It is common to speak of Jesus as though he touched the borders of every
human experience, and sounded the depths of every joy and every woe, but
there is no warrant for such statements.
He lived a very narrow life, and his brief career cannot be stretched to
cover the limits of our earthly existence. He is held up for us to
imitate, as though he had left a pattern for every hour of our lives, and
a model for every day from the cradle to the grave. This is simply
nonsense. This “model” business has been overworked. Jesus had a great
many crude, foolish ideas, and did a great many deeds that are not worth
repeating. As a model of what is best in this age he is a wretched
failure. It is a mistake to look upon Jesus as a fit person to lead our
century to a higher life.
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There is nothing to live for in the past.
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We must condemn christianity, not christians; strike the church, but spare
the heart.