What Jesus Said . . . and Didn’t Say

About the Book

What Jesus said … “Follow me and go on a mission.” And Didn’t say … “Follow me and go to heaven.” The main thesis of the book is derived from Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In these Synoptic Gospels, Jesus never mentions “heaven” except when speaking of God the Father. Jesus is a very this-world incarnation of God. Our Lord explains that the mission will always involve both words and Actions. The words should make clear that , a) the one who calls is the man Jesus, who is the true revelation of God, b) one’s relationship with God is a reflection of Jesus’s perfect relationship with the Father. The actions should be in the selfless lifestyle of Jesus himself, always remembering, “I will be with you every day” (Matthew 28:19).

About the Author

Glenn C. Carlson followed his service as a Navy pilot becoming a radio announcer in Ohio. After graduating from Ohio State University (Radio-Speech) he went west where he became Program Traffic Supervisor for the National Broadcasting Company in Hollywood, California. While there he received an M.A. in Television from the University of Southern California. It was then that God called Carlson into the Gospel ministry. He received his ministerial degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary. In Seminary he was also a Teaching Fellow teaching classes in ways to prepare and present the Christian Gospel by Radio and Television. With his wife, Madelyn, and infant son, Ray, he went to Scotland where he received a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh. Carlson has served Presbyterian churches in Ohio, Washington State and Arizona. After retiring he was the organizing pastor of a Presbyterian church in Phoenix, Arizona and briefly served Methodist churches in Arizona and Oregon.