There's only one Master and He doesn't have to manipulate. He's the great "I AM"
I have been accused of having an attitude. It's true. Once you've been abused, lied on, assaulted, jailed, forsaken, rejected and manipulated by man (particularly those of your own blood) you might be a bit attitudinal too. But, like you, I'm a work in progress. I'm not alone in the attitude department though. I guess you could say Jesus became somewhat attitudinal when those things happened to Him as well: So much so, that He turned over tables on some and gave others the silent treatment. The authorities demanded answers. They tried to manipulate (taunt) it out of Him. They even tried to beat it out of Him . . . yet "He spoke not a...