@curiousdannii Let's put into the perspective of a wife that spends to much on the credit card. He knows that she goes to counseling every Saturday, and that the other girls talk all day long about how they appreciate their husbands, and their all very sad that the husband constantly gets upset about how much they spend.
They talk about how they plan on spending less, and come to agreement every Saturday.
Then during the week, the spending spree continues, and they feel that they can not control themselves.
Again and again the husband tells them about the spending spree.
Then one day he disguised himself as a woman, and went to the counseling session.
He came saying, "Stop your spending! And receive forgiveness!"
I am the credit card bill, I come to start arguments, and cause division.
You must hear what I say and stop your spending.
Who ever loves the items in the store more then me is not worthy of the low credit card bill.
You must think of me always!
Whoever thinks of me thinks of the husband.
Whoever denies me, denies the husband as well.
Then he makes plans to die on a cross.
Showing how we need to crucify the credit card bill.
But when the women went home, they thought to themselves, the credit card bill was crucified, lets go shopping!
Then the credit card bill came, and they felt deceived.
Thinking that liar, he said there would be peace if we believed him.
Some people said, "He was talking about a credit card bill after we die."
Yet if unable to realize the metaphorical usage in this example, here is the key:
The husband disguised himself as a woman = Jesus in the form of a man.
The credit card bill = life or the lack there of.
The counseling every Saturday = Church
@LeeWoofenden The works, that stopping the shopping spree.