“The popular image of Christ as gentle Jesus, meek and mild simply will not do. It is a false image. Certainly, he was full of love, compassion, and tenderness. But he was also uninhibited when it came to exposing air and denouncing sin, especially hypocrisy. Christ was a constitution controversialist.” – John Stott
Sometime ago, I had a talk with an individual who claimed to be a preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ who wanted to talk to me about my “beating the sheep.” Yet, during this conversation, I noticed that he didn’t take the time to reference the Word of God, at least not in context. What do I mean when I say, “in context?” It’s when the Word is NOT cherry-picked, that is to say, choosing what the people will like, and what it is they do not like through omission or to add on. In other words, making the Gospel out to please the people.
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