Ben Elliott

@JoshDenofNerds Beautiful, Josh!

Gotta do something I never thought I'd do... I gotta talk a little bit about Jesus... I think the most remarkable thing about Christ's love is that it is obvious and available to everyone, regardless of how they think about Jesus... I believe this is why he's so respected by many great thinkers, historians, and spiritual leaders of other religions. For even if you don't believe he was God, when you look at his story honestly you see someone who was willing to SUFFER so that others could be free... Christ believed he could take on the suffering of every person, but he knew this would come at GREAT PERSONAL COST. That is the essence of love! Christ thought of YOU! In a very real sense he was thinking of the future of humanity... Consider that he was brought into a Holy city, welcomed as a Messiah to a Chosen People. They wanted a War Lord, who would take vengeance on their enemies. With this position and knowledge that this would be remembered, Yeshwa told these people to LOVE their enemy instead... He told them to turn the other cheek... He told them laws were made for man, and man was NOT made for laws... And we must remember that the Crucifixion had a SYMBOLIC meaning... Maybe the next time you watch Passion of the Christ you'll notice how badly the Jewish leaders wanted Jesus Crucified, even after he was beaten bloody. It kind of doesn't make sense given his crimes. The reason stems from old beliefs about the afterlife... You see, many different cultures have had myths or stories to understand passing on from the physical world. Sometimes a culture would put coins on the deceased eyes to pay a toll into the afterlife. Sometimes, artifacts or treasures were put in tombs to have a use as a person passed on. Sometimes a culture believed you had to die in battle to go to a certain spiritual realm... Around this time, defilement of the body was often associated with consequences in the afterlife. Maybe you remember the movie Troy where Achilles says he will cut out Hectors eyes so he wonders the afterlife blind? This was a belief that still remained at the time of Jesus. The Crucifixion was an especially cruel means of execution, and it was designed to be so. In fact, it was deemed so painful and DISTURBING to the process of passing on that NO ROMAN CITIZEN COULD BE CRUCIFIED. It was considered one of the lowest and most humiliating ways to die, and BECAUSE Christ died this way he was MOCKED. This was the intent of the Jewish leaders; to make a mockery of Jesus so that no one would ever follow his teachings... Even centuries later, you find MOCKING of Jesus all over the world. In a sense, it seems ABSURD that all powerful God, even in mortal form, would allow themselves to die in such a lowly, dishonorable way... But you see, that's the point... Christ knew ALL OF THIS, and in fact it became the tension that spread the mystery of his teachings... Because of course Christianity didn't just turn on like a light switch after this. Instead the mystery of WHY a living God allowed himself to be killed in such a way was the splinter in the mind that made many seek deeper... Over centuries, despite all the efforts of the Great Deceiver, the message of the mocked Corpse God spread into the hearts of MILLIONS. What was sold as dishonorable was revealed to be pure love in a way that is so profound I still have trouble comprehending it... And of course the hatred towards him, and the level of his suffering begs the question of what exactly his crimes were. And in that, you see the mystery... In that you see God's wisdom... In that you see Christ's LOVE... So, even if you think Jesus was just some crazy mystical thinker who thought he could save humanity with some kind of magic, you still gotta admit it's pretty fucking cool that that crazy dude LOVED YOU so much!! Just felt like I had to get that out 🙏

@JoshDenofNerds John 10:25-30

The most repeated phrase in the Bible is "do not fear"... Why isn't anyone listening? 🤔

@BrandonHerring0 European😂

Can anyone explain why vivobarefoot shoes cost a bazillion dollars?

@ThePelhamWayFB @uriahbarginere @ThePelhamWaySOC @ThePelhamWayAD @stutchtone @PelhamSchools @Ross_Newton Big U! Congrats my guy!💪🏻 #ProudAT

Proud of @uriahbarginere for the opportunity to play at the college level! #ThePelhamWayFB @ThePelhamWaySOC @ThePelhamWayAD @stutchtone @PelhamSchools @Ross_Newton

@ThePelhamWayFB @ChimenumAjinwo @ThePelhamWaySOC @ThePelhamWayAD @stutchtone @PelhamSchools @Ross_Newton Congrats Chim!🙌🏻 #ProudAT

Proud of @ChimenumAjinwo for the opportunity to play at the college level! #ThePelhamWayFB @ThePelhamWaySOC @ThePelhamWayAD @stutchtone @PelhamSchools @Ross_Newton

@thekameronmay @CoachLawrenceJR @Ross_Newton @Coach_Briggs77 @Coach_MikeVick @ThePelhamWayFB @ThePelhamWaySOC @Kere_Thomas @CoachKendallb @DarielShepherd Congrats Brotha! You earned it!💪🏻 #ProudAT

Truly a Blessing!! #committed @CoachLawrenceJR @Ross_Newton @Coach_Briggs77 @Coach_MikeVick @ThePelhamWayFB @ThePelhamWaySOC @Kere_Thomas @CoachKendallb

@thee_joehamp_9 @SkegeeFootball @Coach_james3 @CoachOCTigers @CSmithQBs @TBSCoachSamuels @Ross_Newton @Coach_Briggs77 @JasonKervin @AL6AFootball @HallTechSports1 @DexPreps @TalkoftheTownFB @Tflightrecruits @BCpipeline @KeyPlayerNation @GEMCLASS_ @PrepRedzoneAL @Alabama_Varsity Congrats My Guy! #ProudAT

100% COMMITTED!! 🔥 Blessed and thankful this opportunity to continue my education and play this great game at Tuskegee University. Ready to get to work. #AGTG @SkegeeFootball @Coach_james3 @CoachOCTigers @CSmithQBs @TBSCoachSamuels @Ross_Newton @Coach_Briggs77 @JasonKervin @Coach_MikeVick @ThePelhamWaySOC @ThePelhamWayFB @CoachL__ @CoachKendallb @Iam_JuanJackson @R__Ruffin @Coach_Prunty @CooperMorreale @andrewtsimonson

Let’s Go Ben!!! Leading my Alma Mater!🙌🏻💪🏻@Bsowders48

@cantbeatgold @PanthersAnalyst It distracts from how disappointing they are

@PanthersAnalyst Well the Falcons keeping come out with ugly jerseys.

The Falcons last jersey redesign was 6 years ago For those wanting it for the #Panthers, they haven't had a real redesign overhaul since 2012, and the earliest they can do their next redesign is 2028

@Chill_Phil15 Merry Christmas Scott Family!

"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord," Merry Christmas from my family to yours!

@cantbeatgold Great American Town

Indianapolis I am inside of you

@BrandonHerring0 @NHSSCA_AL @BrandonHerring0 Having trouble DM’ing you for some reason, but wanted to chat about an S&C opening in area and see if you could help?

Come out and talk shop this Friday at Briarwood Christian School! Free99!

Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay. I had a friend that would always remind me that we are all one step from stupid. But God

@_CoachDaniel Not the ole backup QB move. Nightmares

Austin Mack or Keelon Russell please

Stud💪🏻

Tim Tebow talks to Graham Bensinger about finding his identity in Christ. youtube.com/watch?v=pfwdx9…

Can’t wait to see my guys @Dcopeland_1 @JamalMiles18 tomorrow! #GoFlames 🔥🙌🏻💪🏻

I 👀 You @Dcopeland_1 💪🏻 #ComebackSZN

@cantbeatgold @CollegeFBonX Point to where they hurt you🙄

@CollegeFBonX @BwsETroy82

If you had to be a fan of one Sun Belt Conference team who would you cheer for?