Giving credit, credence, to Jesus’ veracity, Jesus’ name, Jesus’ teachings, means no condemnation like those have who refuse Jesus this credibility, and honour. Keeping the teachings of Jesus is the pathway to being transformed into the kind of behaviour needed to escape the final punishment which so many will suffer. It is worth the cost but each of us must count the cost individually then try to shoulder it with each other and remember each other when faced with it.
