Topics:<\/b> Convictions; Cross; Knowing God; Truth; Untamed Christ<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Matthew 23; Mark 11:12\u201318<\/p>\n
As I studied the life of Christ, one impression about Jesus struck me more forcefully than any other. We have tamed him.<\/p>\n
The Jesus I learned about as a child was sweet and inoffensive, the kind of person whose lap you\u2019d want to climb on. Mister Rogers with a beard. Indeed, Jesus did have qualities of gentleness and compassion that attracted little children. Mister Rogers, however, he assuredly was not. Not even the Romans would have crucified Mister Rogers.<\/p>\n
\u2014Philip Yancey, from the video The Jesus I Never Knew<\/i> (Zondervan, 1998)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Convictions; Cross; Knowing God; Truth; Untamed Christ References: Matthew 23; Mark 11:12\u201318 As I studied the life of Christ, one impression about Jesus struck me more forcefully than any other. We have tamed him. The Jesus I learned about as a child was sweet and inoffensive, the kind of person whose lap you\u2019d want … Continue reading “JESUS
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