Abbott: Well Costello, I am going to be going through salvation history with you. The pastor gave me this job to prepare you for RCIA.<\/p>\n
Costello. Well Abbott, if you are my teacher, surely you know all of the players in Bible history.<\/p>\n
Abbott: I certainly do.<\/p>\n
Costello: Well I don’t know much about Bible history, so you will have to tell me their names so I know who was involved.<\/p>\n
Abbott: Oh, I’ll tell you their names, but you know it seems to me they give some of them very peculiar names in the past.<\/p>\n
Costello: You mean funny names?<\/p>\n
Abbott: Strange names, old names like Habakkuk or Melchizedek.<\/p>\n
Costello Mel who?<\/p>\n
Abbott: Melchizedek.<\/p>\n
Costello: Well that is strange, what did Mr. Kezidek do.<\/p>\n
Abbott: No not .. well never mind. He was a priest who offered a sacrifice of bread and wine for Abraham, his name means "king of righteousness."<\/p>\n
Costello: Was righteousness a large kingdom?<\/p>\n
Abbott: Righteousness is not a kingdom of all it means he was the King of Salem which means peace.<\/p>\n
Costello: First he is the king of Righteousness then Salem, which is it?<\/p>\n
Abbott: I think this topic is a little advanced for you maybe we could move on to some other names.<\/p>\n
Costello: Sure, how about God. Does he have a name?<\/p>\n
Abbott: Why yes he does. When Moses saw the burning bush he asked God his name so he might tell the Israelites who sent him.<\/p>\n
Costello: Well what is it?<\/p>\n
Abbott: I AM<\/p>\n
Costello: No you’re not God, tell me his name.<\/p>\n
Abbott: I told you, I AM.<\/p>\n
Costello: What I don’t understand, is his name also Abbott.<\/p>\n
Abbott: No of course not.<\/p>\n
Costello: Then what is is?<\/p>\n
Abbott: I AM WHO I AM<\/p>\n
Costello: What is this some new age philosophy that we are all part of God?<\/p>\n
Abbott: No that is the name he told Moses.<\/p>\n
Costello: I am confused.<\/p>\n
Abbott: No it is just I AM, God is never confused.<\/p>\n
Costello: Well I do know that Jesus is the son of God, what does Jesus call him.<\/p>\n
Abbott: Father.<\/p>\n
Costello: Sure I know he’s his father, but what is his name.<\/p>\n
Abbott: I told you, Father.<\/p>\n
Costello: Wait I am not your father.<\/p>\n
Abbott: No you don’t understand, the first person of the Holy Trinity is called Father.<\/p>\n
Costello: Well first you tell me it’s I Am and then you tell me it’s Father. Next you’ll say "Luke, I AM your Father."<\/p>\n
Abbott: No Luke wrote the third Gospel.<\/p>\n
Costello: What? Well lets’ move onto something else for now.<\/p>\n
Abbott: Great, what do you want to know.<\/p>\n
Costello: Well I always loved the story about the Ark and all the animals. Who was it that built the Ark.<\/p>\n
Abbott: Noah.<\/p>\n
Costello: Why not?<\/p>\n
Abbott: I told you, Noah.<\/p>\n
Costello: Can you give me a reason why not?<\/p>\n
Abbott: For the third and final time, Noah!<\/p>\n
Costello: Well you don’t have to get snippy about it, if you don’t want to tell me fine. How about letting me know what the Ark was made of?<\/p>\n
Abbott: Gopher wood.<\/p>\n
Costello: Why should I go for wood.<\/p>\n
Abbott: No I said gopher wood.<\/p>\n
Costello: Is this some practical demonstration or something? Can’t you just tell me what it was made of.<\/p>\n
Abbott: I already told you gopher wood.<\/p>\n
Costello: Well, I am not going to. Maybe you can tell me a little about Moses successor.<\/p>\n
Abbott: Oh yeah, Joshua son of Nun.<\/p>\n
Costello: Son of none, you mean he doesn’t have a father?<\/p>\n
Abbott: Sure he had, Nun.<\/p>\n
Costello: How could that be? Was this another virgin birth.<\/p>\n
Abbott: No the virgin birth was a unique event relating to the Messiah.<\/p>\n
Costello: Let me get this straight. Now if Joshua’s mother took some food to his father who would he give it to.<\/p>\n
Abbott: Nun.<\/p>\n
Costello: So none got the food?<\/p>\n
Abbott: Exactly, now you got it.<\/p>\n
Costello: What, I don’t even know what I am saying.<\/p>\n
Abbott: No I AM is Gods’ name.<\/p>\n
Costello: I don’t know if I can continue these lessons. I am just not able.<\/p>\n
Abbott: Of course not, Abel was killed by Cain.<\/p>\n
Costello: Jumping Jehosophat I just don’t care.<\/p>\n
Abbot:t: We will cover King Jehosophat next week along with other kings of Judah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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