(March 24, 2014 at 10:01 am)xpastor Wrote: Lately, however, I am no longer so sure that much of Jesus' ethical teaching is practical and useful in life. It seems to me that a lot of it is too extreme for us to follow. I won't say any more at present because I want to hear your responses.
Was Jesus extreme? Well I’m too lazy to read the whole bible but I believe Jesus said the following…
“I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!” Luke 12:49
“For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household. Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” Matthew 10:35-37