Nov

14

The Greatest ________?

Filed Under God, Faith & Spirituality 

Growing up in a Christian family, community, and church, I was always quick to agree with people who made the all-to-familiar comment: “Jesus is the greatest [insert noun here]. Maybe you have heard a few of these statements:

  • Jesus is the greatest story teller.

  • Jesus is the best friend anyone could have.
  • Jesus is the strongest person in the world.
  • Jesus is the most talented guy ever.
  • Jesus is the greatest soccer player.

Could there be anything Jesus is not the greatest at? According to my unintentional inadvertent childhood application of this concept, I think not.

Now that I am past my flannel graph parable-telling Sunday school days, I tend to think Jesus could not be the greatest at everything. How could Jesus be the strongest man in the world? How could he be the best carpenter ever? How could he tell the best stories? How could he have the best fashion sense? Better yet, how could we ever measure any of this?

It seems like such a subterfuge for setting up an argument. Does Jesus really need to be the greatest ever ___________ in order to establish himself in the hearts of people? Do I really care if Jesus is the best writer in the world? Heck, the only time he ever wrote was in the sand!

I realize my point here is minor.

Perhaps this should be filed under pet peeves.

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