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'''''Jesus or Christianity, A Study in Contrasts''''' (1929) is a book by [[Kirby Page]] arguing that modern Christianity is greatly damaged by abandoning the ethics of Jesus.

== Quotes ==
=== Ch. 1: What is the Religion of Jesus? ===
* This volume is a study in contrasts: divergencies between the religion of Jesus and organized Christianity.
** p.1

* '''...[[Christianity]], It has accumulated so many alien and hostile elements as to make It a different religion from the simple faith of its founder.'''
** p.1

* '''The religion of [[Jesus]] can best be described In terms of the home: God Is Father, men are brothers, all life is a domestic affair.'''
** p.1

* Attitudes and practices which are alien and disruptive to the home should never be Indulged in, while the virtues of the family should always abound. Each member of the household must run the risks inherent in the abandonment of retaliation and revenge and the reliance upon good will and sacrifice.
** p.1

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** p.10

* '''The ''[[w:Zealots|Zealots]]'' were the radicals of the day. They advocated and plotted violent revolution. The political 
[[w:Tyrant|tyranny]] and economic exploitation of the [[w:Ancient_Rome|Romans]] were considered utterly Intolerable and patience was regarded as a crime.''' 
** p.11-12

* I'''t was In this kind of world that Jesus lived all his days.''' Six decades before his birth the Romans came. Four decades after his crucifixion the Holy City was utterly demolished by the Imperial legions. ..."Scarcely a year went by, says Dr. [[w:Joseph_Klausner|Joseph Klausner]], "during this century without wars or other disturbances; '''wars, rebellions, outbreaks, and riots'''; and this state of things prevailed in the Land of Israel throughout the whole epoch which preceded Jesus and prevailed also during his lifetime."
** p.12

* '''[[w:Simon_the_Zealot|Simon the Zealot]] was numbered among [[w:Apostle_(Christian)#The_Twelve_Apostles|the Twelve]] and some traditions maintain that [[w:Judas_Iscariot|Judas Iscariot]] was also a Zealot.''' Jesus was frequently referred to as "son of [[w:David|David]]" and on one occasion the populace gave him a royal reception by spreading their garments in his way and crying aloud their hosannas in anticipation of his [[w:Messia|Messianic]] reign.
** p.13

(contracted; show full)aces every race and tongue. Man's primary purpose is to establish the Family of God''', where all persons will dwell in right relations with the Father and with each other. The way to create God's home is to live every day as a good member of the family. '''Only those ends are worthy which are consonant with the family spirit and only those methods are justifiable which are appropriate in the home. ...Live to-day as if the ideal society has already come to pass. The 
[[w:Kingdom_of_God|Kingdom of God]] is within you. It is all about you.'''
** p.14

* '''God is Father and perfectly exemplifies the spirit of the home.''' Wisdom and understanding are His. Not a sparrow falls to the ground without His knowledge. Active and persistent is He in the effort to establish the perfect family. He is loving and has personal affection for each of His children. ...'''He is eager to enter into an intimate comradeship with every member of the household. He makes the sun shine on the evil and the good and the rain to fall upon the just and the unjust. He is forgiving and always goes out to meet the prodigal[[wiktionary:prodigal|prodigal]]. ...He ever couples mercy with justice.'''
** p.15

* Jesus staked everything upon the reliability of God. Apart from this faith and this dependence, his life is meaningless and his teachings become tragic mockery. '''The religion and the ethics of Jesus are''' utterly  '''inseparable.'''
** p.16

(contracted; show full) persons who do not think of life in terms of the Family of God often feel justified, however, in defending themselves by torture and terror. Long has it been the practice, ever since men became sufficiently humane to restrict unlimited retaliation, to exact an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life. This is justice. But an enduring home can never be founded on justice alone. Love, mercy, forgiveness, and sacrifice are likewise indispensable.'''
** p.21

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