A Disciple

I couldn't believe it when Jesus called me to follow Him. I'm not an educated man at all. I couldn't figure out what He wanted of me. After all, I just knew the basics of our religion.

Turns out that most of the inner group were not highly educated! He seemed to want to teach us His way, not the way of the Pharisees. Problem is, that put Him at odds with those in charge. They didn't like Him at all! The things that Jesus taught were at odds with what those others had been teaching all those years. It's not surprising that they tried to kill Him and destroy all that He was building. It threatened them too much.

What? Oh, yes, Jesus did die. But the authorities couldn't destroy Him and what He taught. God rose Him up again, because Jesus was God's Son, the Messiah. Death could not hold Him at all. Yes, of course, I'm sure - I saw Jesus myself afterwards and saw the marks of the nails. He has risen and lives!