Steve Jobs and his rejection of the Christian faith
Steve Jobs and his rejection of the Christian faith:
Even though they were not fervent about their faith, Jobs’s parents wanted him to have a religious upbringing, so they took him to the Lutheran church most Sundays. That came to an end when he was thirteen. In July 1968 Life magazine published a shocking cover showing a pair of starving children in Biafra. Jobs took it to Sunday school and confronted the church’s pastor. “If I raise my finger, will God know which one I’m going to raise even before I do it?”
The pastor answered, “Yes, God knows everything.”
Jobs then pulled out the Life cover and asked, “Well, does God know about this and what’s going to happen to those children?”
“Steve, I know you don’t understand, but yes, God knows about that.”
Jobs announced that he didn’t want to have anything to do with worshipping such a God, and he never went back to church. …
Isaacson, Walter (2011). Steve Jobs (Kindle Locations 543-550). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition.
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EDIT: To be sure, it was quite sad knowing that Steve Jobs had passed away without knowing Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Josh Harris’ prayer here is fitting.
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