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Frank Viola (1988)
Standing at the root of all political and social causes is the misplaced hope that we humans can fix the problems of the world.
Frank Viola
It’s important to distinguish between healthy persuasion and psychological manipulation. Healthy persuasion seeks to influence someone to do or believe something that’s for their benefit. Manipulation seeks to influence someone to do or believe something that’s not for their benefit, but for the benefit of the manipulator. ... Manipulation influences people to make decisions they’ll regret. Healthy persuasion influences people to make decisions they won’t regret.
Frank Viola
Jesus, having the favor of God, drank from the cup of God’s blessing. We, who deserve death and judgment, were on course to drink the cup of divine wrath and judgment. In Gethsemane, Jesus Christ decided once and for all to do the unexpected. He decided to switch cups with us! At Gethsemane, Jesus resolved to drink the cup of wrath and judgment, which we deserved. In turn, He would grant us the cup of blessing and fellowship, which we did not deserve.
Leonard Sweet & Frank Viola, in Jesus: A Theography
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don't make the world a better place
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