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Paperback What Was Jesus Really Saying?: Uncovering the Meaning Behind the Message Book

ISBN: B0FSDWSC2R

ISBN13: 9798266855779

What Was Jesus Really Saying?: Uncovering the Meaning Behind the Message

What if Jesus wasn't giving us rules to obey, but invitations to awaken?

For centuries, Jesus' words have been filtered through layers of translation, tradition, and institution. What began as simple, piercing invitations often became rigid doctrines, moral slogans, or even weapons of control. What Was Jesus Really Saying? peels back those layers to uncover the meaning behind the message.

Author J.P. Rose, a former pastor turned seeker, takes readers on a journey through Jesus' most familiar sayings - from "Repent" to "The Kingdom of God is within you," from "The Beatitudes" to "The Narrow Way." With historical insight, linguistic clarity, and practical reflection, this book re-centers the teachings not as dogma, but as doorways into love, presence, and wholeness.

You'll discover:

How key words like repent, blessed, peace, and church carried radically different meanings in their original languages.

Why many of Jesus' most quoted lines ("turn the other cheek," "go the extra mile," etc.) have been misunderstood - and what they really meant in context.

Where the Church's history drifted from Jesus' way, and how to separate his voice from institutional distortion.

The universal thread that connects Jesus' teaching with wisdom across traditions - compassion, humility, justice, and presence.

Practical rhythms and reflection prompts to embody these truths today.

This is not a book of answers or creeds. It's a lens - a way of seeing. A way of stripping away what distorts and returning to what awakens.

If you've ever felt disillusioned by religion yet still drawn to the depth of Jesus' voice, this book is for you.
If you've longed for clarity beyond clich s and control, this book is for you.
If you're ready to live less from fear and more from love, this book is for you.

Come and hear Jesus again - not as a rule-maker, but as a truth-teller. Not as a doctrine, but as a living invitation.

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