Protestantism

» Brian Tubbs - Not avoiding

I'm clarifying your question. Not dodging it. You really are loading it up. Of course, modern mainstream Christian churches have sometimes (I would say often) incorporated elements into Jesus' teachings that, if anything, resemble some of the old Phariseeisms that Jesus warned against. Ironically, I spoke on this TONIGHT at our prayer and Bible study.

However, if you are to look at the BASIC message of Jesus - it's "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life - no one comes to the Father except through Me." (John 14:6) If that ain't clear enough, go with John 3:16. The central point of Jesus' teaching is that HE is the Messiah - that He is the Son of God come to "seek and to save that which is lost."