In our American culture Jesus Christ is generally respected, even beloved. Unfortunately, it’s usually some silly putty form of Jesus — a Jesus that we try to squish into the image we want. Silly Putty Jesus is always kind, tolerates every lifestyle no matter how sinful, and always votes the way we would. In contrast, the Biblical Jesus towers above us making claims that are shocking. In our culture if people listened to what he said and claimed, he would most likely be canceled. Let me give you a few examples.

One, the real Jesus claimed to be God. In our culture Jesus as spiritual guru or life coach is celebrated but being God, that’s outrageous. Even Jesus’ own family had trouble with his teachings at first; the scripture says in Mark 3:21 “when his family heard about this, they went t

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