tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303844666411630028.post5901475811907231443..comments2023-06-10T08:14:23.379-05:00Comments on University of Jesus: He Blasts Them!Dennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09083818184293565219noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303844666411630028.post-49349139641971146142009-03-17T12:33:00.000-05:002009-03-17T12:33:00.000-05:00Denny wrote: "Today, many people might be surprise...Denny wrote: "Today, many people might be surprised to discover the Jesus they know – the Jesus presented by religion – only partially resembles the real Person and His teaching.<BR/><BR/>This is because what people know about Jesus still often comes through the filters of religious leaders. And they tend to interpret Jesus in a way that justifies their own practices."<BR/><BR/>How true this is - and how hard it is to read and not "justify" or to read with "filters" of our previous teachings and thoughts. Some of these are good, yet some may not be.<BR/><BR/>A few trhings that might help:<BR/>1. Pray for wisdom before your ead<BR/>2. When you read something familiar, read it more carefully rather than skimming over it<BR/>3. When you read something that supports your beliefs, question wether the text really is saying what you think it says<BR/>4. When you come across something different than what is normally discussed, pay incredibly close attention. Study the things not often talked about.<BR/><BR/>Any more hints to reading without preconceived ideas or reading to justify self?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303844666411630028.post-49086616041461795252009-03-17T10:22:00.000-05:002009-03-17T10:22:00.000-05:00"....what people know about Jesus still often come..."....what people know about Jesus still often comes through the filters of religious leaders. And they tend to interpret Jesus in a way that justified their own practics."<BR/><BR/>What an insightful statement - one worth repeating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com