Choose Your Jesus Wisely Episode 9 Imitating the Master Christians

Many pastors and Bible teachers view Bible characters as what can be compared to "Christian Jedi Masters." They are examples for us to imitate to bring about a desired outcome which would be either beneficial to ourselves or the body of Christ. However, due to the uniqueness of the story God is telling us in the Bible, most often what happened to the handful of humanity that He communicated His story through in the Bible was not normative and we should not expect the same outcomes as they experienced.

Countless Christians reduce the Bible to a self-help guide, how-to manual, or rule book.  If we read it in that way, that is all we will ever see. we will only ever enjoy limited success in what we are attempting to use it for, since we will have tragically missed the point of what the Bible is: God’s story of who He is, starring Jesus. If we want to follow Jesus, we need to get to know and understand the Jesus of the Bible.

Please join me in this episode as we talk about these things.