What does Jesus want Christians to do -- “Believe Him” or “Believe In Him”?

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most important blocks of the teachings of Yeshua (the real name of Jesus) to have survived the 2000 year journey of being passed down from one generation to the next by non-Jews from a variety of non-Jewish cultures. The problem is that people who did not understand the Jewish culture or the Hebrew Scriptures of Yeshua have copied the manuscripts that have been used to make English translations of his teachings and created the Belief Systems through which over 2 billion Christian view and understand Yeshua's life and teachings. This toxic mix has produced crusades, inquisitions, indulgences, the holocaust, an immunity to the suffering of others, and an estimated 40,000 Christian denominations and paradenominations in America today!

Are the above things Yeshua had in mind for his followers to be actively involved in as he taught his disciples on the mountain that day? This is the Christians today must answer. The bottom line is that it all comes down to one question -- which of the following did Yeshua teach:

● “BELIEVE ME” -- Go and do what I taught.

● "BELIEVE IN ME” -- Believe I existed or believe man-made theologies about me.

The answers Christians choose define the purposes of their lives and the priorities of Christianity. Read the complete article by going to -- http://www.biblicalheritage.org/yeshua_believe_or_believe_in.html

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