There is no way that Jesus would be considered politically correct today. His response to the priests and teachers was anything but politically correct. He left them without an answer, did not clarify anything at all and probably confused some of the onlookers. This type of response would probably have been considered rude by church-goers today and could cost a preacher his job!
All that makes me wonder about how we do Jesus work now. We believe we need to explain everything to the extent that we will write a sermon that lasts thirty minutes from a sentence of Jesus' that lasted seconds. We write books on an explanation of a prayer that takes up one paragraph. We teach via long sermons with three points and very clear conclusions; he taught via short parables and concluded with "if you have ears to hear, then hear." Somehow there just seems to be a little difference in the way he did things and the way we do. I wonder what our churches would be like if we taught like he did?
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