We do not expect a righteous God. Nor do we expect to be persecuted in the name of a righteous God. What is this righteousness? Perfect, just, and true. We humans have a hard time measuring up to holy perfection. God’s righteousness does not always look the way we expect it to. Those humans encountering His Son had the same problem.
Sitting with the harsh words of Jesus just days before he would be executed by public demand is uncomfortable. He is not the gentle, mild, and kind Jesus holding out the love and compassion that we see in the children’s storybooks. He does not have a sign in his front yard reassuring us that everything will be okay. This is not that story.
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