Allow me to bury the lede while I tell you a bit about myself. Myself recently signed a book deal for my second book. “What’s it about?” you ask. Well, I’m glad you asked. Thank you for that. It’s about the Bible, what it means for it to be “god-breathed,” how it’s been used over the centuries for good and ill, and why it’s not perfect, never has been, and that’s ok.
If those tenth century words are true, then Jesus didn't convince or convert those guys- He blackmailed them. They weren't ashamed; they were afraid-of being exposed. I prefer what I and I figure a bunch of other kids, stuck in boring Sunday school or worse, a boring and interminable sermon, did. Make up our own words, write that script ourselves. And nobody at the dinner table could say we were wrong.
If those tenth century words are true, then Jesus didn't convince or convert those guys- He blackmailed them. They weren't ashamed; they were afraid-of being exposed. I prefer what I and I figure a bunch of other kids, stuck in boring Sunday school or worse, a boring and interminable sermon, did. Make up our own words, write that script ourselves. And nobody at the dinner table could say we were wrong.