The Jesus Lectures-3

Dealing with Difficult People

De: Daniel Lyle

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

What if Jesus returned not yet for the final Rapture, but just to do a quick, interim inspection of His followers? What would He say about how they deal with difficult people?

“Dealing with Difficult People” is the third of an imagined series of ten speeches given in the first person by Jesus, focused on the efforts of modern-day Christians. Short excerpts found in the Bible concerning God’s Kingdom are expanded. Additional details are based on expert translations, authoritative Bible commentaries, and historical accounts. Although still closely adhering to the first-century Gospels, these lectures extrapolate into our modern-day, complex world.

If you are comfortable with your present understanding of Jesus or are fully satisfied with the doctrines taught by your particular Christian group, you may find parts of these fictional lectures uncomfortable or even offensive. However, if you have a deep love for the Biblical Jesus, wish to delve deeper into His thinking, and long to move ever closer to God, you may find these fictional lectures both intriguing and thought-provoking.

“The Jesus Lectures-3” challenges Christians’ present-day understanding of the following five topics: 1) the greatest in the Kingdom of God; 2) helping to encourage little children; 3) a tax-collector and a Pharisee; 4) washing each other’s stinky feet; and 5) eating raw flesh and drinking blood. Although conversational and friendly, centered around “folksy” stories and tense confrontations, this first-person lecture moves far beyond accepted traditions and standard sermons.

As with many other fictional depictions of Jesus found in books, music, and movies, “The Jesus Lectures-3” should be “taken with a grain of salt.” Rather than starting from a set of doctrines taught by some particular Christian group, lecture #3 instead focuses entirely on the time-honored, validated texts of Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John. As such, descriptions and elaborations may differ from officially sanctioned interpretations. Readers are advised to discard what’s not useful for them, while treasuring any new “nuggets” of wisdom.

The author’s intent is not to create controversy, but to deepen our appreciation for Jesus’ transcendent first-century teachings. Rather than advocating a fresh list of rigid Rules, “The Jesus Lectures-3” explains dynamic Principles for each of us becoming the greatest in the Kingdom of God.