Christ and Neo

Ok first off the class on tuesday made me laugh because at every opportunity someone was saying the word badass. It made me laugh cuz I thought the people in the class were mature enough to refrain from saying it because this class their "allowed to say it" not saying I have a huge issue with cussing but I also haven't heard kids been saying every film they see is badass...just an observation. Now onto the subject at hand, I would primarily agree with the author on some level but I will admit my first reaction was that I got pissed that this schmuck was saying so much bad stuff towards my savior. Then I ate a metaphorical banana got my hormones under control and re-read it to find it quite hilarious because of how seriously mad this guy was getting at Christians comparing Neo to Christ. The first thing I envisioned the second time reading it was some little kid who just discovered santa clause wasn't real. He's throwing a tantrum because other people say something different than he thinks. Then what came to mind was the Jesus's life, how can I expect this guy to get it when the people who were closest to him struggled with the fact that he wouldn't fight. I am not saying that I don't struggle with this because I probably have been hitting the Neeson films a bit harder than I should have. I don't understand fully why Jesus decided not to fight, but I can say that if he would have I don't think his message would have resonated as well as it did. He preached everything opposite of what humans thought, such as suffering was a good thing. After this article it almost reaffirmed my faith more in Jesus because it showed me through mildly offensive commentary that although God was like us he was completely different. The one man in history who had the confidence to say that he was the son of God, and yet let the lowest of the low capture and kill him speak a lot about the character of God, so before people think he's a wimp just remember the context in which you are speaking about because the world renowns those who sacrifice themselves for their friends and idolize those who sacrifice for strangers. The firefighters and workers who gave their lives have rightfully been built up because of their heroic acts, how much more than should we build up Christ for sacrificing everything and yet giving the credit to the father.