Has the Politically Incorrect Savior

Rescued You?

© 2021 by Tom Boynton (editing by Kathy Boynton)

Power hungry officials often establish systems of political correctness and censorship to maintain wealth and power over the people.  The Jewish leaders of Jesus’ day did this.  They couldn’t deny that Jesus’ miracles fulfilled ancient prophecies proving Him to be the long awaited Messiah.  However, they valued political power more than saving truth.  They called an emergency meeting to decide what to do.

“Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.  If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.” (John 11:47-48)

Though many Jewish leaders believed Jesus was the Messiah, they were afraid to express this publicly.

“Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:” (John 12:42)

Jesus’ very entry into Jerusalem, riding on the foal of an ass, troubled the Jewish leaders.  Many of the people recognized and rejoiced at this fulfillment of ancient Messianic prophecies.  This struck fear into the hearts of the scheming religious leaders.

“And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.  And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.” (Matthew 21:8-9)

Next, Jesus attacked the very lucrative but wicked profiteering business the religious leaders had established in the temple.  They were defiling the holy purposes of this special place by repurposing it as a place to acquire wealth by selling animals for sacrifice.  Jesus made a whip and drove them out!

“And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.”      (Matthew 21:12-13)

This was about as politically incorrect as one could get.  Jesus was undermining the lies and extortionary practices of these powerful rulers.

Men have changed little from that day to this.  Faith in the sacrificial death of Christ as the only way to be saved, is still politically incorrect.

Have you been washed in the blood of Christ?  Or are you a slave to the political correctness of powerful leaders?

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