John 18:20 … Nothing in secret (10/21/16)
“I have said nothing in secret.” ~ Jesus (John 18:20)
Indeed, I have heard so many Christians conveniently (and with great confidence) speak for Jesus about things of which he never himself spoke in the Gospels – heard them oh so boldly claiming that Jesus would support gun ownership; or claiming that Jesus was a supporter of animal abuse (i.e. non-veganism); or claiming that Jesus was against early-term abortions; or claiming that Jesus was prejudiced against homosexuals &/or transgenders; or claiming that Jesus was in favor of using violence in self-defense; or claiming that Jesus would support “just wars” launched against international enemies; or even claiming that Jesus would have been — were he alive in the flesh today — a staunch Republican or a devout Democrat …
Of course, all of these aforementioned claims (and any others like them) are nothing less than complete & utter nonsense – and this particular statement from the Gospel of John makes that fact quite clear. Indeed, everything of true import that Jesus had to share he made quite plain in the Gospels, and any & every position that contradicts the radical, courageous, humble, selfless Love that he came to champion (and the Love that forms the hub of every single one of his sermons and the center of every single one of his parables) is a position that he most certainly did not support or in any way affirm or champion.
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