the Metaphysical Jesus: What Happens When You Stop Worshiping Cross and Start Following Christ

What happens when you stop worshiping the cross and start following the Christ?For generations, many Christians have been taught to understand Jesus primarily through his death. But what if the cross was never meant to overshadow the life that came before it?In The Metaphysical Jesus, Bishop James W. Lewis invites readers to rediscover the walking, teaching, healing Jesus, the Christ who revealed God not as a distant judge demanding payment, but as Love made visible.Through a metaphysical and spiritually interpretive lens, this book explores the hidden years of Jesus, the formation of his consciousness, his healings, parables, teachings on the Kingdom, his relationship with the Father, and his fearless challenge to religious systems built on shame, exclusion, and control.Along the way, Lewis widens the conversation through the Ethiopian biblical tradition, Gnostic writings, A Course in Miracles, ancient wisdom traditions, and the often misunderstood role of Mary Magdalene.The crucifixion is reconsidered not as the moment God demanded violence, but as the moment human fear revealed itself and divine love answered with forgiveness. The resurrection then becomes something larger than doctrinal proof. It becomes the triumph of Life over death, Reality over illusion, and Christ over fear.This is not a rejection of Christianity.It is an invitation to go deeper.To see Jesus before the cross. To hear the teachings beneath the doctrines. To recover the Father Jesus actually revealed. And ultimately, to move from admiring Christ at a distance to walking the way he lived.For readers who have loved Jesus but struggled with fear-based religion, The Metaphysical Jesus offers a wider door into faith, healing, awakening, and the God of Love.