43rd Live Stream with Carlton Pearson - Believe in, walk with and worship Jesus?

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Can you believe in and walk with Jesus without worshiping him? "Today, I can confidently say that two decades of rigorous academic research into the origins of Christianity has made me a more genuinely committed disciple of Jesus of Nazareth than I ever was of Jesus Christ. My hope with this book is to spread the good news of the Jesus of history with the same fervor that I once applied to spreading the story of the Christ." - Aslan, Reza. from his recent best-selling book, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth? Jesus once asked his disciples, "Who do people say the son of man is?" Notice he didn't say, "son of God." Jesus' favorite title for himself was son of man, mentioned far more times than "son of God." When I first moved to Chicago 4 years ago, I visited Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, and while together asked him what he thought about Jesus. His first response was, "First of all, most people preaching Jesus, don't really know him." We spent the next 3 1/2 hrs together discussing this delicate and pivotal subject. It may have been one of the greatest discussions on Jesus, I've ever had, before or since. Sometimes, non-Christians understand and appreciate Jesus in ways, Christians don't and haven't. Mahatma Gandhi said: "I may have become Christian were it not for Christians." What gospel did Jesus preach? Was it the so-called "Gospel of Jesus Christ" that most Christians and preachers, including the Apostle Paul preach? Did Jesus preach Jesus or did he preach something else? I love Jesus, follow his teachings and his example, but I don't worship him, even though I love the songs written and sung about him. Is this possible? Aristotle said: "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Carlton Pearson After college at the Oral Roberts University in Tulsa Oklahoma he served for 15 years on its Board of Regents, and two years as Associate Evangelist of The Oral Roberts Association, (ORA). In 1977, Pearson founded Higher Dimensions Ministries (now New Dimensions ), in Tulsa, which grew to over 5,000. Bishop Pearson was consecrated to the office of Bishop in 1996 thru a College of Bishops headed by Bishop Charles E Blake, presently the Presiding Bishop of the Churches of God In Christ, the denomination he was raised in and through whom he was ordained in 1971. In 1993, Carlton married the former Gina Marie Gauthier who is a professional Life Coach and Yoga teacher. More recently, he has felt a passion to proclaim the "Gospel Of Inclusion" and has written a widely acclaimed book by that name, published by Simon and Schuster. It confronts the Christian church's exclusivism as being inconsistent, in spirit with the teachings of Jesus. Pearson's frank and often controversial take on a number of different subjects has earned him appearances on television programs such as NBC and MSNBC's Dateline, ABC's Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning America, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley, The Edge with Paula Zahn and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, The Monique Show on BET, and a number of other television, radio and print media outlets. Bishop Pearson was recognized as one of America's 10 Most Influential Black Ministers by Gospel Today and Belief.net. He has received several honorary doctoral degrees. Bishop Pearson recently served as the Interim Senior Minister at Christ Universal Temple in Chicago. He and Gina now host New Dimensions of Chicago, building a local multi-cultural and radically Inclusive spiritual community that emphasizes expanded consciousness and Self Actualization. His newest book, God Is Not A Christian, Nor A Jew, Muslim, Hindu...God Dwells With Us, In Us, Around Us, As Us was published by Simon and Schuster and released in the spring of 2010. Visit our Youtube Channel for more video! Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/bishoppearson Website: http://www.bishoppearson.com Join Email List: http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=cqgwpvn6&p=oi&m=1011112155650

Topics

• Faith
• Worship
• Jesus Christ