More About Jesus and God, Now With A Bit of Tao

As I continued to read Luke's gospel I found that not everything in it is the way I was expecting it. One of the things like this is the "apostle" part. I had imagined that the twelve "apostles" had all just been like childhood friends of Jesus or men he had met while he was doing his miracles and thus, the friendship. I was very surprised to know that this wasn't the case. Actually, Jesus "chose" who he wanted as "apostles". "And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;" (Luke 6:13) I think that this is rather sad because maybe Jesus chose his most loyal disciples or those he felt identified with. What I find sad about this is what about the other disciples? Weren't they important too? I suppose I'm over-analyzing the situation, but my point is, if he was the "son of God" how could he not know that "And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor" was among those he chose? This are the sort of things that I find a bit weird about the Bible. If God loved Jesus as much as he said he did, why would he let the "traitor" be among Jesus' apostles? Then again, if it hadn't been Judas, it could have also been any other guy overwhelmed with the thought of wealth that losing a friendship would seem insignificant.

It's amazing how Jesus performs miracles. "17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; 18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. 19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all." (Luke 6) Just by touching them, Jesus "heals" them. I can't imagine what it would be like to have a Jesus-like man today performing miracles. If I were God, I wouldn't be that happy with people today, specially those like me who question his existence. So, I wonder what it would be like if God sent upon us a "savior" to "heal" everyone just by "touching" them. Maybe people don't need healing as much as they need guidance and hope. Lots of people rely on God, angels, and saints to look after them instead of looking after themselves. This is the type of thing that a "miracle-worker" would encourage, under my perception. Any man who comes unto this world trying to make it a better place without any supernatural help, might as well be called a "miracle-worker" and I think I'm leaning towards people like this instead of men like Jesus. Call me whatever you want to call me but its true. Jesus had help from God, but any other man who deserves the same recognition as Jesus, might as well do things without God's support, and that is indeed a miracle.

I've been very intrigued by the way Jesus talks. It seems like Yoda from Starwars were the one preaching God's words. "16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth itunder a bed; but setteth iton a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. 17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thinghid, that shall not be known and come abroad. 18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have." (Luke 8) This is actually funny. I mean I'm supposed to take it seriously and I guess that I would, only Jesus is talking to a disciple and I just can't imagine anyone going around in circles while saying this to someone I assume, is a friend of his. This is really silly because someone like me would take ten minutes to say something like this and by the time I'm done, I'd probably forget what it was that I began with. I guess Luke wasn't thinking about this when he wrote about Jesus, but I'm not an expert so I suppose that this was the way that Jesus talked to his friends. I find a bit off though, if I want to say something, I'll be sure to say it quickly and make it the least repetitive as possible. I wouldn't want to have a conversation with Jesus, although I'm sure I would eventually learn how to be a good citizen, I'd be bored as hell in the process.

When Jesus sends his "disciples" to every town to "heal" I couldn't help but think who was responsible for these people's health. It seems to me that the only one who could get so many people sick at the same time, would be God. What's up with God and Jesus? Isn't God the one that punishes everyone's sins with misery? So, why is Jesus going against God's will without any punishment himself? This got me thinking about a not-so-old friend of mine. The Tao and paradox. The Bible hasn't admitted that the world is paradoxical yet, but there's enough evidence to prove it wrong. The world isn't just black and white, there's many shades of gray in it. So why is it that everything has to be either heaven or hell? Rewards vs punishments? This all leads to the same conclusion: the world isn't as simple as it seems, and although it isn't said directly in the Bible, anyone with enough knowledge will know it's implied.