Thought for the Week: Inspired by Jesus

John Lampen considers how Jesus can be an inspiration

by John Lampen 28th March 2014

I notice Jesus is seldom mentioned in current Quaker discussions about what we believe. This is a pity and perhaps comes from a false picture we have been given of him. I have some sympathy with the view that Paul of Tarsus and John of Ephesus hijacked the religion of Jesus and replaced it with a religion about Jesus. Jesus would have been shocked and mystified by some of the things said about him in the Fourth Gospel and the Pauline letters. Some may well find this traditional ‘Christ’ of theology irrelevant to their exploring.