I spent one full month studying his religion, Christity. Hello and praise the Lord. This is what I learned from Christity.
Wow, that's powerful. That's incredible. That's incredible.
Christity is the biggest religion in the world. It has two and a half billion followers. One third of the world. But here is the issue. Two and a half billion Christs do not agree on everything.
Christity is divided into 45,000 groups. Are you ready for this? Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Pentecostal, Evangelical, Lutheran, Mormon, Quaker, and so on.
many others. Each group believes in a slightly different version of Christity. Why is there different denominations and disagreements and divisions?
That's just humanity. Cultural differences end up impacting our understanding of what Christity is. See that ladder right behind me?
It's at the place where Jesus died on the cross and that ladder is not allowed to move even by one inch. Do you know why? Because different Christ groups could not agree on where to move it so the ladder stayed here immovable for 300 years. Six Christ denominations own the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, six, and they have agreed that there'd be no repair, no moving, or anything unless all six agree. And they haven't agreed.
It's been hundreds of years, they still haven't agreed. And this is the issue of Christ denomination. But, there is one thing that every single Christ agrees on. It unites all two billion of them.
It's the foundation of the religion. And that is the person. of Jesus Christ.
He is the gift that God gave to humanity. According to Christs, Jesus is the Son of God who came to earth to forgive sins, give life, teach the truth, and rise from the dead. To be a Christ simply means you believe in Jesus Christ.
He started Christity and changed the world. In fact, the year 2024 is based on when Jesus was born. That's how much he changed the world. So, I followed the life of Jesus Christ.
From Nazareth, where he lived, to Capernaum, where he preached, to Jerusalem, where he died and rose. This is the tomb. Jesus Christ died and resurrected three days after. This is it.
To the upper room where he had his last supper. Oh my God. The last supper. was actually here and here at the tomb of Jesus. I learned two important lessons from him.
First, I learned how to love and by love I mean true love. True love. True love.
To be a good Christ you must love yourself, your neighbor, your friend, and even your enemy equally. There are different kinds of love. There is a romantic, There's a love that two friends have, but then there's also something called God's love.
And that's the message of the cross. That's the message of Christ. That's the message of Christity, that God loves you unconditionally. On this exact spot near the Sea of Galilee, Jesus Christ said, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Amen.
mind. Love is the first and greatest commandment in Christity. I learned yesterday that there is actually a word for love in Christity.
It's agape. It's God's love. It's a next level love. It's an unconditional love.
Love is so powerful in Christity that in this room where the last supper happened, Jesus kneeled down to wash the feet of his followers. as a sign of love. You know, the opposite of humility is pride. And pride says, I'm better than you. Pride says, I don't need you.
Humility says, I will humble myself and take the lower point. That's why today, 2,000 years later, the Pope himself kisses the feet of followers and even prisoners to express love and humility. In Christity, kissing the feet of others is not a sign of humiliation. It's a sign of humility and love. Jesus Christ loved humanity so much that he died for it.
In this spot, at age 33, Jesus was crucified on the cross. This act of love inspired billions of Christs to love each other just like Jesus loved them. Yes of course love is a feeling but love is a decision that you have to make. Jesus himself who is the centrality of Christity he made a decision to sacrifice his life for the sins of the entire world.
The second thing I learned from Jesus Christ is even more powerful. It's forgiveness. Jesus famously said, Here at the top of the mountain, if anyone slaps you on the...
right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. Because an eye for an eye and the world goes blind. That's why forgiveness is important. When you don't forgive and you hang on to anger, what it does, it creates something inside of you. It's almost like a poison, but once you forgive, you are freed.
You are freed inside from this anger and this bitterness that you have toward this person, and instead... You can operate in a place of love and freedom. And in Christity, there is no limit to how much you can forgive. Jesus taught his followers to forgive, not just once or twice, but 70 times per day. Jesus came back and said, forgive them 70 times 7 in a day.
Now, math says that's 490 times. As someone violates you, as long as someone does something wrong, You must continue to forgive. In other words, forgiveness is a lifestyle.
On this road here in Jerusalem, Jesus carried his cross towards his death. And on the cross, Jesus forgave his killers. Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.
Forgiveness is so powerful because it frees us to love. How difficult it is to love, how difficult it is to forgive, is not the point. The point is, do it!
I think it's Nike that said, just do it. If forgiveness was understood and practiced, the war would end today, not tomorrow. Two billion Christs cannot agree on where to move this ladder, but they all agree that love and forgiveness make you strong, not weak.
If Jesus is willing to wash the feet of the poor, of others to show love, then we can show love to our neighbor by cleaning our driveway. If Jesus is willing to forgive those who killed him, then we can forgive those who broke our hearts. We don't have to be Christ to learn from Jesus.
We just need to be human. You can be anything. You can be any nationality. You can be male, female, young, old, and you can still find life and love in Jesus Christ. Humanity would be so much better if we learn to love and forgive.
See you next month for a video about Islam. Thank you, Bishop. You know, it has been not only a joy to spend this time with Nas Daily, but an honor to represent Christity to the world.
Thank you. Thank you, Gary. Ah, this was hard and rewarding. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity to study and know religion.
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