This Twisted View of Jesus Is Exploding in Popularity

Jesus was not crucified for the sin of man, but instead crucified because man could not understand him.

Christ is a word for the whole thing. Christ consciousness, unitive consciousness, the one. Jesus realized his oneness. "I and the Father are one."

But nowhere in the Bible does it say Jesus is coming back. It keeps mentioning Christ. When you look into what a Christ is, it's a level of consciousness. And I begin to recognize the detail of my being in Christ. And I realize that I'm the idea of the invisible God.

What kind of a mind was in Jesus? No hate, no dirt, no negativism, no failure, no sickness. You can have the same kind of mind, and when you do, you have health, vigor, and happiness.

This is the beautiful truth of what Yeshua is trying to teach. Christians have it completely wrong. You've probably heard stuff like Christ is in everyone, or Jesus is the ultimate example to show us how to live, or he came to show us how to tap into our higher self. And it might sound super spiritual, maybe even kind of Christian, because they throw in a few Bible scriptures supposedly just to back it up, but it's actually something completely different. It's part of a growing belief called Christ consciousness, and it's everywhere right now. Although it might be mistaken for a new age belief, it's actually not. People are using the Christian word Christ, but twisting it into something Jesus never taught, while at the same time saying that Jesus taught this very thing. Both cannot be true. So, what's going on? In this video, I hope to do my best to show you what's going on, to break down what Christ consciousness really is, where it came from, and how it's leading many people away from the real Christ and the real gospel.

First, as a Christian who believes that the Bible is the word of God and in historic Christian beliefs, let me explain what we see from scripture about what Christ actually means in Christianity. This is very, very simple. Christ is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word Messiah, meaning anointed one. It's a title, not a name. And it refers specifically to Jesus as the promised savior and king foretold of in the Old Testament. So to call Jesus the Christ is to declare him, and him alone, as the divinely appointed redeemer, the unique Son of God. And even Son of God is a title. That's a whole other video. But that is something unique to Jesus. So in scripture, Jesus and Christ are used interchangeably. You could say that Christ is Lord, and it would just be exactly like saying that Jesus is Lord. The Messiah is Jesus. Therefore, Christ is Jesus. It's that simple. That's what Christ means.

But in today's postmodern society, you have to explain plain and simple truths like gender to the average person who wants to redefine these things. That's exactly what we see happening here with the word Christ. Now, with that definition that I just gave you about the meaning of Christ, I know what you might be thinking. I mean, of course, of course, that's what scripture shows and teaches. Anybody who has a plain reading of scripture can very simply and plainly see the meaning of Christ. But this is the issue with new thought. It's never a plain meaning. There's always an esoteric, hidden, deeper metaphysical meaning. I said the term new thought. I usually can't always assume people know what I mean by that. It's not to be confused with new age. New thought is made to look Christian. So, here's the new thought formula: First, borrow or steal Christian vocabulary like Christ, God, salvation, kingdom, spirit, whatever, fill in the blank, any Christian term. Second, redefine the meanings into metaphysical or psychological terms. Third, and then teach a worldview that is fundamentally not Christian, but still sounds like it is. That's how we're going to understand the squared circle behind the meaning of Christ today in this video.

So from this perspective, the Bible isn't read to be understood to discover who God is, which is really the primary focus of what scripture is for. Who is Jesus? Who is God? Who are we in relation to God? Instead, there are secret, hidden meanings within scripture that only those who can feel it from within will understand. So with that in mind, let's go over what Christ consciousness is.

So Christ consciousness is supposedly the dormant inner divinity that's within all of humanity. People who subscribe to Christ consciousness will argue that it is from the Bible. This is exactly what I used to do. This, I used to believe in Christ consciousness as well. I thought, I thought it was Christian. I thought it was something that Jesus taught. I mean, so I understand their perspective. I understand how people can square that circle. I do. But there's just all kinds of problems they get into, which we'll get into later. But like I said before, they will say that this is something that Jesus taught and will quote scripture all the live long day to back this up. But this belief does not come from the Bible. It comes from the new thought movement. New thought teachers like Charles Filillmore and Ernest Holmes, names you've probably never heard of, but they were the first to use Christian-sounding language to teach metaphysical ideas. What I mean by metaphysical is that it's beyond the literal meaning. It's beyond the physical understanding of what you see. It's from within the invisible spirit, basically, that defines reality and your spirituality. There's more to it, but that's the simplest way that I'll put it right now. So, there's always a higher spiritual understanding to what you're seeing, experiencing, and reading.

So, they redefined Christ as the divine self in every person. And what this did is that it turned Jesus into a model of spiritual enlightenment rather than the unique savior. So the word Christ takes on this metaphysical meaning, and this is what people mean when you hear this nopey nonsense online about Christ consciousness. So Jesus and Christ are separated. Both of them have different meanings. Christ is not a person, but a spiritual state that anyone can achieve. It's the dormant inner divinity within humanity that you can become conscious of. The claim is that this is what Jesus did. He's the example of this. Jesus was just a man who awakened to his divine nature, the Christ. And that we can do the same thing by realizing the "I am" presence within us. This means that you are just as much the Christ, just as much the Great I Am, as Jesus is.

So somebody with the Christ consciousness belief would say that they believe a lot of what the Bible says. They would say, "Yes, Jesus is the Christ." Amen. They would say, "Yes and amen to Jesus being the Son of God." They would even say, "Yes and amen to Jesus being God." The issue is that he's not uniquely God. He's not uniquely the Christ. He's not uniquely the Son of God. Because these things apply to you and all of humanity as well.

Now, for me, when it comes to understanding what someone believes, I really enjoy source material. What I mean by that is actually going to the adherents of that belief system to see what they say about it. So, I have the strongest and most accurate understanding of what this is. Not to mention, I used to believe in this, but I never really truly understood where it came from. So, let's do that. Let's look at some source material. I'm going to read to you from two new thought sources who are going to explain in their own words what Christ consciousness is.

"New thought, metaphysical Christianity, proclaims the inherent goodness of man. In fact, new thought teachings celebrate man's intrinsic divinity, the divine spark within him that, while perhaps not in full expression, nevertheless constitutes his true authentic self, which is the Christ consciousness. In the new thought philosophy, which new thought is not a religion, it is a movement and philosophy. In the new thought philosophy, Jesus and Christ are not synonymous. This is vital to understanding who Jesus was and essential to comprehending the significance of our teachings, his ministry and his legacy and our true identity."

All right, so that's the first source. Here is the second new thought source:

"The Christ within is your true essence. All the rest of you is a container with a personality. As people, we often fall in love with each other's personalities and physical bodies and miss the Christ essence entirely. The most unfortunate situation is when one falls in love with their own personality or body. They then rival their true self, the Christ."

Now, by the way, this is how a lot of people in these groups will say that they love Christ. It's very interesting.

"Many years ago, a man named Jesus discovered that all his potential was actually within his own being. He was advanced to the point where he knew that his thoughts and feelings directed the movement of matter and formed his world, which is odd to think about because then he got himself crucified. Anyway, I digress. A simple act such as walking on water was a minor thought choice but appeared as a miracle to those who were out of touch with their own Christ light, which again is a problem because why is nobody walking on water if we all can do that? Why is nobody doing it?"

Sorry guys, this is what my brain does. Let me finish here. Where am I? All right, this is a few sentences on the next page:

"The real you, your true authentic self, is your personal awareness of yourself as God. It is at this personal level that you experience God as deep emotion and thought. Your feelings are key in new thought. That is where the power is. That's how you manifest. That's how you create your reality. It takes courage and great awareness to say, 'I am the Christ.' Yes, capital I am. Capital letters. This is the I am of you. This is the realization that there is no separation between you and God. Ask yourself when you are very still, 'Who is God?' If you are very still, a voice from within will respond, 'I am.' That response comes from deep within and is your clue as to where the Christ is. So here is a wonderful statement of faith: God is I am. But if you want to develop conviction and courage, look into the mirror and declare, 'I am the Christ.'"

That felt really icky to even read. But that's actually a really interesting statement there at the end because when I was growing up in new thought beliefs, but also as a Christian who had unknowingly adopted a lot of new thought beliefs, there was an affirmation that whenever you looked in the mirror, there was a God staring back at you. That was the goal: to realize that the divine presence was you all along.

So for someone who believes in Christ consciousness, the main spiritual pursuit is to awaken the Christ within every person. This also, by the way, is their answer for why evil exists in the world. The idea is that the evil that you see is actually people who are not aware of the Christ within them. So when they say that Christ is within all and that they want to see Christ in everybody, this is what they mean. That they're basically responding to everybody's inner divinity. So think of any horrendous evil out there. Their answer for it is, "Oh, they're just not aware of who they truly are. They are acting within their ego." Or the other word for it is their false self. So if the Christ is the true self, then you not being aware or awakened to that Christ within is the false self. So the idea is you want to be the bringer of the Christ of the gospel. Like that's how they redefine that. That's how they see the world. And there's a variety of consequences that come from this belief because you end up being split into two categories. Either you're in your true self, your true authentic self, the Christ, or you're acting within your false self. But we all still have the Christ within us. That means that the person who's supposedly in the Christ consciousness responds to the actions, the terrible things that people do, with non-judgment. They think it's the loving position to act within just this hyper tolerance. They, in essence, become this walking "coexist" sticker, and they don't see the consequences of that. They don't see how that just doesn't make sense, that it cannot and does not align with reality because their position is one of emotion. It's feelings, not actually what they see around them, because that's subjective, because they believe they've created it. You see how this happens? I remember this. I remember actually believing this is the way of things. I've brought this reality to myself. Therefore, I interpret it the way that I want to, the way that I believe is right and true. Hopefully, that helps clear a few things up, but there's more here.

So, with all of that being said, this is the goal. The main goal is to realize that the divine presence was within everybody all along. So for someone who believes in Christ consciousness, the main spiritual pursuit is to awaken the Christ within every person. And to them, that, like I said before, is not heretical. This is actually a virtue. It feels profoundly Christian. They'll say things like, "Christ came to show us all what we are, what we're capable of." And from their perspective, discovering the divinity within yourself is the whole point. And they genuinely believe that's what Christianity is all about.

But the issue is that new thought is like a hyper-positive version of Christianity. It borrows beautiful biblical truths like the idea that every person has inherent worth and dignity. That is a Christian concept. But then what it does is that it stretches this concept beyond the biblical context. Yes, it is a very Christian concept to believe that every person has intrinsic value. We're made in the image of God. Absolutely. But biblical Christianity also teaches a consistent view of sin, brokenness, and the need for redemption. This is what I see new thought doing. Okay? New thought keeps the glory of being made in God's image, but throws out the reality of the fall. And without that balance, the gospel is completely lost, as well as the actual state of humanity.

Now, I mentioned a little bit before about the domino effect of this belief, but there's more. There's more theological implications that come from Christ consciousness. So, to expand on that a little bit, if you have inherent goodness as humans, it's not just goodness to them, it's wholeness, it's perfection, it's godhood. And then think of the implications within scripture that are read into this. So if you are inherently good and whole, your only sin is your ignorance to your wholeness and your godhood. And then think of the spiritual implications within scripture that are read into this. This means, for example, that the second coming of Christ is a spiritual event of a spiritual awakening within humanity. I think this is a textbook example of a false Christ, something Jesus specifically warned us about. But those warnings can be hard to see if you've been taught to read the Bible through a metaphysical or esoteric lens. There's something hidden within it. Instead of approaching scripture to understand who God is, it's treated more like a self-help manual that delivers a personalized message based on how you feel while reading it. So in that framework, whatever you emotionally experience becomes like a confirmation that you're encountering God, because what's within is assumed to be divine. And that's where it gets a little tricky. Sometimes, some of us, if we come across a passage that challenges us or makes us uncomfortable, there's a tendency to dismiss it or reinterpret it in a way that protects how you want to feel. And eventually, you only engage with the parts of scripture that affirm what you already believe. I believe that's how people can claim to read the same Bible and yet arrive at a wildly different conclusion, not because the text changed, but because they've filtered it through a lens that places personal experience above truth.

Um, now to take it a step further here, there's a very interesting conclusion that comes from the Christ consciousness belief. Now, to take this a step further, there's a very interesting conclusion that comes from the Christ consciousness belief. One of the fathers of new thought is Ernest Holmes. He was the founder of Religious Science, which is now known as the Centers for Spiritual Living, and this is what he has to say about Christ consciousness. Now, keep in mind, we're talking about how the Bible is being interpreted. Okay.

"Jesus lived in a world of spiritual realization far beyond that of which the average man has any understanding. So the full meaning of his sayings can never be clear to us until we have attained a consciousness equal to his."

You know what? There's another quote above this one that I'm going to read as well. It's in the same vein.

"Scripture should not be interpreted merely as historical documents, but as the spiritually revealed truth, capital T, within truth. That's what they mean, the truth within of inspired sages and seers. Now listen to this: In this light, there is but one presence, capital P, and one power, capital P, and I am that, capital I am. You are an inspired sage and seer once you have obtained the Christ consciousness, and that allows you to understand scripture."

The implication is that someone like you or me reading and quoting scripture isn't enough because we're not conscious of the Christ within. The average fundamentalist Christian, which is meant to be a derogatory term, by the way, us, most of us watching, we can't understand the higher spiritual things in scripture. We are seen as too spiritually unevolved to grasp the so-called deeper, hidden meanings of scripture. And only when we have a consciousness equal to Jesus's, the Christ consciousness, then and only then can we understand scripture. Wild, isn't it? So those who believe they have obtained the Christ consciousness truly believe they have a higher, elevated view of scripture. This is why out of one side of their mouth, they can deny the plain meaning, while out of the other side of their mouth, say that they love Jesus and uphold scripture with authority. This all hinges on the Christ consciousness.

So that's kind of the beginnings and definition of Christ consciousness, where it came from, who taught it. But there was something that really confused me for a long time when I left new thought and started learning about really what it is. It's funny, 'cause I feel like I know more now than when I was in new thought, but something always confused me. And it was about the words Christ consciousness. I mean, to give a little bit of insight on this, they could have used like the word Lord, but they didn't do that. They used the word Christ, something that is kind of niche, right? Like it's something that has a very specific meaning and it can't really be used in other formats, in other ways. Lord can have kind of a variety of different meanings, but not Christ. And so it puzzled me why the word Christ specifically. And I have a theory as to why they would use the word Christ. But first, I want to go over some pushback that people might give who believe in Christ consciousness. And one of the arguments that's within this community, and is one that I used myself, by the way. And the argument is made within the word Christian itself, because the word Christian means little Christ. So doesn't that mean that we are all Christ? Then isn't that the real meaning of what it means to be a Christian? Again, this is how you will find people identifying as Christians because they believe that it's somebody who's obtained this consciousness that's equal to Jesus's, the Christ consciousness. So, when they say they're a Christian, everything that I've been explaining before can help you understand what that means. That's their definition of the word Christian. It's little Christ. Christ is within all of us.

But there's a very big problem with this argument. A few, actually. First, that is not what Christian means. It means a follower of Christ. Second, it's very interesting how they'll take a metaphysical definition of Christ, but then turn around and take a literal definition of the word Christian because that's convenient. But not only this, they get the literal definition wrong. Third, the word is actually a derogatory term for people who were following Jesus. Followers of Jesus were not called Christians. They were referred to in other ways, like followers of the Way or followers of the Nazarene. The word Christian came up as a way to degrade these people. Now, what's kind of cool is that Peter writes about this and actually tells his readers not to be ashamed if they are called by this derogatory term. So, in other words, this argument, when applied to logic and scripture, just completely falls apart. It's an anachronistic argument. And what I mean by that is they're taking something that didn't exist at the time and kind of shoving a modern interpretation into it. This is very obvious in hindsight, but at the time, I actually thought that this was like the most super spiritual argument for Christ consciousness, that, "Oh, Christian means little Christ." And that's not what it means.

So now we've gone over a lot about what Christ consciousness is. I want to go over what it's not, because this is really interesting as well. All right, I'm going to get a little geeky for a second, but I mean, let's be real, we could all kind of use a little bit more Bible geek. And I think this is really cool stuff to know. I'm going to talk bigger picture for a second, which is worldviews, because it's really our worldview that shapes a lot of our spirituality a lot of times. So understanding somebody's worldview can be very important in understanding the bigger picture of what this is that we are dealing with here.

So Christ consciousness is not pantheistic or monotheistic. It's more panentheistic. So it's geeky, but it's also really annoying. So it's not monotheistic. This is the worldview of Christians. Christianity is monotheistic. Mono is Greek for one, and theism is Greek for God. So it's one God-ism. Basically, we believe that there's one personal, unchanging God that is distinct, separate from humanity. This is what it means that God is holy, among other things. Christ consciousness is also not pantheistic. Pantheism says that God is everything. The universe, nature, people, animals, rocks, potatoes, your socks, everything. Hence the Greek word pan, which means all, and theism, which means God. So in this view, there's no real difference between God and creation because they are one and the same. Hinduism and a lot of new age tend to be pantheistic. This is also why I argue that Christ consciousness may share similarities with certain new age ideas. But it's actually rooted in new thought, not new age. The key difference is that Christ consciousness claims to be a Christian concept, something that Jesus supposedly taught, and it uses scripture. And that approach of using Christian language while redefining it to teach a non-biblical, metaphysical worldview is exactly what defines new thought.

What Christ consciousness is, is panentheistic. Just giving you guys a heads up. This annoys me. So pan meaning all, N is Greek for in, and of course theistic meaning God. So God is in all. Think of everything I just explained to you about monotheism and pantheism, and try to squish that together and make it make sense. That's basically panentheism. This says that God isn't everything, but God is in everything, but also exists beyond everything at the same time. So while God is present in the universe and fills all things, he isn't limited to it. He also transcends it. So, in other words, a pantheist would look at a tree and say, "That tree is God." While a panentheist would say, "No, no, no, the tree isn't God, but God is in that tree." And a monotheist would say that God created that tree, and he's not in it, but he sustains its existence along with all existence.

So in this panentheistic way, Christ consciousness is you basically becoming conscious of the idea that God is in you. The Christ is in you. You have never not been the Christ, and you are not separate from God. It's clear as mud. I know. In my opinion, panentheism is confusing. It's a cop-out. It's an unholy marriage of pantheism and theism where you want the benefits of theism without paying the price of pantheism, but they both contradict. So, either God is separate from us, or God is in everything, but it can't be both. Fun fact, this is also the perspective and position of a lot of progressive Christians with what's called process theology, which is the idea that God can grow and change. So you really can't have that view with monotheism or pantheism. So this kind of creates a God that is more spiritually fluid, and nothing is settled or final. This also helps explain why they stay in a perpetual state of uncertainty. It's like a badge of spiritual honor, in a way. You can't ever really know truth because it's always changing. What a lot of people do that tend to take the pantheistic view is they are redefining God in a way that's convenient, not coherent.

Now, this brings me to a very interesting person who's kind of an amalgamation of everything that I went over, including the frustration, and is a very good example of what Christ consciousness is not, yet uses similar spiritual elements, and that would be Richard Roar. This man is the pope of progressive Christianity. He has written a book called The Universal Christ. Some of you may have even heard of it. And though he doesn't outright use the phrase Christ consciousness, his teachings line up with it in several ways.

So in The Universal Christ, he says this, if I can find it. Stand by. Talk amongst yourselves. Okay, hold on. I found it.

"Christ isn't just Jesus of Nazareth. It's a universal presence that has existed since the beginning of time."

Here's where it gets confusing for some people, myself included, for a while, until I really dug into this and studied it. And I still have a lot to learn. But here's what I got so far that I think could be very helpful. So, in new thought, Jesus and Christ are separated, and they have two distinct meanings. As we went over before, Roar does this too, but with a caveat. He makes a sharp distinction between Jesus, the historical man, and Christ. But he defines it differently. It's a cosmic force or divine pattern that exists in everything. So where Christ consciousness is only in humans, Richard Roar takes this a step further. The universal Christ is not just in people. It's also in nature, animals, inanimate objects. This idea mirrors panentheism, the belief that God is in all things, though at times it leans towards pantheism where God is all things. How does he divide that zero? The short answer, in my opinion, is that he doesn't, because I don't believe the goal with Richard Roar and his followers is to discover truth. It's to be uncertain about it, because they don't protect and submit to scripture. They aim to improve and progress it.

So, Richard Roar believes that Christ is in everyone, not just believers, which sounds like a very new thought idea that there's a divine spark or a higher self within each of us. But he goes beyond new thought. So while new thought says Christ is about a divine consciousness humans can awaken to, Richard Roar says Christ is in everything, which doesn't quite line up with the idea of consciousness because rocks don't have awareness. So in other words, both views redefine Christ. But Roar's version is less about self-realization and more about a universal divine essence. What I think makes Roar's approach tricky is again, he uses Christian language like Christ, incarnation, resurrection, but redefines them in ways that are anti-biblical. It does more than just stray from the Bible; it's against what the Bible says. And he presents Christ not as the Messiah who died for our sins and rose again, but as a mystical force that unites all things. So that gives his teachings a Christian-sounding veneer while promoting something far more abstract and impersonal. So he really is a hodgepodge of beliefs. There's a blend of lots of different beliefs in Richard Roar's position. You have a blend of Catholic mysticism, perennial wisdom, progressive spirituality, psychology, and a reinterpretation of scripture. And what it does is that it builds it into a system that ultimately blurs the line between creator and creation.

And what's interesting is that Richard Roar and his fans will deny that they believe in Christ consciousness. They will take the universal Christ and try to make it sound orthodox by appealing to early church fathers and totally ripping them out of context. For example, let's look at one right now. He'll use Athanasius, all right, an early church father, and use him to support the idea of a universal Christ, which is wholeheartedly not what he taught at all. And this can bring us to a whole other mess of what I brought up before about truth, relativism, and postmodernism, where you have to redefine the nature of truth to even get to these types of teachings. That's a whole other rabbit hole that I do not have time to get into here, though I really want to. But this is basically Richard Roar's strategy. This is his MO. He appeals to orthodoxy. Claims that this has always been a thing. But us close-minded fundamentalist freaks who read the Bible and trust its plain and clear teachings don't get it. Same song, second verse. A lot of people might think that Roar is staying within Christian boundaries, but he's not doing that at all. He's redefining what that even means. I mean, he's constantly moving the goalposts. And I find the guy to be really squishy and hard to pin down on what he's actually trying to teach and say. And I think that this is by design. I think they do it on purpose, 'cause that's a staple of progressive Christianity. It's like trying to catch a cloud. Like, nanny, nanny, boo, boo, you can't catch me. That's not what I believe. Oh, no. I don't believe that either. But you just said that you believe that. Nope. Mm-mm. I don't believe that. It's satirical. I mean, if you're a heretic, you're going to want to redefine the meaning of scripture so that those who are reading it can't really pin you down. I mean, the key to exposing your nopey nonsense theological belief is scripture. So, of course, you're going to mess with scripture so nobody can actually see the deception.

It's also frustrating on another level because he'll use a lot of terminology from a variety of different belief systems. Like I mentioned, perennial wisdom before, Catholicism, mysticism, new thought, Christianity, and so much more. Uh, there's a lot more to say about Richard Roar, but I'll leave it at that. I think this is sufficient to understand what it is that he teaches about the universal Christ versus Christ consciousness, and why he's just a really good example to use here of what Christ consciousness is not.

So now that we know what Christ consciousness is and what it isn't, I'm sure that you have more of an idea of where it is and who teaches it. We are seeing this all over social media. And my goal in walking through this with you is to help you understand the teaching so that you can better discern the teacher. I get emails daily from people asking me to check out a ministry, a blog, an influencer, a person, a teacher to see if what they are saying lines up with scripture. And while I'm happy to help when I can, the truth is that it's impossible for me to always do that. I'm not always able to respond to every request. And that's why I want to give you the tools to spot these things for yourself. So you don't have to wait on someone else to tell you whether something is off or not. My hope and goal is that you'll be able to recognize it right away.

So, as far as who teaches Christ consciousness, now that we've gone over what it really is, I'm hopeful that you will be able to spot it when you hear it because it's hard for me to go over every single teacher or influencer who teaches this, but I am going to name a few. And the first, you guys may not be surprised to hear that Oprah Winfrey, of course, teaches Christ consciousness and believes it. I've made two lengthy videos about her and her beliefs. Uh, and then we have Aaron Abkey, which again, I made a video about him before. Norman Vincent Peele even taught Christ consciousness. Deepak Chopra, Eckhart Tolle, Michael Beckwith, Carlton Pearson, who just passed away. And Christ consciousness is shockingly also becoming quite an issue and a spiritual epidemic. That's what I'll put it, in crunchy mom circles right now as well. And guys, TikTok. Oh, TikTok. The cesspool of the internet. Christ consciousness is all over TikTok.

"What if I told you that Jesus Christ didn't come to save you from hell because you are a sinner, but he came to transform your consciousness? And he wasn't the literal only Son of God. That he was an enlightened teacher who came to help you access your own Christ consciousness."

"Jesus knew that he was fully connected to the divine source and that everything he needed was already provided in the present moment in this state of Christ consciousness. He had no fear, no doubt, and no sense of lack."

So I think there's a core issue here, in my opinion, and I think there's a really big reason why we are seeing Christ consciousness everywhere. We need to look at what scripture really says about this. Why? Why take a word that has such a specific, sacred, and powerful meaning and empty it of all of that and make it into something else entirely? That's the question I asked myself during this whole research into Christ consciousness. And I think that there's a short answer to this. I believe it's because the word Christ has power, authority, and recognition. And people want that without submitting to the Jesus that it points to. So let's unpack that for a second, 'cause I think this is really a core issue.

There is no scriptural basis whatsoever for using the term Christ to refer to a universal consciousness, divine energy, or mystical spark, or whatever you want to call it. You would never ever get this meaning if you just plainly read scripture. Now, we know what Christ consciousness is and why it's unbiblical. But there's a second aspect to why the word Christ is used. I mean, I've heard terms like God consciousness, for example. So why not use that? Why not use the Buddha consciousness, or Muhammad consciousness, the Gandhi consciousness? Why is it always Jesus? Always the cross that gets redefined or distorted. So, after wrestling with this a bit and thinking about it, I think I've come up with a pretty good theory as to why. And I think it's because this is exactly what Jesus warned us about. He told us about false Christs and false gospels that would come into the world. No other religious figure had to warn about fake versions of their message, probably because Satan doesn't oppose them. Demonic forces don't fight against lies. They fight against truth, and Jesus is the truth. And that's why he's always been the one targeted, the one imitated and twisted.

Redefining Christ lets someone retain the comfort and power of the Christian message, all the good stuff, but discarding the core, the whole story: sin, judgment, the cross, repentance, and Jesus as the exclusive way to God. And you guys, you guys know that I love to point out irony. And there's a deep irony here. Many progressives, new thought teachers, and Christ consciousness advocates claim that the original followers of Jesus distorted his true teachings, right? That institutional Christianity changed the message. It was the early Christians who faithfully preserved his words, preserved his claims, his mission, and they died for it. The distortion is happening now by the very people who complain about Christianity getting distorted. They claim to honor Jesus while redefining everything he said, and then complain about people redefining what Jesus said. Make it make sense. It's theological identity theft. They're keeping the language of Christianity and the influence it carries while stripping it of its meaning. They have become the very thing that they accuse Christians of doing.

Scripture warns about this very thing. This is like 2 Timothy 3:5 stuff. "They have a form of godliness, but they deny its power." The second part of that scripture says, "Have nothing to do with these people." And like I said before, this is exactly why the message of scripture has to be downplayed or reinterpreted because there's warnings about this. That's why for this deception to work, scripture must be reframed to hide the very truth that exposes it. Here, let me show you some more. There's a lot more scriptures on this. Maybe you're watching this video and you totally disagree with me. I'm going to read these, and I want the actual words of scripture to speak for itself, and I pray that the Holy Spirit guides you.

This is Matthew 24:4-5: "Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and they will deceive many."

Matthew 24:23-2: "At that time, if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See that I have told you ahead of time."

One of the things that draws people to beliefs like Christ consciousness or this inner divine spark, whatever it is, the idea that you can create your reality has worked for a lot of people. I'm talking about people manifesting their world through spiritual means. I'm talking about people healing themselves, believing that they have created something in their reality, that they have manifested stuff. I mean, we're talking about people who believe it because they've experienced it. There's a lot more to that. When I see great signs and wonders to deceive, that applies to the new thought and progressive world as well. Also, by the way, this is repeated as well in Mark 13:22 about false Christs who will deceive.

Next is Galatians 1:6-8: "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed."

1 John 2:22: "Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist. Denying the Father and the Son."

This last verse should really hit home, especially considering what we just went over with what these terms mean. Just think about how the word Christ is being misused and redefined in all of this. In scripture, Jesus is uniquely God, the one and only Messiah, the savior of the world who died for our sins. But Christ consciousness completely flips that. It teaches that you are God. You are the chosen one, and you are your own savior. The focus shifts away from worshiping Christ to becoming a Christ yourself, and people start believing they carry the same divine identity as Jesus. And that's not just unbiblical, according to 1 John, that is antichrist. It's the lie in the garden. It's exactly the kind of deception scripture warns about: a version of Jesus that looks spiritual but leads people away from the real gospel and the real savior. And in the Matthew scripture that I read before about Jesus himself saying that there will be false Christs that will come into the world, and they will deceive many. This is plural, and Christ consciousness is a false Christ.

So, I hope this was helpful. I know that that was a lot, but I do hope that this has helped clear up what Christ consciousness is, why we're seeing it everywhere, and what we can really do about it. Hopefully, this has helped you be prepared to know what Christ consciousness is and how to respond to it. So, as always, look in the description for more information, and let me know what you think in the comments below.