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January 3

Someone once asked Bertrand Russell two questions: "Do you understand Einstein? Do you agree with him?"

"My answer is no to the first and yes to the second.", replied the philosopher.

I feel a bit like that when asked about Jesus. No, I don’t understand everything about him but yes, I most certainly do believe in him. I believe, for instance, that Jesus was more than just a good man but I don’t know if I can precisely put my finger on just what that means. I believe, too, that Jesus stands in a unique relationship with God, that he was different from any other man or woman and yet no other human could be more closely identified with you or me than he. Truly God and truly man is what we say and although for some such a description is terribly confusing, I think I understand why it is the best description we can ever have.

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