In this chapter, Jesus: Tribute and Reappraisal, Simpson discusses his idea of Jesus and how the Church has corrupted and misunderstood his teachings.

"Therefore, let not a man copy Jesus. What he is to follow is not Jesus, but what Jesus himself followed. Let him find the God within himself...And in finding him he has come home--to himself.

Therefore let a man stand forth in what he truly is and in obeying every glance and whispered behest of his innermost will, let him be as ready to be a child, or a fool, or a 'failure' as Jesus was. Then will he also speak with authority and not like the Scribes. And he will not need to quote Jesus and the Prophets to bolster up his own uncertainty..."