Well, here we are. It has been 3 years and 3 months, almost to the day, since starting the Straight + Narrow and we are now 500 comics in. I've said it before, and I will most likely say it again: I didn't start out doing these thinking this was something I would keep doing. I have created a few other comics through the years, but the most any of those ever got was around 5 strips.
This is a reimagining of the 1st comic that started all of this. I was driving down the road and I wanted to explain why I walk with God the way I do. Why it is so much different than what I grew up doing. Why, for all those that knew me before, now see a change in me. If I was to create this today, which here I have, this is what it would be. I didn't plan it this way, but I like that for this re-imagination, I have already established the mainstream idea of Jesus, who I affectionately call "Mullet Jesus", as a character in the series different from the Biblical Jesus, or Yeshua as I have often labeled him in the comics. To show the contrast between how many of us have been taught about Him versus how the Bible speaks of Him.
If you would like the verses behind this, or want to see how my work has changed over these few years, check out the first comic. I have a ton of verses listed there for you to read and test.
https://thestraightandnarrow.cfw.me/comics/1
Thank you to everyone that follows me, shares these comics, gives your feedback, gives me ideas, or supports me in all these ways and others. If the Father wills, this will to continue to 500 more and beyond. Thank you again and may YHWH bless you and keep you.
http://thestraightandnarrow.cfw.me/comics/500
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"Keep the Sabbath" is the longest of the ten commandments. "Do not murder" is the shortest. That's not an accident. One is universal, instinctively understood, and doesn't require a lot of explanation for grownups. The other can only be learned and understood by divine revelation. God didn't think the Hebrews needed much explanation of murder, adultery, and theft. Unfortunately, sometimes I think we do.
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Have you seen some crazy claims about the Bible on Facebook? Yep. I have too. I'm tired of seeing good people sucked into the same nonsense over and over. Anyone can say anything on the Internet. That can be a good thing, but it means there's a lot of nonsense tossed around as if it were established fact too.
The Common Sense Bible Study community exists to help people, who want to get the most out of the Bible, cut through the tangled underbrush of meme-level theology. It's good to have people you can go to when something is confusing. I want to use Scripture, prayer, history, study tools, logic, and common sense to find the truth of what the Bible says, regardless of how we feel about it or what we were taught.
Reading the Bible should be a joy, not another source of stress!
You don't need a PhD in Biblical Studies or graduate from seminary to understand the Bible. You just need some humility, an aversion to sensationalism, and a focus on Jesus (aka Yeshua)!
Come on over to https://CommonSenseBibleStudy.com and we'll explore the Scriptures together.