How Would Christians Treat Jesus Today?
By Donald V. Watkins
©Copyrighted and Published (via Facebook) on November 18, 2017
©Copyrighted and Published (via Facebook) on November 18, 2017
Watching Roy Moore clutch his Bible last week as his sexual abuse scandal played out on the national stage has caused me to raise this question: If Jesus were here today, how would "Christians" in Alabama and across the South treat him?
I ask my question simply because Jesus stood for everything that Roy Moore does not. Here are some examples:
Jesus was an outside agitator who led an underground liberation movement. He was homeless most of his life. He was also anti-materialistic.
Jesus loved people -- all people. His love was unconditional.
Jesus welcomed outsiders and foreigners. He favored the poor and afflicted over the rich. He did not "hate" on those who refused to follow his teachings.
Jesus also encouraged help for the sick and elderly. He practiced medicine without a license and healed the sick on the Sabbath.
Jesus distributed food without a permit. He made wine without a license.
Jesus paraded on public streets without a permit. He held numerous illegal gatherings.
Whenever children sat on Jesus' lap, he was not molesting them. Instead, Jesus protected children and taught them in the way of the Lord.
Jesus aided and abetted known prostitutes. And, he sent revolutionaries out into the world to spread his word.
Above all, Jesus treated the "least of these" with the utmost respect. He also denounced violence, even when it involved his own crucifixion.
Where are these Christian attributes in those who blindly support Roy Moore today? Have they elevated partisan politics over the Christian values Jesus taught us and died for?
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