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Personally, I found agreeance in what Wright said throughout the first two chapters. Something that related to my own life, and what I have witnessed was Christians having a distorted view of Jesus. Wright speaks about Jesus not being sports team (Wright 9). What that implies is that Christians cheer for Jesus when He performs great miracles and blesses them and boo when He allows them to get sick, lose a parking spot, or fail a test. I can attest to doing this, and it is something that is utterly selfish. If I only believe in God for what he can do for me, what will i do when He does nothing? There have been several times in my life that I have booed God when things do not go my way. How is that fair? Being a Christian means having a full

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