Wesley Huff

The Christmas message of God becoming a baby and becoming vulnerable is both an example to us of humility and how we should live, but ultimately in worlds where might and power in a very abusive way are often seen as the way to go, Christianity subverts that.

The Christmas message of God becoming a baby and becoming vulnerable is both an example to us of humility and how we should live, but ultimately in worlds where might and power in a very abusive way are often seen as the way to go, Christianity subverts that.

in that Jesus could have taken cues from all the rulers of his day, of Caesar and of Herod, and later on during his earthly ministry of Pilate, right? He doesn't do that. He comes down, he humbles himself, he lives a life of a servant, and he gets murdered. And that changes the narrative. And then he rises from the dead and conquers sin and death.

in that Jesus could have taken cues from all the rulers of his day, of Caesar and of Herod, and later on during his earthly ministry of Pilate, right? He doesn't do that. He comes down, he humbles himself, he lives a life of a servant, and he gets murdered. And that changes the narrative. And then he rises from the dead and conquers sin and death.

And so, because of that, those 11 scared disciples are now willing to go out into the world and suffer persecution and beating and death for the sake of this message that ultimately spreads out through all the ancient world and gets us to where we are today, where we're talking about things like freedom. And that's because of the Christian revolution.

And so, because of that, those 11 scared disciples are now willing to go out into the world and suffer persecution and beating and death for the sake of this message that ultimately spreads out through all the ancient world and gets us to where we are today, where we're talking about things like freedom. And that's because of the Christian revolution.

Oh, I mean, I think sin has always been heinous and terrible. And, you know, we're worse than we assume we are. I mean, the biblical message is that we're always going to overestimate how good we are. and undervalue how truly heinous and terrible sin is. And that sin is always a cosmic rebellion against our creator. So that doesn't mean that some sins aren't worse than others.

Oh, I mean, I think sin has always been heinous and terrible. And, you know, we're worse than we assume we are. I mean, the biblical message is that we're always going to overestimate how good we are. and undervalue how truly heinous and terrible sin is. And that sin is always a cosmic rebellion against our creator. So that doesn't mean that some sins aren't worse than others.

Of course, murder is worse than lying. And Jesus even says this, when he gets handed over to Pilate, he says, you know, the one who handed you over to me has committed the greater sin. So all sin is sin in that is a rebellion against our creator. And it's that cosmic treason. But some sins are worse than others.

Of course, murder is worse than lying. And Jesus even says this, when he gets handed over to Pilate, he says, you know, the one who handed you over to me has committed the greater sin. So all sin is sin in that is a rebellion against our creator. And it's that cosmic treason. But some sins are worse than others.

I mean, I don't know if I can stratify, okay, this is a period of time when it seems worse than others. I mean, at the end of the day, I think, We're always worried with the evil out there and we forget about the evil in here. And the Christian message is that the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus.

I mean, I don't know if I can stratify, okay, this is a period of time when it seems worse than others. I mean, at the end of the day, I think, We're always worried with the evil out there and we forget about the evil in here. And the Christian message is that the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus.

And so I think it goes, it starts with you and me, Patrick, submitting our lives to Christ and realizing that our hearts are sinful. John Calvin described our hearts as a factory of idols. We're always going to look for a way, because we're stuck in this world that's beautiful yet broken, to find the loophole. And this is why rules aren't going to save us.

And so I think it goes, it starts with you and me, Patrick, submitting our lives to Christ and realizing that our hearts are sinful. John Calvin described our hearts as a factory of idols. We're always going to look for a way, because we're stuck in this world that's beautiful yet broken, to find the loophole. And this is why rules aren't going to save us.

And this is what I think is interesting about... I've talked to atheists and Muslims in the same room about this, like, how do we create a good society? And... my Muslim friends and my atheist friends and my agnostic friends, a lot of the time, basically, it devolves down to, well, we need to make better rules. Like we need to make sure people are obeying the rules, right?

And this is what I think is interesting about... I've talked to atheists and Muslims in the same room about this, like, how do we create a good society? And... my Muslim friends and my atheist friends and my agnostic friends, a lot of the time, basically, it devolves down to, well, we need to make better rules. Like we need to make sure people are obeying the rules, right?

That's what Islam is all about. And I think what Christianity says is that doesn't work because everybody's always going to try to find the loophole. They're either going to obey out of fear and obligation, or they're going to try to find the loopholes. And so the Christian message is not obey the rules. It's that you can't obey the rules.

That's what Islam is all about. And I think what Christianity says is that doesn't work because everybody's always going to try to find the loophole. They're either going to obey out of fear and obligation, or they're going to try to find the loopholes. And so the Christian message is not obey the rules. It's that you can't obey the rules.

You need to submit to Christ because he can do what you can't. And it's not about how much you can do. It's about what Christ has done. And so we don't need to come up with better rules. We need to change people's hearts. And that's ultimately what God can do. So was there an ancient version of OnlyFans? Well, yeah.

You need to submit to Christ because he can do what you can't. And it's not about how much you can do. It's about what Christ has done. And so we don't need to come up with better rules. We need to change people's hearts. And that's ultimately what God can do. So was there an ancient version of OnlyFans? Well, yeah.