Eckhart Tolle, Oprah Winfrey, and Truth

I am wary of anyone who spells truth with a capital 'T', implying it is something exclusive. But no one owns truth. It is there to be discovered, and no religion can lay exclusive claim to it. It is only egotism that seeks to 'own' truth.

There are more differences than just language. Religions advance all kinds of mutually exclusive teachings: e.g., 1 God (monotheism) vs many Gods (polytheism) vs all is God (pantheism), to point out a single issue. You said, "True God is outside of language." But we're beings that use language, which is what you just used! So, now you''ve just described "God" using language (kind of self-contradictory). And Christianity, too, is concerned with non-self, and focused on the Creator God of all.

Perhaps the Holy Bible was warning about messages from individuals who would shift Jesus Christ's message of Love into an unhappy human's message of anger, blame, spite, jealousy, lack, limitation, etc. The fact is that Jesus/God is all about Love... We're either with that message or not. Dear Jarkin4, are you with that message of Love?

Whoever said that Jesus' message should not be about love? That's the core of what he showed by his life & death. But love is not some kind of across-the-board replacement for truth. Indeed, I'd say you can't have TRUE love without truth itself! Tolle might be the kindest, most gentle, caring, thoughtful, considerate, peaceful, sincere person on earth. But if he's not speaking truth, then it just means he's a nice, caring, gentle, person who's spreading untruth -- albeit sincerely. Jesus=truth.

Sadly, the core/central message of Jesus is being diluted. The message of Jesus was Love for humanity, Love for the world, Love for God, Love for all things good. I'm uncomfortable with anyone who intends tell me that Jesus was not about Love. My Baptist preacher taught me about Jesus & godly Love. Eckhart and Oprah and others also solidified that message of Jesus & godly Love. I accept the fact that you (Jarkin4) don't accept the core message of Jesus.

>"Eckhart &Oprah &others also solidified that message of Jesus & godly Love."

I'd like to hear what your Baptist preacher would say about Tolle/Oprah since they teach: 1) Jesus was NOT uniquely divine; 2) he didn't die for our sins; 3) he never rose again (as Tolle says, it's a myth); 4) Jesus is NOT returning; 5) we are ALL God beneath the illusion of self (pantheism, rather than monotheism); and 6) if you believe in an external/personal God, you have a false God. That's not Christianity.

Can you please tell me, out of those two messages, which one was the message of Jesus -- love or spite? And, which message do you intend to send to humanity and the world -- love or spite? i believe in Jesus, and the message of Jesus was LOVE. That's the alpha and the omega here. Jesus was the Prince of Peace, but are you emulating that message of love for humanity? Or, are you moving away from the core/central message of Jesus.

I'm a bit confused as to why you keep insinuating that to have an opinion other than the one espoused by Tolle somehow means I'm not sending out a message of love -- i.e., my views, because they run contrary to Tolle, are spiteful. What would lead you to that odd conclusion? Jesus = Love. God = Love. Christianity (true Christianity, not nuts/oddballs) = love. But TRUTH has a place in here somewhere. A loving person who is misleading you, even unintentionally, kind of cancels a few things out.

Here's the great secret that you are missing. There is one true God. That same God existed before humanity existed. That same God inspires you to write and say what you do. That same God inspires me to do the same. Through our same one true God, ALL things are possible. Do you agree? That same God is all that is, all that was, and all that will be. Jesus wanted to share a message of infinite love with you, but I doubt he wanted to share a message of limitation, lack, pain, anger, and spite.

Again, you're attributing these negative things to me (limitation, lack, pain, anger, spite). I've no idea what's going on in your mind....but it has nothing to do with anything I'm saying. Christianity, per the Bible, is a calm/peaceful faith in Jesus Christ, who died for our sins on the cross, in our place, so we who accept by faith his sacrifice for us, will receive eternal life with our Creator. Pretty simple. We express our gratitude by forgiving, living as he loved, and sharing our faith.