I was now confronted with a startling reality:
Jesus actually spurned the things my church culture said were most important.
So what was I going to do?

I found myself faced with two big questions.

The first was simple. Was I going to believe Jesus?
Was I going to embrace Jesus even though he said radical things that drove the crowds away?

The second question was more challenging. Was I going to obey Jesus?
My biggest fear, even now, is that I will hear Jesus words and walk away, content to settle for less than radical obedience to him.
In other words, my biggest fear is that I will do exactly what most people did when they encountered Jesus int he first century.