I guess I’d most like to imagine that the folks today who profess a belief in and intention to follow the words of this guy actually did. Even a little.
"Poverty, corruption, and violence were interwoven throughout their society. Fear and distrust were at unparalleled levels. People were at the mercy of those who had bought, threatened, or killed their way to the top." And how is this any different from today? Shall I assume that without the teachings of the Christ it would be a thousand times worse than it is?
Forgive my ignorance, Mark, but in order to preserve my own sanity, I stopped listening to / watching national and world news in 2016, but you have made me want to make an exception here. Kindly point me to where I can find the story behind your statement "... a very powerful person has usurped this “sacred text” for his own purposes and cash this very week." Thank you.
In reading this, I realized - everything that Jesus said would bring happiness, does bring happiness! I was not raised Christian, but these are the most insightful and relatable thoughts on Jesus I’ve read. Thank you for this.
I guess I’d most like to imagine that the folks today who profess a belief in and intention to follow the words of this guy actually did. Even a little.
"Poverty, corruption, and violence were interwoven throughout their society. Fear and distrust were at unparalleled levels. People were at the mercy of those who had bought, threatened, or killed their way to the top." And how is this any different from today? Shall I assume that without the teachings of the Christ it would be a thousand times worse than it is?
Forgive my ignorance, Mark, but in order to preserve my own sanity, I stopped listening to / watching national and world news in 2016, but you have made me want to make an exception here. Kindly point me to where I can find the story behind your statement "... a very powerful person has usurped this “sacred text” for his own purposes and cash this very week." Thank you.
Great perspective.
In reading this, I realized - everything that Jesus said would bring happiness, does bring happiness! I was not raised Christian, but these are the most insightful and relatable thoughts on Jesus I’ve read. Thank you for this.