Mutiny On The Mount Poem by Bill Upton

I can't find chapter and verse in the Bible
To identify what denomination of religion Jesus was.
It probably can't be found because He wasn't part of either.
He WAS the denomination, and He WAS the religion,
Yet we find so many differences among our Christian friends
Which separate us from that reality.
We all have our denominations that we created.
We nitpick at issues thinking we are ecumenically wiser alone.
As we go on, we determine our guidelines for right and wrong,
Interpreting Heavenly messages with human differences.
When did our intellectual egos begin to supersede 'Commandments'?
When did 'Love thy neighbor' start to include 'if you know them'?
When did 'As you do unto the least' begin to add 'when convenient'?
When did the Beatitudes become simply another rewards program?
When did the Ten Commandments become a request?
How did we take control of His government?
Why did we storm His courts,
And rewrite His constitution, His rulebook
To fit our 'current' adaptations?
WHEN DID WE BECOME OUR OWN JESUS?
How did we scrutinize His very teachings
To mollify our own belief system?