Jon Morrison Quote
When the Bible offends you, be encouraged that it offends everyone at some point. Consider the responsibility of the Bible. It must speak the truth to every culture through every era of history. I believe that there has never been a culture on earth that has not been offended by the Bible on some issue. What offends one group could be common sense to another and vice versa. Some cultures are offended that God would judge people for their sin. Some cry out to God to judge people because of sin. There are some cultures that are appalled at how God would forgive people no matter what they have done. For other cultures, that kind of forgiveness is expected of God.
Jon Morrison
When the Bible offends you, be encouraged that it offends everyone at some point. Consider the responsibility of the Bible. It must speak the truth to every culture through every era of history. I believe that there has never been a culture on earth that has not been offended by the Bible on some issue. What offends one group could be common sense to another and vice versa. Some cultures are offended that God would judge people for their sin. Some cry out to God to judge people because of sin. There are some cultures that are appalled at how God would forgive people no matter what they have done. For other cultures, that kind of forgiveness is expected of God.
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About Jon Morrison
Jon Morrison is a Scottish actor who has appeared in many plays, films and television series since the early 1970s, including The Bill, Bergerac, Taggart and Vera.
His best-known parts have been in the Peter McDougall plays Just Another Saturday (1975), about sectarianism in Glasgow, and The Elephants' Graveyard (1976), both with Billy Connolly and both part of BBC's Play for Today series. He also featured in Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth (1997).
Morrison has portrayed DC Kenny Lockhart on the ITV detective series Vera, from the start of the programme in 2011 up to and including series 13 in 2024.
His best-known parts have been in the Peter McDougall plays Just Another Saturday (1975), about sectarianism in Glasgow, and The Elephants' Graveyard (1976), both with Billy Connolly and both part of BBC's Play for Today series. He also featured in Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth (1997).
Morrison has portrayed DC Kenny Lockhart on the ITV detective series Vera, from the start of the programme in 2011 up to and including series 13 in 2024.