A return to the beliefs and teachings of Jesus
Jesus proclaimed the kingdom of God and called people to repentance. His message was simple and direct.
Modern Christianity emerged not from what Jesus taught, but from Greek philosophy and tradition. The evidence traces how that transformation unfolded from the early church through the Reformation and into the present day. What Jesus actually taught is still recoverable.
Due: early 2026
This book is written for anyone questioning what they have been taught about Christianity. Some still attend church but struggle with doctrines that seem more philosophical than biblical. Others have left the institution, frustrated that raising honest questions was treated as unbelief. Still others have rejected faith altogether, convinced that Christianity demands belief in contradictions.
For those still in church, the institution has much to answer for. It has warned against backsliding, questioned the salvation of those who doubt, and pressured believers with threats of eternal torment. The book asks whether these threats reflect what Jesus actually taught, or whether they emerged later as tools of institutional control. It examines how Jesus himself spoke to people before the church became established, before theology replaced relationship, and before fear became a means of maintaining conformity.
Eight chapters trace Christian theology's development and identify influences foreign to Jesus' teaching. Yet this is more than documenting what went wrong. Beneath centuries of accumulated tradition lies the simpler, more compelling gospel Jesus preached to ordinary people in Galilee, still accessible today. That original faith, freed from philosophical speculation and institutional complexity, is far more compelling and liberating than what replaced it.
Jesus led a Jewish renewal movement rooted in the Hebrew Scriptures, proclaiming the nearness of God's kingdom and calling Israel to repentance. Following his death, the disciples, led by his brother James in Jerusalem, remained observant Jews who viewed Jesus as the promised human Messiah, not God himself...
Read moreOne of the most significant Greek influences on Christianity was the immortal soul. This belief stood in sharp contrast to the Hebrew Scriptures, which present death as sleep until the future resurrection of the body on a renewed earth...
Read moreJesus lived a faith centred on one God alone, the Father, whom he called the only true God. He acted as God's perfect human representative, the anointed Messiah sent to speak God's words, perform God's works, and announce the coming kingdom...
Read moreThe Reformation began as a challenge to corruption and excess within medieval Catholicism. Figures such as Luther questioned indulgences, purgatory, and priestly authority, emphasising faith and Scripture as the basis of salvation...
Read moreJesus taught reconciliation with God through repentance. During his ministry he freely forgave sins, as with the paralytic and the woman who anointed him. These acts occurred long before the cross...
Read moreThe Charismatic movement emerged in the early 1900s with revivals like Azusa Street, promising supernatural gifts such as tongues for worldwide missions. When early missionaries like Alfred and Lillian Garr found their supposed gift of Bengali utterly ineffective in India...
Read moreModern Christianity approaches prophecy with the assumption that biblical predictions concern distant future events. This interpretation, known as futurism, requires redefinition of language, making words like 'soon' and 'this generation' span millennia...
Read moreJesus affirmed a faith rooted in Abraham's trust and obedience, walking with the one God in simple response to his word, without complex doctrines or rituals. He called people to repentance and righteous living...
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