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Ask honest questions about Jesus
Jesus was born into trouble, met with trouble, started some trouble, and was killed by this trouble. Yet, he promises to over come trouble. Confront his message in the context of your life and today’s world.
All doubts are honored
You can’t help but have them. Jesus is like none other proclaimed in the 2000 years since he lived, died, and appeared again to his friends. Let Jesus and those who knew him speak to those doubts and decide for yourself if you can accept his message. No pressure here. It’s totally your choice.
Need to try out first? Of course, what else could be expected from a doubting skeptic! Here’s a sample:
Is God an L?
Admit it. There’s a problem with this story Jesus is telling. Of all things, you’d expect him to teach about the fairness of God. For goodness’ sake, he even introduces it as, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like…” The parable of the vineyard workers basically says that God favors socialist philosophy, regardless if someone put in the work or not. Whatever happened to reap what you sow, give and you receive, an equal exchange of action and reaction, deed and consequence? Otherwise, how else can we know that God cares about what everyone does? Is God an L? … Read More Here.
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