About this episode
This episode discusses the true nature of Jesus as depicted in John 8, challenging the perception of Him as merely meek and mild.
Day 76 Today’s Reading: John 8 In Christian Letters to a Post-Christian World, renowned English writer, Dorothy Sayers, aimed some powerful words at religious people who have watered down the Son of God and made Jesus accommodating: The people who hanged Christ never accused Him of being a bore; on the contrary, they thought Him too dynamic to be safe. It has been left for later generations to muffle up that shattering personality and surround Him with the atmosphere of tedium. We have very efficiently pared the claws of the Lion of Judah, certified Him “meek and mild,” and recommended Him as a fitting household pet for pale curates and pious old ladies. As we have seen throughout our 260 Journey so far, Jesus is anything but those things. Four times in today’s reading, Jesus refers to Himself by using a common Old Testament title used only for God: I AM (see verses 12, 24, 28, and 58). That’s why this chapter opens with the religious wanting to stone a woman caught in adultery and end with them wanting to stone Jesus. Look at the ending of the chapter with me: The Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I…
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Host: The 260 Journey
Topics covered
- Christianity
- Jesus
- Religious interpretation
- Spirituality
- Self-improvement
Keywords
- Jesus
- John 8
- Dorothy Sayers
- Christianity
- spirituality
- religion
- I AM
- Lion of Judah
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Christian Letters to a Post-Christian World, John 8
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