Why Yeshua Over All Others

In "Why Yeshua Over All Others," Shawn McCraney argues that true fulfillment comes from embracing unconditional love, as exemplified by Yeshua, beyond religious constraints.

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First Proposition

  1. That the path to living a fulfilled human life is to live a life of love.

(There are those who have differed greatly with this first proposal (Ayn Rand, Marx, Nietzsche, etc.,) but this is proposition is based on the two Great Commandments which are to love God and to love neighbor as He loved which is unconditionally and selflessly.

Second Proposition

  1. This love is unusual as it is defined as being
  2. Longsuffering
  3. Kind
  4. Does not envy
  5. Is not rash
  6. Is not proud
  7. It does not behave badly
  8. Is not self-seeking
  9. Is not easily provoked
  10. Does not think evil
  11. Does not rejoice in evil
  12. Rejoices in the truth
  13. It bears all things
  14. It believeth all things
  15. It hopes all things
  16. It endures all things.
  17. And it never fails.
  18. It is joyful
  19. It is peaceful
  20. Good
  21. Gentle
  22. Meek
  23. Temperate
  24. And full of faith

Third Proposition

  1. This type of love is in some degree lacking in all human beings.
  2. Our nature and nurture of self prevents constancy
  3. Because it is lacking to some degree or another the ability to live a fulfilled life is lacking.
  4. Failure to love perfectly puts all people out of harmony with genuine bliss.

Fourth Proposition

  1. The principles of this love can be taught but an unfailing constant application – especially from the heart – remains an impossibility. The result is frustration which is antithetical to a fulfilled life.
  2. As a result, external application of this love, and demands for it, typically serve to lead to lives of frustration rather than fulfillment.
  3. Organized religions thrive in the gap of demanding and teaching this principle to its congregates and members and knowing that people cannot measure up to its demands.
  4. The net effect of such is guilt, shame, sin and then needing absolution for such – which the churches offer – at a price.

Fifth Proposition

  1. For this love to be fully operational and effective in producing bliss it must originate from the genuine heart.
  2. There are times when people will choose to act by the demands of this love (which is better than not acting it at all and is often a precursor to actually possessing it from the heart) but the most satisfied and lives operate by this love from the heart of the individual.

Sixth Proposition

  1. Wanting satisfaction, people search far and wide to discover the means to possess this love in their hearts. Hence, the proliferation of
  2. Religion and religious philosophy
  3. Self-help books
  4. Meditation
  5. Gurus
  6. Psychologists
  7. Camps and Retreats
  8. Drug abuse
  9. Attempts at free love

Seventh Proposition

  1. Possessing this love begins by first being the recipient of such love unconditionally.
  2. This means an individual deeply realizes that they do not deserve such love but have received it anyway.
  3. This unfathomable generosity, this extended kindness and unconditional acceptance of their person from another (who has no reason to receive and accept them as they are) serves to humble – even break – the walls we build around the human heart.
  4. The net result is forgiveness of others and their crimes against us, compassion on the weak and fragile, appreciation for the able and strong, and an overall humility toward all people.

Eighth Proposition

  1. Looking across the spectrum of religious icons, gurus, leaders, philosophers and gods, the only one that qualifies as having the capacity to first love all of us unconditionally is Yeshua.
  2. This is the story from the beginning.
  3. He came and did what we could not do, out of unconditional love for God and Man.
  4. When anyone realizes that they are the recipient of His love, unmerited, they gain the capacity to then love as He loved, to be free from the mandates of their nature and nurture, and to then love all others, who do not deserve our love, from the heart – which is the key to living the most fulfilled life.

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Shawn McCraney
Shawn McCraney

In order of his nature, Shawn McCraney is an artist, a seeker of Truth and authentic expression, an iconoclast and a punk who maintains a large dose of suspicion for cultures, institutions, and consumerism and the marketing that surrounds it. He is an admitted Christian Anarchist who allows only Christ to serve as King in his life and rejects most of the demands that come from society, government, cultures and organized religion. He diligently seeks the Father in spirit and truth and everything he does is a reflection of these authentic heart-felt aims. In the last twenty years of his life he has become an independent student of the biblical narrative.

Shawn McCraney has dedicated his life to pursuing an authentic relationship with God and teaching others what he has learned along the way. His lifelong and prolific body of research can be found at this website, and is continually being built into navigable resources here at ShawnMcCraney.com. To find information on any of Shawn’s work, including and not limited to his teachings, shows, podcasts, books, and art, browse the pages below.

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