Theocentric Musings

I think that American Christians™ would be a lot more honest during their worship times if they were singing out "Give us Jesus Barabbas! Give us Jesus Barabbas! Give us Jesus Barabbas! Give us Jesus Barabbas! Give us Jesus Barabbas! Give us Jesus Barabbas!*" instead of songs that are to be directed at "Jesus the Messiah", based on their love of war, separation, exclusion, unforgiveness, and judgment. We must break free from this destructive belief system that has infected those that should intimately know Him. *Barabbas's name appears as bar-Abbas in the Greek texts of the gospels. It is derived ultimately from the Aramaic בר-אבא, Bar-abbâ, "son of the father". Some ancient manuscripts of Matthew 27:16–17 have the full name of Barabbas as "Jesus Barabbas" and this was probably the name as originally written in the text.[13] Early church father Origen was troubled by the fact that his copies of the gospels gave Barabbas' name as ...

When you believe "God's wrath" is violent and destructive, you will live a life of violence and destruction. When you believe "God's wrath" is an all consuming fire of Love and forgiveness, you will live a life of Love and forgiveness. Now, which one more accurately reflects Jesus' character? Then it obviously reflects God's character as well. Selah.

the·ol·o·gy noun \thē-ˈä-lə-jē\  : the study of religious faith, practice, and experience : the study of God and God's relation to the world : a system of religious beliefs or ideas : an excuse to treat others with utter disrespect and the utmost contempt lacking of any and all good manners with the belief that your deity approves your destructive, disgusting, ungodly behavior