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It's a fair question. Somebody asked on Cora, the question asking website thing, whatever, is Jesus, does he have higher than average intelligence? So for somebody maybe not familiar, it's a great question. One of the answers said, based on the gospel accounts, we can establish he was a whip-smart debater. His opponents

tried to trap him with clever questions many times, and each time he had a ready answer for

them that made them look like fools. He had a prodigious memory, quoting scripture from memory

even during a month-long fast when he must have been near delirious. He formed strong and illogical

arguments, parables, with special attention

to the predilections of his audience, and his exegetical skills were impressive, explaining

all the scriptures that related to him in the course of a walk to Emmaus, for example. In fact,

he was debating theology and winning against fully trained adult scholars at the age of 12.

He's very smart. He's the smartest one to ever live. And he knows how we thrive. He knows how we flourish. He's telling us how to live. He knows. He's worth paying attention to. He's genius. They could not outflank him. It had to be so entertaining to watch him just people one after the other. I'll trap him. And then they walk off go, whoa. I mean, it had to be so good. This is insulting.

Some people think to acknowledge that we're sinful. Like, how dare you? I say that we're all sent. Me too. Like, all what you're saying. It's not insulting at all. It really isn't. Yeah. No more than saying, hey, you've got a heart condition. Yeah. Or you've got a tumor. That's not insulting. No, it's actually loving. It's loving. And it's acknowledging the reality. Everybody knows. It's not to be, you don't need to be from a Christian background to acknowledge. Humans have a heart problem in a different way. All of us. We've got a selfishness problem. We've got all, we got, look at us. We've got a problem. Like, it's not insulting to acknowledge that. I'm so glad that there's a great physician. Jesus said he came for the sick.

People who admit they're sick.

I need help.

He's here to change our heart.

It is time for Brant's three things.

Brand new for 2020 welcoming fanfare as I come in to this plaza.

It's not 2020 yet.

Where they have.

It's not?

No.

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