‘There is the call of Sadguru Jesus Christ to go and baptize people in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit and convert them to Christianity. How do you explain this guruji?’ Atma Prakash asked the Baba in their next Guruvar Satsangh.
‘First of all, Jesus Christ did not ask his disciples to convert people to Christianity. Chrsitianity itself was born much after the death of Jesus Christ…. So if any one says that Jesus Christ commanded them to convert people to Christianity, it only shows his ignorance about Jesus Christ and his teachings….
‘Also, ‘baptism’ here implies initiation into the knowledge of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In the early Christian theological formulation we can see this referred to as God, the Christ of God and the Spirit of God…. There is only one God, the ‘Father in Heaven’. This God revealed Himself in human history in, with and through Jesus the Christ, His beloved Son. Through his life, his suffering death on the cross and his resurrection from death, Jesus Christ has brought the Spirit of God into the world to be ever present and active in human history. This is the Holy Spirit…
‘Hence, ‘baptise in the name of Father, Son and the Holy Spirit’ actually implied giving people this knowledge of God and His self revelation in human history. ‘Eternal life is knowing the one true God and His Christ’ taught Sadguru Jesus the Christ….
‘But following the Jewish tradition of ‘baptism’ with water, the followers of Jesus, who were themselves Jews, continued the Jewish tradition, misunderstanding and misinterpreting the command of their Divine Master…. John the Baptist who had come to ‘prepare the way’ for Jesus Christ, himself had said, ‘I baptize you with water.... But the one coming after me will baptize you with spirit’….. Does this satisfy you, my son?’ asked the Baba.
Atma Prakash nodded and drifted into a deep meditation…
Excerpts from Integral Revolution
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