The way of imagination

     Crazies?   So, you’re a group of Christians, are you?   And your faith is based on the New Testament, is that right?   Interesting… I wonder if you are aware of how the founders of your religion described themselves as well as how they were perceived by their contemporaries.   The New Testament, even as it claims to present the truth, makes no attempt to hide the fact that its message is one that strikes the “normal”, conventional person (ancient as well as modern) as utterly absurd .   Let’s look at a few examples: The gospel (the message): “the message about the cross is foolishness (Gr: moria ) to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God…Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles…” (1 Cor. 1.18, 23) The apostles (the messengers): “I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, as though sentence...