The world would like Christians to believe that Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God - the Saviour of mankind was not a real person nor the Messiah. If they can't get us to believe that garbage, they want us to believe that OK, maybe He did exist - as a man only. If we still won't be persuaded to believe that horse manure, we are told that Jesus was a meek and mild, gentle, flower-child like kinda' guy who didn't like confrontation and so that is the way Christians should be.
I'm not buying any of that.
Let's see - first of all, Jesus grew up working as a carpenter alongside his step-father Joseph. Hmm, I don't think I've ever seen a "fragile" looking carpenter or construction worker before - what about you? His hands must have been rough and calloused, and his muscles developed from all of that hard labor. What else can we recall from the Bible - hmm, he was able to fast for 40 days and still face Satan toe-to-toe afterwards, that sounds pretty tough to me.
Jesus never seemed to have a problem speaking out against the actions of the Pharisees and Sadducees - even right in front of them. Nor have I ever read in any modern translation of the Bible where Jesus required any assistance whatsoever in clearing out the temple area that was being used for commerce. It also seems to me that a man who was shy would not have dared hung out with prostitutes and other "bad" people - I mean he ate with them for crying out loud and didn't mind that the religious leaders knew about it.
What about the moments that led up to the Crucifixion - it seems to me that a meek and mild man, not wanting to face confrontation (or pain) would have exited the stage quite quickly and avoided the torture and the cross. Does that make sense to anyone else?
I believe Jesus was a "man's man" - strong, tough, a natural leader, outspoken and confident. But He was also filled with love and compassion for mankind.
That's the true role model for men today - but the world doesn't want men to believe that! Men have been emasculated terribly these past few decades. Just watch modern day commercials and you will find dozens of them that portray men as weak and DUMB.
I can guarantee you, that if you look at what the world says is "normal" and "good", you will find almost the exact opposite in the Bible.
Just think about it...
