December 3, 2023

Beyond the Veil: A Literary Journey into the Mysterious Nature of the Gospel and Existence

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It’s not just a problem that many in the West have a shallow view of Christianity, but it’s also that they have an inaccurately bland view of Christianity. They hear the word “Christianity,” and they picture something like church as it’s depicted on the Simpsons: People uncomfortably dressed up, dusting off a hymnal to sing along with a pipe organ-accompanied choir, listening to a monotone reverend deliver monotone platitudes about being good boys and girls.

The Simpsons at Church

They seek something more exotic, something more spiritually creative, so they turn to Buddhism, Hinduism, New Age philosophies—anything other than the boring and lifeless version of Christianity they have concocted in their minds.

But they couldn’t be farther from the truth, for Christianity is, without a doubt, the most mysterious and mind-blowingly exotic faith of all. It is also true.

Here are a few mysteries to contemplate to get you started pondering the profundity of Christianity:

God spoke the world into existence.
God created men and women in His image.
God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; God is one.
God took on a body to live among His creation, to teach and model for humans how to live; He came to seek and save the lost.
Man tortuously murdered God in the flesh; God transformed that hateful murder into a profound expression of His love for man.
God, the Creator of the universe, offers a mysterious union with you, in which you are in God and God is in you, and in which you can experience eternal life with God.

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:17-18

There are no belief systems, religions, or myths that can touch the mystery of these monumental realities.

Here are a few books that explore the mysteries of Christ, the Gospel, and Existence:

Singularity: or, How the LOGOS Resolves the Problems of Racism, Gender Obsession, Climate Change, Decadence, & Every Other Calamity You Encounter” by Theophilus

Singularity is a freedom manual, a veil remover, revealing the nature of reality as expressed by the LOGOS. May you use it to cleanse the doors of your understanding and exist in unity with your Creator.

Called “an antidote to wokeness,” Singularity exposes the cultural phenomena that pit people against each other in the modern world: decadence, fear of climate change, sexual and gender obsession, abortion, racism, the credibility of experts, and “divisionism.” Theophilus dispels modern illusions with ancient truths in this practical yet metaphysically evocative exploration of the calamities that bombard man.

Most importantly, Singularity reveals how the LOGOS, Jesus Christ, resolves the chaos in your life and the world around you with divine power and love.

Singularity is especially well-suited to teens and young adults trying to navigate the world of volatile ideologies they face constantly in entertainment, academia, and at the tips of their fingers in their phones.

Mystical Union by John Crowder

From the publisher:

The gospel is a mystical message, based on an instant and effortless union with God achieved at Christ’s cross.

When you think of the cross, do you think of fun? If the answer is “no” then you have not been taught the cross aright.

There is a delicious feast prepared for the believer. Nothing is more satisfying than the revelation of what Christ has conclusively accomplished for you. This book threatens to turn your Christianity upside down. No longer a struggle to please God—the Truth will plunge you into a celebration of what He has done for you.

With clear revelatory truths on the New Creation and the joys of the cross, Mystical Union promises to be one of John’s most revolutionary, life-changing works. The happy gospel of grace is about instant, uninterrupted union with God. This book lays out our most core beliefs on the scandal of grace. It promises to wreck your theology and cheer you up with undeniable Biblical truths on the effortless gift of perfection. As a believer, you are permanently plugged into open heavens … no more dry days!

Cosmos Reborn : Happy Theology on the New Creation by John Crowder.

From the publisher:

Christ cured the human condition. Take a grace-centered look at regeneration, the new creation and the new birth. This book explores the universal scope of the cross—if one died for all, then all died! For God was in Christ reconciling the cosmos to Himself. He has woven humanity into His divinity! Dispel the myth of a dark, schizophrenic god of religion. This book makes a scandalous case that the Father of Jesus Christ is in a good mood. Need a religious detox? Have a dose of happy theology! Good news to liberate your life. Though we opposed Him as enemies in our minds, God never set Himself against us as our enemy. Adam was breathed from the very life of God, and it has always been the Creator’s intent to restore humanity to the bliss and immortality of its divine origin. In the incarnation, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God included you and absorbed the entire created order into Himself, bringing an end to decay and corruption. Mortality has been swallowed up by immortality.