Preaching Commentary
Straight Talk from Jesus
Jesus Christ did not mince words. He seems to have always spoken the unvarnished truth, but, I think, with a smile on his face and compassion in his actions. This passage today clearly reflects his self-described purpose in Luke 12:51, “Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division.”
The Son of Man knew his audience. Humankind has not changed in two millennia. As back then, so today. We want God to accept us as we are without much effort to be better, let alone changed people. “I’m not perfect but I’m not bad either. Live and let live, that’s my motto.” Such is the thinking of the vast majority of people, world-wide.
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