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If you [[interpret]] the [[crucifixion]] in any other way, you are using it as a [[weapon]] for assault rather than as [[the call]] for [[peace]] for which it was intended. [[The Apostles]] often misunderstood it, and for the same reason that anyone misunderstands it. Their own imperfect [[love]] made them [[vulnerable]] to projection, and out of their own [[fear]] they spoke of the "[[wrath]] of God" as His retaliatory weapon. Nor could they speak of the crucifixion entirely without anger, because their sense of [[guilt]] had made them angry.

If you [[interpret]] the [[crucifixion]] in any other way, you are using it as a [[weapon]] for assault rather than as [[the call]] for [[peace]] for which it was intended. [[The Apostles]] often misunderstood it, and for the same reason that anyone misunderstands it. Their own imperfect [[love]] made them [[vulnerable]] to projection, and out of their own [[fear]] they spoke of the "[[wrath]] of God" as His retaliatory weapon. Nor could they speak of the crucifixion entirely without anger, because their sense of [[guilt]] had made them angry.

These are some of the examples of upside-down [[thinking]] in the [[New Testament]], although its [[gospel]] is really only the message of [[love]]. If the Apostles had not felt guilty, they never could have quoted me as saying, "I come not to bring peace but a sword." [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_10] This is clearly the opposite of [[everything]] I taught. Nor could they have described my [[reactions]] to [[Judas]] as they did, if they had really understood me. I could not have said, "Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]  unless I believed in [[betrayal]]. The whole message of the crucifixion was simply that I did not. The "punishment" I was said to have called forth upon Judas was a similar mistake. Judas was my brother and a Son of God, as much a part of the Sonship as myself. Was it likely that I would [[condemn]] him when I was ready to demonstrate that condemnation is impossible?

These are some of the examples of upside-down [[thinking]] in the [[New Testament]], although its [[gospel]] is really only the message of [[love]]. If the Apostles had not felt guilty, they never could have quoted me as saying, "I come not to bring peace but a sword." [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_10] This is clearly the opposite of [[everything]] I taught. Nor could they have described my [[reactions]] to [[Judas]] as they did, if they had really understood me. I could not have said, "Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]  unless I believed in [[betrayal]]. The whole message of the crucifixion was simply that I did not. The "punishment" I was said to have called forth upon Judas was a similar mistake. Judas was my brother and a Son of God, as much a part of the Sonship as myself. Was it likely that I would [[condemn]] him when I was ready to demonstrate that condemnation is impossible?

As you read the teachings of [[the Apostles]], remember that I told them myself that there was much they would [[understand]] later, because they were not wholly ready to follow me at the time. I do not want you to allow any [[fear]] to enter into the [[thought]] system toward which I am guiding you. I do not call for [[martyrs]] but for [[teachers]]. No one is punished for sins, and the Sons of God are not sinners. Any concept of punishment involves the [[projection]] of [[blame]], and reinforces the idea that blame is justified. The result is a lesson in blame, for all [[behavior]] teaches the beliefs that [[motivate]] it. The crucifixion was the result of clearly opposed thought systems; the perfect symbol of the "[[conflict]]" between the ego and the Son of God. This conflict seems just as real now, and its lessons must be learned now as well as then.

As you read the teachings of [[the Apostles]], remember that I told them myself that there was much they would [[understand]] later, because they were not wholly ready to follow me at the time. I do not want you to allow any [[fear]] to enter into the [[thought]] system toward which I am guiding you. I do not call for [[martyrs]] but for [[teachers]]. No one is punished for sins, and the Sons of God are not sinners. Any concept of punishment involves the [[projection]] of [[blame]], and reinforces the idea that blame is justified. The result is a lesson in blame, for all [[behavior]] teaches the beliefs that [[motivate]] it. The crucifixion was the result of clearly opposed thought systems; the perfect symbol of the "[[conflict]]" between the ego and the Son of God. This conflict seems just as real now, and its lessons must be learned now as well as then.