tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7241057393602065840.post8882204613765901265..comments2023-04-07T19:33:19.607+10:00Comments on Caliban's Dream: Jesus the Liar: the Trilemma Pt.1.Alcibiadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132420102550256958noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7241057393602065840.post-55353006440718493982007-11-03T00:51:00.000+11:002007-11-03T00:51:00.000+11:00What does it say about me that it looks like a gia...What does it say about me that it looks like a giant, lumpy breast?<BR/><BR/>And I agree with you about churches trying to explain away the hard sayings---it makes me uncomfortable too. <BR/><BR/>I'm no literalist---but when Jesus says "It's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go to heaven," I don't buy that "What he REALLY meant was...[fill in rationalization of your choice]."<BR/><BR/>Same with divorce, lust, etc. I think he calls us to a life of struggle in one sense---but I also rest in the knowledge that he said "My burden is easy and my yoke is light" and "Peace I give you, my peace I leave you."<BR/><BR/>Contradictory fellow, that Jesus. Probably one reason he appeals to me so much...Wormwood's Doxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882756844690851674noreply@blogger.com