The proponents of political
correctness would like to suggest to us that Jesus was always, first and
foremost, nice. But if we honestly
examine the accounts of Jesus’ life what we find is a man who is always loving while,
at the same time, maintaining an uncompromising commitment to the truth. Look closely.
The result of being loving and truthful is that all of Jesus’ words and
behaviors wouldn’t necessarily be described as “nice.” Have you noticed? For those who take Jesus seriously, this is
important.
Being nice is a good
thing. I like “nice.” I’m in favor of people being “nice.” I want to be perceived as a nice fellow. (Hey, it happened once, back in the 80’s. It could happen again.) But when good confronts evil, when right
confronts wrong, when truth confronts deception, it’s possible that standing
for what is good, right and true will not be perceived as nice.
Some people don’t
want a Jesus who might upset things.
Jesus, however, does not change to conform with people’s desires. (That’s probably not very nice, huh?)
When we try to make
Jesus into someone who was always tame, safe and nice, we make Him into
something that does not represent the truth of who He really is.
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