I love this cartoon. It says it simply that we need to follow Jesus even when we don't like the standards he puts onto us.To put it not so simply - I read about his standard of "Love your enemies!" It means LOVE and your ENEMIES. Nothing less. This is not a standard to be compromised. I can't reduce its claims on me...to make it easier on me. If I do the result and the irony is that I lose the offence of Jesus' radical claims. I lose his appeal. I can be affronted and intimidated by Jesus yet intrigued and drawn for the same reasons. The paradox remains that the more uncompromising he is the more appeal he has. I like the fact he was a counter-cultural radical who knew who he was, what he stood for and did not compromise...and expects us to be and do the same!
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I just noticed in the cartoon that Dilbert is reading a book title "BOOK". Well there is only the book that is commonly referred to as "THE BOOK", and that is "THE BIBLE". So Dilbert reads the Bible!!
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