Jesus is not a wimp and He doesn't want you to be one, either.
Anyone who studies what the Bible actually says about Jesus, especially when considering cultural/historical context, can see Jesus is anything but soft. Compassionate to those who humbled themselves? Yes. But "soft" does not apply to someone who confronted the corrupt powers of the day (not just the religious ones, either... He publicly called a secular leader a "fox" and that was NOT a good thing), overturned tables, and chased powerful people with whips.
He chose to be born into a family that did carpentry, knowing, of course, how He'd be killed, which meant He worked day in and day out with wood and nails, knowing that He was going to be nailed to a cross.
He knew He would endure lifelong taunts about being a mamzer.
A wimp would have invoked the powers at his disposal to dispense with the people who opposed him, but Jesus endured.
He does not call on us to be wimps.
"Let he who is without sin..." is not a call to abandon discernment.
"Judge not..." is a call to avoid judging hypocritically or self-righteously, not a command to to abandon sense.
"Turn the other cheek..." is not a call to pacifism or to accept abuse, but rather to let insults roll off your back, as He did. That is made clear with His instructions to the disciples to get swords for protection.
Aslan is not a tame lion.
Anyone who studies what the Bible actually says about Jesus, especially when considering cultural/historical context, can see Jesus is anything but soft. Compassionate to those who humbled themselves? Yes. But "soft" does not apply to someone who confronted the corrupt powers of the day (not just the religious ones, either... He publicly called a secular leader a "fox" and that was NOT a good thing), overturned tables, and chased powerful people with whips.
He chose to be born into a family that did carpentry, knowing, of course, how He'd be killed, which meant He worked day in and day out with wood and nails, knowing that He was going to be nailed to a cross.
He knew He would endure lifelong taunts about being a mamzer.
A wimp would have invoked the powers at his disposal to dispense with the people who opposed him, but Jesus endured.
He does not call on us to be wimps.
"Let he who is without sin..." is not a call to abandon discernment.
"Judge not..." is a call to avoid judging hypocritically or self-righteously, not a command to to abandon sense.
"Turn the other cheek..." is not a call to pacifism or to accept abuse, but rather to let insults roll off your back, as He did. That is made clear with His instructions to the disciples to get swords for protection.
Aslan is not a tame lion.
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