I was reading a book on the four main world religions and I LOVE the description of Jesus as taken from a secular point of view. Hope you're as blessed as I was!
"The personality of Jesus was complex. As the New Testament presents him, he was both fiery and gentle, both sociable and solitary, both full of energy and subject to fatigue. ABove all, he was both traditional and innovation-- both a conservative and a revolutionary. Among his most distinctive features were his eloquence and his compassion. He spoke winningly, with an instinctive knowledge of what would make his message clear to his audience, how he could draw them to contemplate the Reign of God. His heart went out to the poor, the sick, the children. He seems to have had a special affinity for women, making friends with them and winning their allegiance. (This was unusual for a Jewish teacher in Jesus's day. Men, above all rabbis, were not supposed to consort with women or teach them.) Manifestly, Jesus was a man drawn to prayer."
- In the Path of the Masters
That passage is SO beautiful to me! Even secular scholars see the beauty and complexity of Christ. Ah just love it...
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