ee will to know Him back. Jesus taught the “Brotherhood of Man,” or to “love our neighbors as ourselves.” He said that through exercise of faith we can experience God’s kingdom. Jesus characterized the Kingdom of Heaven in many ways, one example is Him saying, “the Kingdom of Heaven is within you.” Another teaching of Jesus was the importance of an individual’s personal relationship with God. He taught that God’s love is perfect and taught the importance of forgiveness. Jesus said, “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.” He taught that there are many ways to be a religious person. You have to be holy as your God is holy and be compassionate as your God is compassionate. When Jesus first started teaching, he went to Galilee and read from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah and said, “God’s spirit is on me; he has chosen me to preach the message of good news to the poor, sent me to announce pardon to prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to get the burdened and battered free, and to announce ‘this is God’s year to act’.” This story from the Book of Luke show that Jesus was sent from God to meet the deepest needs of the people and spread His Word. ...
