One final thought from this old Christian. I always found the new testament to be a really easy read, actually really simple to understand. A small child can get it, things like "ya can have all the knowledge and wisdom etc but you have nothing if you don't have love" kinda easy message to get. But too many people for some reason fall in with some guys that says, Hey he could not possibly have meant those Muslim guys, or those gays or those Jewish guys, or some minorities, or women's libers .. or worse of all Liberal non believers !.. or .. or ... Make me a leader, and I will tell you what he meant ... and contribute to my xyz ministry and you go right in the pearly gates cause you get it cause you followed me...

so many of these any more ... so very sad...