| BkIII:12.II.2 | During my redemptive passion, and especially during the wicked trial to which I was subjected, again and again I was asked who I was. They condemned me and killed me for saying that "My Father and I are one." They could not accept that which according to their beliefs was such a huge sacrilege. When asked if I was a king, I answered truthfully, "I am a king. My kingdom is not of this world." When asked if I was the messiah sent by God, I also answered truthfully by simply saying “Yes.” Many people at that time and even now believe that to say you are one with God—which means that you are God in God—is a sacrilege. This pattern is deeply rooted in the human mind. It is why we now take up this matter of your divine identity. |