Biblical Question: Was Jesus resurrected after he died or was he resurrected before he died? A man talked about his anger. Another man disagreed with Jesse.
(Watch 12 1/2 minute excerpt: Alejandro Villanueva and the Loss of Virtue) Jesse attended a funeral Saturday for a woman who was from the South. She was cremated, which Jesse thought was weird. Jesse asked people, "Would you want to be cremated?" Country people, especially blacks, aren't normally into being cremated — nor donating organs. Suppose you need your body after you die! Some don't mind the idea of being cremated, saying "I won't need this tent," meaning their body, after they die.
(Watch 5-minute excerpt: Asking Women: What a Real Man Is, and Is NOT.) In Church, we discussed why fathers and mothers do not raise righteous men (or women) today. Most men hold onto anger and do not forgive. Therefore, they remain insecure, indecisive, and lacking in self-control. Although God created us in his image, we are weak and fall short due to our un-forgiveness, our lack of faith. Men remain needy and lonely, but they do not see their longing is for their father, for God.
Jesse and church attendees discussed biblical questions about the cause of human suffering, knowing yourself, blaspheming the Holy Spirit, and John 13:1-2.
Jesse explained that "to him who has more shall be given" means you must love your enemy, or you don't have love at all and will lose your wisdom and talent.
(Watch 10-minute excerpt: Women Discuss Their Anger Toward Their Fathers) Jesse told his story of being harassed, bullied, discriminated against, and thrown out of his Equinox gym in Los Angeles for being a Trump supporter. He’s done phone interviews in quiet rooms for years at this gym where he’s been a member, even when it was Sports Club L.A. Two employees including a manager Scott got in his face as he was on the Bill Cunningham show out of Cincinnati.