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Pope Francis #436Z pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Orthodox Patriarchs with Pope Francis #436Z, with pen & ink, and pencil portraits, by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, BFA, of Condren Galleries.

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Pope Frances With Orthodox Patriarchs

Prelates

In 2018, Pope Francis met with Patriarch Ignatius Ephram II, of the Syriac Orthodox Church, and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartolomew I. The three prelates met to work out Theological differences between the Churches, because the Churches wanted unity. In 1054 AD, the East and the West Churches split, because of Theological differences. The East and the West Churches did not communicate, because they were excommunicated by the Pope.

There are more Church meetings to be scheduled with the Pope, because he is seeking Christian unity. The Orthodox Prelates were pleased to attend the meeting, because they wanted improved Church relations. Recently here has been a lot of communication between the East and West Churches, because they wanted unity. The Internet has made communications between the East and West Church better, because more people can learn about the Church.

Pen & Ink Drawing Of Pope Francis #436Z With Orthodox Patriarchs

Above is my pen & ink drawing of the Pope with the Orthodox Prelates. The Pope has made an effort to reach out to the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, because he wants to open channels of communication. Next year Pope Francis will meet other Orthodox Prelates to set up meetings on Church Theology.

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Pope Francis #436Z pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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Essence of Faith #435Z, not Hell fire, pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Essence of Faith #435Z, not Hell fire, with pen & ink, and pencil drawings, by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, BFA, of Condren Galleries.

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Essence Of Faith

Belief

This is ineffable, however, I will do my best to articulate my thoughts on the subject, because we all are creatures of God. Philosophers, and Theologian from ancient time to day, have talked extensively on this topic. Contrary to almost all Theologian, Faith in God is fact based, and not blind faith. All faith is based on tangible goods, because faith is based on a substance. God, though He is ethereal, is a tangible entity, because He is an object of our faith.

Object Of Faith

All things that are objects of faith are real, and tangible, because we use our senses to determine what they are. Thus, to believe in something, or have faith in something we have to know what it is. We know God in a categorical, or topical sense, which is an adequate model for faith. The key to understanding faith is to know the object that you have faith in, because you can then adjust your faith expectations according to the contingencies of the object of your faith. Bottom line, faith is based on Science, because it demands accurate data for understanding the object.

Not Blind Faith

Faith is not blind, but rather base on your observations of the deeds, and actions of your object of faith. I do not believe that the Bible is inspired by God because the Priest or Minister told me so. Rather, I read the book, talk to others about it, and collect a consensus, because I need to sort the facts to make a decision. After careful consideration of all the facts I then make an assessment on the status of the Bible. At the office, my secretary is at her desk at 9:00 AM everyday. I have faith that tomorrow she will be here at work at 9:00 AM, because of the data that I have collected on her over time to make an assessment.

Hell Fire

There is no need to fear eternal damnation in Hell if you do not believe, because a cognitive thought process has no impact on substantive materials. You cannot be held accountable to God for the continual process and development of your mental state, because it is transitional. Thus, the fear of Hell fire and brimstone for your soul is void, because it is not applicable to material elements. Hell fire and brimstone was a ploy of the Dark Ages Church to control the people, because times were difficult.

Faith Journey

Faith journey is a life long process, because your mind is developing in tandem with your spiritual growth. Thus, a child cannot have the same spiritual strength that an adult, because he has not matured.

Conclusion

I am not saying that the Bible is inspired by God, or that my secretary will be here at 9:00 AM tomorrow, because those things are not known. Faith deals with the calculable, and not the unknown, because it demands the collecting of data. Hence faith is Scientific, because it depends on your carefully weighing each little piece of data to find the essence of it, as Marie Curie did when she was analyzing her pitchblende.

Pen & Ink Drawing Of Essence Of Faith #435Z

Above is my pen & ink drawing of clouds in the upper stratosphere at sunset.

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Essence of Faith #435Z pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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Righteous Faith #434Z

Ancient Rome and EEOC, with pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Righteous Faith #434Z, with pen & ink, and pencil portraits, by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, BFA, of Condren Galleries.

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Righteous Faith

Religion

In the realm of Western Christianity, I will address two groups of faith, so as to denote their core difference.

Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church offers a very deep Theology, because of it’s age. It claims a long line of Popes stemming from St. Peter, because they hold that the pope is the vicar of Christ. However, more importantly, I would like to draw upon the earnestness of the Catholic Church, because it needs to be addressed.

Modern Theologians

Bishop Robert Barron

Of the many contemporary Catholic Theologians, Bishop Robert Barron stands out. I say this because above all things he is earnest. You may not agree with his views, and you may challenge his faith, but the bottom line is that he stands for the Catholic Church, and not his own agenda.

I find this to be the case with all of the contemporary Catholic Theologian, they stand with the Church. This is good practice, because it builds up the Catholic Church, and not the individual.

Protestantism

The challenger to the left is the Protestant Church, because it stands in opposition to the Catholic Church.

Current Protestant Theologians

Of the many current Protestant Theologian I would like to call out Dr. William Lane Craig, because he is a salient person in the Protestant faith. Dr. Craig is the epitome of modern Protestant Theologians, because he needs to separate himself from the Catholic Church.

William Lane Craig

Unlike Bishop Barron, and Catholic Theologians, Dr. Craig is not earnest in his mission, because he is looking to set his agenda. He does not stand for any Church, but rather he stands for his own agenda. William Lane Craig actually thinks that he has the answers, but he does not. William Lane Craig thinks of himself as a righteous person standing up against evil, and opponents to his view of God, Jesus, and mankind. The bottom line is that he, like most protest Theologian, suffer from the torment of hollow, righteous faith, because they are deeply insecure. Whereas the Catholic Theologian are much better, because they are free, and do not need to act righteous.

For my money I will take stock in the Roman Catholic Church, because it true to it’s mission.

Pen & Ink Drawing Of Righteous Faith #434Z

Above is my pen & ink drawing of a fist held up in righteousness, because he believe in his cause.

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Faith On Demand #433Z

Faith On Demand #433Z pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Faith On Demand #433Z, with pen & ink drawing, and pencil portrait, by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, BFA, of Condren Galleries.

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Faith On Demand

Creeds

More offensive to me than faith in Jesus, which I have discussed as bogus, (see my article), is the demand of the clergy to mandate not only what you believe, but how you believe. No one can tell you what to believe, because you have a mind of your own. If I do not believe in the Trinity, does that not make me a Christian? If I do not believe that all men are not created equal, will I lose my citizenship?

Mind Of Your Own

You have a mind of your own, therefore, let no one legislate what and how you believe. Mono-centric faith, like that of the Dark Ages, always dies, because it feeds on itself. However, heterogenous faith, is healthy, and vibrant because it feeds on the world outside. Thus, the more pluralist your faith, and reason is, the healthy you will be.

Pen & Ink Drawing Of Faith On Demand #433Z

Above is my pen & ink drawing of a Judge mandating what, and how you are to believe.

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Masquerade of the Gospels #447Z, with pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Faith in Jesus #432Z, with pen & ink drawing, and pencil portrait, by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, BFA, of Condren Galleries.

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Faith In Jesus

Belief

A most difficult, and vague thing, is faith in Jesus, because it is ambiguous. Throughout the New Testament we are told to have faith, because this is required for adherence. However, we are never told what about Jesus to have faith in, because it is not stipulated. Do I believe that Jesus lived, was a man, was God, was a Jew, and the list goes on.

Delineation

There is no clear cut rendering on faith in Jesus, because no account is delineated.

Mental State

Faith is a mental state not a physical one, because it is cerebral. Mental states can affect your physical movements, because they stem from thoughts. If I decide to turn right at the corner, it is a mental process. By turning the corner I did something concrete, because I moved my car. The decision to turn right is not the same as to physically turn right, because they are not of the same substance.

Concrete & Abstract

The decision to turn my car is abstract, whereas the turning of my car is concrete. In my abstract thoughts I am able to harness the concrete movement of the car, because I am provided material facts about the car. Thus my image of the car in the abstract state is the same as the actual car, because they are of the same substance. The same substance, not physically but cognitively, because both are based on concrete mental images of the car. I have to know what the car looks like, in order for me to be able to think about it.

Club Membership & Concrete Objects

Membership in a club is abstract but very concrete, because it has theoretical guidelines. Concrete objects are material, yet very abstract, because on the microscopic scale it is nuclear energy.

Incongruent Substance

However to have faith in Jesus fails on the spot, because no cognitive image of faith in Him is provided. Further, my cognitive image of Jesus is incongruent with the act of faith, because they are not of the same substance. Faith is not based on some Renaissance image of Jesus, but rather on the belief in Him, which is abstract, thus impossible.

Faith In Jesus Is Impossible

It is impossible to have faith in Jesus, because our mentality of Him, is incongruent to the abstraction of faith in Him. To have faith in anything requires concrete knowledge of the topic, because that gives it meaning. Faith is Jesus will never be able to work, because it has no meaning. However, it is possible to have faith in the Roman Catholic Church, because it has meaning. Thus, I can have faith in the Church, but never in Jesus.

Faith

You can only have faith in that which you know, because it gives the object of faith meaning.

Pen & Ink Drawing Of Faith In Jesus #432Z

Above is my pen & ink drawing of Jesus and the Holy Spirit with a bottle of Clorox, because It is bleaching out the myth of faith in Jesus.

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Faith in Jesus #432Z with pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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Jesus And Healing #431Z

Pen & ink drawing of Jesus healing the man with a withered hand.

Jesus and healing #431Z, pen & ink drawing, and pencil portrait, by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, BFA, of Condren Galleries.

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Jesus And Healing

A most salient item that most people look over when talking about Jesus is healing, because today we have modern medical Science. Of course we have the sick with us today, because there are millions of people without health care. Having just recovered from being a double root-canal, and in bed with throbbing pain for the last 24 I can well express this sentiment. However, it must be understood that back in antiquity infirmity was pervasive, because there was a lack of knowledge, money, and practitioners.

Access To Healthcare

Today we take for granted good health, however back in ancient times healthcare was almost non-existent, because there were no resources, and not enough skill practitioners. This is the key to success for the grass-roots movement that was started by John the Baptist and other desert people. If you give the people healing, they will follow you. Jesus gave the people food and healthcare, because He wanted them to follow Him. Rome was not going to give the Jews healthcare, because they hated the Jews. Jesus capitalized on the, and so He became sought after.

Pen & Ink Drawing Of Jesus And Healing

Above is my drawing of a man with a withered hand, Luke 6:6, meeting with Jesus, because he wants to be healed.

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Jesus and healing #431Z with pen & ink drawings by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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Jesus Christ and the bogus Atonement #430Z pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Jesus Christ and the Atonement #430Z, as proved to be bogus, with pen & ink drawing, and pencil portrait, by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, BFA, of Condren Galleries.

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Jesus Christ And The Bogus Atonement #430Z

False Concept On Faith & Eternal Life

The teachings by the Church that Jesus died on the cross as an atonement for our sins, because He shed His blood, is wrong. This is the exact opposite of the teachings of the early Church, because it is bloody. Faith in Jesus alone was the teaching of the early Church, because that was the message of Jesus, not atonement. The early Church associated itself with the fish and the Fisherman, because that was the ministry of Jesus. The incorporation of the Atonement into the storyline was a later addition, because it will make sense of the crucifixion.

Crucifixtion And The Romans

The early Church wanted nothing to do with Rome, and hid the fact that Jesus was crucified. This is because it was heinous, shameful, and bad press. Later, as the Church grew, it came under the control of Hellenistic Jews, because they were educated, and had a new agenda. Since it was impossible to “Rub-out” the very real crucifixion of Jesus, they used their learning to make it work. So, as the old saying goes “People run with winners”, the Hellenistic Jews ran with Rome, and the crucifixion. Since Rome, and the crucifixion “Won”, they brilliantly wove it into the fabric of the drama.

Enter The Paschal Lamb

The solution to the problem was to join forces with the Romans, and the Crucifixtion, because it was a real event in history. Drop the fish, and Fisherman, and replace it with an atonement, because this could be made sense of, and you cannot argue with it. Now the Church could celebrate the Crucifixion rather than hide from it, because the crucifixion happened.

Paschal Lamb Fails

The Paschal Lamb solution is a failure, because it carnal.

No Altar

Golgotha is no alter, because there is no clean platform to offer a sacrifice.

No sacrifice

An atonement requires a priest to conduct the sacrificial offering, however there is no one available, or fit, to do so.

Murder

The taking of a human life as a sacrifice is out of the questions, and totally unfit, because it is murder.

Shedding Of Blood

The shedding of blood is all about death, not life, as proved by the crucifixion of Jesus on the cross, and who died there. The killing of the Paschal Lamb would have to be followed-up with it’s ressurection after it’s slaughter to follow the Theology, and logic of the Ressurection of Jesus. However, this never happened, because there is no such thing as the ressurection of the dead. If this were true, I am confident that the Jews would have recorded it.

Worthless Sacrifice

The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross is bogus, filthy, and worthless, because it is not sacred, not kosher, and not true. No Jew would ever sacrifice the Paschal Lamb on Roman soil, because it pure filth. No Jew would ever sacrifice the Paschal Lamb at Golgotha because it in not blessed. Finally, no Jew would ever sacrifice a human being, cause that would be murder. Jesus died on the cross because He was a filthy traitor, and that is the truth. Jesus did not rise from the dead, because He was a mortal human being.

Eternal Life

There is nothing about an atonement that offers eternal life, because it is not correct ritual practice. Rather, an atonement is meant for the forgiveness of sins, and nothing more. There is no Jewish Theology, or records stating that if your sins are atoned for, that you will receive the gift of eternal life. Rather, eternal life is based on faith, not works, because it is ethereal, which is Hellenistic Judaism made manifest in Christianity.

Faith

The very earliest records of the Church stipulate that “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you and your household”, Act 16: 31. NASV. No mention of any baptism, atonement, blood, crucifixtion, pedigree, and so on. This Theology is pure Hellenism, because it omits all earthly reference to Jesus, and is ethereal in every way. Cutting the umbilical cord from the Judaizers.

Zombie Of Easter Sunday

The weakness in the new Christian message from the Judaizers to the Hellenistic Jews, or Christians, is the corporal body of Jesus, because that is not ethereal. With the advent of St. Stephen we now have the ethereal Christ, because this is Hellenism. Jesus, the Zombie of Easter Sunday is now dead, because He gained eternal life with the ethereal Christ.

Proof

There is nothing absolutely more concrete, that proves without doubt, that Jesus was a zombie, than the public display of His wounds from the crucifixion to His disciples. The “new body” for your after-life will have the scares, wounds, and banged-up face going through the windshield from the car accident that you died in. If St. Thomas putting his fingers into the wounds of Jesus’s fleshy body is not creepy, what is? Where are Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Night of the Living Dead? Jesus was the Zombie of Easter Sunday.

The Blood Of Jesus Is Filthy

Above is my pen & ink drawing of the Crucifixion of Jesus, and the Paschal Lamb, because the symbolize Blood of Jesus, and the Atonement. The Blood of Jesus is worthless, because it does not offer salvation, and is filthy. The Last Supper, and all reenactments of it are sheer cannibalisms, and a total abomination to Judaism, the cornerstone of this new religion.

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Jesus Christ and the bogus Atonement #430Z pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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Goodman Mansion #429Z pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Goodman Mansion #429Z, pen & ink drawing, and pencil portrait, by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, BFA, of Condren Galleries.

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Goodman Mansion

Residence

The Goodman Mansion is located at 5026 S. Greenwood Avenue, in Hyde Park/Kenwood, Chicago. Currently it is the home of James Montgomery, a prominent Chicago Attorney. The mansion was built architects Treat & Foltz in the Queen Anne style, because that was popular in Kenwood. This mansion sits right behind the famous Loeb Mansion at 5017 S. Ellis, from the famous Leopold & Loeb Murder of 1924. The home was raised in 1972, because of the infamy of the murder case. Two doors to the south is the home of President Barack Obama.

Pen & Ink Drawing Of Goodman Mansion #429Z

Above is a pen & ink drawing that I have done of the mansion, because it has inspired me. The detail of the house architecture is exquisite, because the craftsman ship was professional. The house has a ballroom on the third floor, because the Goodman’s like to entertain by dancing. The ballroom has a stage, because the musicians need this to perform on.

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Goodman Mansion #429Z pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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Barack Obama House #428Z pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Barack Obama House #428Z, pen & ink drawing, and pencil portrait, by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, BFA, of Condren Galleries.

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Barack Obama House

Hyde Park/Kenwood, Chicago

Above is a pen & ink drawing of President Barack Obama’s house on Greenwood Avenue in Kenwood, Chicago. This home is one door away from the famous Goodman mansion, of Goodman Theater fame. Attorney James Montgomery is the current owner of the mansion. Kenwood is the mansion district of Hyde Park, because it has very large homes. Behind President Obama’s home is the site of the famous Loeb Mansion, at 5017 S. Ellis Avenue, from the Leopold & Loeb murder of 1924, in Chicago.

Pen & Ink Drawing Of Name #428Z

The rendering is of the front entrance of the home, because it is the most elegant view of the house. This large home was built in the day of live in staff, because labor was cheaper back then. The house is located on the corner of 50th and Greenwood, because it is a corner lot. Greenwood Avenue at this section has a barricade on it, so as to protect the home of the President of the United States.

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Barack Obama House #428Z pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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Albert Schweitzer #427Z

Pen & ink drawing of Theologian Albert Schweitzer, by artist Stephen F. Condren, with prints and scans.

Albert Schweitzer #427Z, pen & ink drawing, and pencil portrait, by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, BFA, of Condren Galleries.

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Albert Schweitzer

Theologian, Philosopher, Doctor & Missionary

Dr. Albert Schweitzer was most famous as a medical missionary to Africa, however, his greatest achievements lie in his achievements as a Theologian, because he was a New Testament Scholar. He wrote the Quest of the Historical Jesus, because he wanted to explain Jesus in His historical context. Albert Schweitzer clearly proved that Jesus was a man, and not God, because he used the Historical Critical Method.

Pen & Ink Drawing Of Name #427Z

Above is my pen & ink drawing of Dr. Schweitzer, taken from an Internet search. He is often shown wearing a smile, because he loved his work. This line drawing nicely captures his expression, because I did not cross-hatch the details. The delineation of his face is clear, because I have used a thin pen line. The drawing shows only his face, because I wanted to focus on his facial expressions.

Music

Albert Schweitzer was famous as a music, and especially an interpreter of Johann Sebastian Bach.

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Albert Schweitzer #427Z pen & ink drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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