“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.
For example, such Scriptures as 2 Timothy 3:16 are completely omitted from their view.
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.”
Yet, what I continuously heard from this individual was how we are to act outside of what Scripture teaches us. All of it was in the misleading and mischaracterization of the incarnate Word, Jesus, as our example (Galatians 1:8).
Unlike the Jesus of the Bible, there has been, without a doubt, one that has been created by the hirelings within the pulpits of the American church that looks and acts just like themselves, and it is not love, nor is it the Jesus of the Bible. Read Exodus 20:4-5.
“Christ offends men because His gospel is intolerant of sin…”-Charles Spurgeon
Without further ado, here is the short, new video called “Beating the sheep”.
