernatural events, was more of a distraction from the
true essence of the Gospel message.
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