THE DAY THEY CANCELLED JESUS (5 OF 8)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: John 19:23-30
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The Day They Cancelled Jesus (5 of 8)
Series: The Final Week - Part 2
Jeff Strite
John 19:23-30
OPEN: There is a phenomenon that is quickly sweeping through our country that's called the ''Cancel Culture.'' It's a mindset that demands that if anyone says or does something that someone else finds offensive, THAT PERSON must be silenced and destroyed. As a result people have lost their jobs, their careers, their reputations, and have even had their lives threatened. There's a mob mentality out there that attacks people... even for things they did 20 or 30 years ago.
It's happened to Politicians, Candidates for the Supreme Court, Actors, Comedians, Media types, Business people and even cartoon characters and children' books (Dr. Seuss; The Muppets). They've ALL faced being cancelled because somebody got offended.
Now, that's not to say that there aren't people who should have been cancelled years ago, but this ''Cancel culture'' seems driven by a kind of ''self-righteous'' hatred that's kind of scary.
Actually though, this desire to destroy others is as old as mankind.
Cain ... cancelled Abel;
Joseph's brothers... attempted to cancel him;
Jezebel tried to cancel Elijah... and it went on and on throughout Bible history.
However, no one has faced the ''cancel culture'' more than Jesus. It was the cancel culture that put Him on the cross. A cancel culture that hated Jesus so much that it killed Him! And when He was nailed to the cross, people rejoiced because Jesus had finally been cancelled. (Idea gained from an article by Harold Rutledge, the Buffalo Christian Church in Buffalo, IN)
But unlike others who have been cancelled by Culture... Jesus wasn't a victim. The attempt to destroy Jesus had been planned (BY GOD) for centuries.
In fact, that was one of the major themes in Biblical preaching. Peter preached: ''Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did t ...
Series: The Final Week - Part 2
Jeff Strite
John 19:23-30
OPEN: There is a phenomenon that is quickly sweeping through our country that's called the ''Cancel Culture.'' It's a mindset that demands that if anyone says or does something that someone else finds offensive, THAT PERSON must be silenced and destroyed. As a result people have lost their jobs, their careers, their reputations, and have even had their lives threatened. There's a mob mentality out there that attacks people... even for things they did 20 or 30 years ago.
It's happened to Politicians, Candidates for the Supreme Court, Actors, Comedians, Media types, Business people and even cartoon characters and children' books (Dr. Seuss; The Muppets). They've ALL faced being cancelled because somebody got offended.
Now, that's not to say that there aren't people who should have been cancelled years ago, but this ''Cancel culture'' seems driven by a kind of ''self-righteous'' hatred that's kind of scary.
Actually though, this desire to destroy others is as old as mankind.
Cain ... cancelled Abel;
Joseph's brothers... attempted to cancel him;
Jezebel tried to cancel Elijah... and it went on and on throughout Bible history.
However, no one has faced the ''cancel culture'' more than Jesus. It was the cancel culture that put Him on the cross. A cancel culture that hated Jesus so much that it killed Him! And when He was nailed to the cross, people rejoiced because Jesus had finally been cancelled. (Idea gained from an article by Harold Rutledge, the Buffalo Christian Church in Buffalo, IN)
But unlike others who have been cancelled by Culture... Jesus wasn't a victim. The attempt to destroy Jesus had been planned (BY GOD) for centuries.
In fact, that was one of the major themes in Biblical preaching. Peter preached: ''Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did t ...
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