Chapter 9: Rationalization of Mankind

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We know that God has given us “the power of a strong mind.” We

also know that God meant for us to understand the Bible. Yet if Jesus is really God in the flesh, then there are some stupid and nonsensical verses in the Bible. In other words, if the trinity doctrine were true, the Bible would not make intellectual sense and cannot be read in its simple, plain and easy

to understand language. Verses like those above, where Jesus prays to God and demonstrates God’s glory to Martha would then become unintelligible and cryptic messages.

If the trinity doctrine were true, a lot of Jesus’ words would become stupid, nonsensical, unintelligible and cryptic. The above two verses are two examples of Jesus’ plain and clear words. However, the acceptance of the trinity doctrine by the author Nikos Kazantzakis may be the reason that he wrote the book, The Last Temptation of Christ1. The book presents Jesus as

a stupid and bungling idiot? The author could certainly have concluded that much if he believed in the trinity doctrine. Director Martin Scorsese took this author’s book and translated it into a cinema apostasy in which Jesus was actually portrayed on the movie screen as a stupid and bungling idiot.

An Internet description of the movie states: “Despite controversy surrounding the production, Scorsese’s film is an honestly felt and in many ways sympathetic contemplation of Christianity.” The movie was so

offensive in the first 10 minutes that I refused to watch it for several years. Having now watched the entire movie, I can tell you that it remained very offensive throughout its entirety.

Is Jesus a stupid and bungling idiot? Are the words Jesus spoke to us, given to him directly from God Almighty, meant to be understood in their plain and clear language? Or, given the trinity doctrine, are Jesus’ words stupid, nonsensical, unintelligent and cryptic messages from God? It would

appear that this is the basic choice you and I have got to make if we are going to study the Bible. Perhaps we should just give up on understanding? No, that is exactly what Satan wants you to do. Don’t read your Bible is a message that the church at large is very comfortable with. Why?