Would Jesus Have Been Crucified If He Preached Like Pastors Today?
Ouch! This quote hurts.
“If Jesus preached the same message ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified.”
–Leonard Ravenhill
Do you agree?
This is certainly not true for every pastor. However, I’m afraid this may be true with a lot of the self-help, prosperity preaching today.
If Jesus never said anything controversial, if he only preached tips for better living, nobody would have thought twice about it.
Jesus was crucified because He taught that He was God.
Jesus was crucified because He taught He alone was the way to Heaven.
Jesus was crucified because He proclaimed the forgiveness of sins for anyone who had faith in Him.
Jesus was crucified because He called sin a sin.
Jesus was crucified because He was controversial.
If our preaching is not controversial to society every now and then, are we doing it wrong?
