I read it cover to cover, too, and find it absolutely brilliant. Was just reading Joseph’s story, and it was like being in ancient Egypt, just how you can read Joseph’s influenced by power and Egyptian culture. It also shows the Jews came from Egypt and Mesopotamia. The Bible’s our very first stories and laws, and then God breaking on the scene and flipping the script. It’s so important, as it is our first stories, our first laws and the history of God’s dealings with the human race. It’s witnesses who saw those things, too.

I think there’s a good case to be made that religion, especially Christianity, creates the best art and literature and music in the world. I think it’s the truest inspiration. I don’t think I’m gated at all, and never will lose my faith. Primarily because of what I wr[i]te.

Maybe it’s not brilliant. Or, maybe it is? Who knows?

I mean, [one] says “Dark and Light” I agree, but what’s so dark as Satan, and light as Christ? And what’s as poetic as God actually coming, and Himself fighting against Pharaoh?

[Nihilism] is why I suffer. And you too.

I mean, if you truly want to know, all my suffering is associated with [Nihilistic] philosophy. Nihilism steals my hopes, my joys, my dreams… it makes people uncooperative to form healthy relationships and makes them into narcissists. If I suffer, it’s only going to make me more ensconced in my religion, as I’m fully aware [those] ideas are the reason why I do suffer. And every good thing I have, every peace, every purity, every hope, and every joy is associated with Christ and my religion. If I suffer, I’m only going to be more religious, not less, as the link to my suffering is exactly what [Nihilists] believe.

I mean, reason with me. Isn’t joy, peace and love what’s life’s purpose? And doesn’t nihilism make that impossible? Doesn’t love and God make those things more abundant? That’s why I’ll never lose my faith. Nihilism hurts me, and I don’t like pain. I never did. And Christianity is the only religion that isn’t empty. I’ve studied them all, they’re all foolish and filled with folly. Only Christ, and the example He set, is enough to satisfy what I see is good in life, and what [nihilists] believe is enough to help me see why [Christ] is good.

Colossians 2:9 9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

1 John 4:2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Psalm 2:7 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Psalm 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Isaiah 43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

Hebrews 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 

I'd {} recommend [one] follow the true doctrines of Paul, that give us liberty in Christ to eat freely what we want. As trying to follow the Old Testament puts you under the Law, and when you observe dead rites and rituals, and works of the Dead law you do not accord to righteousness, and that's the entirety of the Pauline Epistles, is teaching us that works of the law and flesh cannot save us, or dead rites and rituals that have no effect of righteousness whatsoever.

A question, why would God want you to worship through observance of dead rituals like diet and not working a specific day? That doesn't do anything for anyone but yourself, and actually makes you violate God's commandment, as by trying to observe those rituals, you dishonor the greater commands.

As it is Jesus' teachings of the Wine Skins has meaning, and that's what it means. The old Wine Skin is the Law of Moses, and the New Wine is grace. Don't burst your skin, but come back to Christ and the liberty by which you were bought, and not into bondage to the Law of dead ritual and selfish oblation to naught.