Golden Hills Blog

This is one of my favorite videos of Jesus. Not because its accurate--but because I think it accurately depicts how a lot of people view Jesus.

Including Christians.

What's more--is that every time I watch this I think of people I know who remind me of the Jesus portrayed in this clip. Its both funny and sad.

For a lot of people, Jesus is a nit-picky, sin hunting, critical spirit. And too many of these people embrace those as Christian core values and turn people off to Christianity.

Contrast this picture of some snapshots we get of Jesus in scripture:

1. He came to SAVE people not condemn them [John 3:16-17]
2. He loves children [Matthew 19:14]
3. He rebuked people who practiced hypocrisy [Matthew 23:13]
4.  He ate with sinners [Matthew 9:11]
5. He attended celebrations [John 2:1]
6. He had no tolerance for legalism [Mark 2:27]
7. He loves mercy [Matthew 12:7]


And these are just a few. Now for some concerned about calling "sin as sin" Im not suggesting Jesus never had a  non-confrontational approach. The "temple tantrum" He had with the religious leaders who were cheating others is evidence of that. But that is only one facet of His character--and the times He did go off on people involved deep rooted misrepresentations of the character of God by the people who were supposed to know Him best.

So if you bear the label "Christian" let your character saturated with the core element of God's character described in 1 John 4:8.

Love.


Blessings,
PSP