Sir lastnail wrote on Nov 16
th, 2017 at 11:08am:
Did anyone see the auction on ABC TV for the auction of a Davinci painting of the worlds biggest loser ?
worlds biggest loser ??
thats not really accurate.
why, some 2000 years since his death, does he still have such influence?
and , in areas like singapore, hong kong, china and even russia , where christianity is booming?
Nail, for a story to remain in the mainstream for that long , there usually has to be some underlying "truth" to the story.
even a "fairy tale" has to contain a truth or it wont resonate and it will die.
"beauty and the beast" is the truth that most women fantasise about getting a really wild man and taming him (they dont want a wimp).
"sleeping beauty" is the truth that whne you dont expose yourself to the wicked witch and you are naive, then the smallest injury (a pin prick) will lead you to have a meltdown.
"peter pan" is the truth that when we dont want to grow up and take responsibility for ourselves we end up swallowed by the crocodile.
frozen and finding nemo are sort of propaganda and they will be gone in 20 years , but the immortals live on.
why does the story of jesus live on?because it contains a basic truth that many people just arent up to facing.
you are going to die and you are going to suffer.
you can laugh at it if you want, you can resent it, you can pretend it wont happen to you, but deep down every human knows that there is going to be tragedy in their lives and they are going to die alone.
and only in understanding and accepting and embracing this FACT can you transcend this fact.
so you and gweg can deny it all you like , but tragedy, suffering and pain will find a way to your door and i dont think you will be sniggering quite so much then.
better to practice "bearing your cross" every day.
then you will have built the resilience to cope
............... why does the story of jesus live on? .............
It'ld explain why He still has so much influence.
It'ld explain why Christianity is expanding in China, Singapore.
It'ld explain why people risk their lives to take Christianity to countries where it is banned.
It'ld explain why The Bible is the worlds best selling book and has been for decades.
If Jesus is real .......... it explains many things.