Christus Exemplar: Fight like Jesus
Most the time when people talk about anger and fighting Jesus is rarely mentioned. Most like to view Jesus as a sissifiedpansy who was always being pushed around and always refrained from being angry and having fits of rage. Come to find out, the Jesus of the Bible was similar to you and I, in that he became extremely frustrated at situations and people (so much so that he had various outbursts of anger on a few occasions). Jesus was unlike us, though, because he was angry over different issues (such as injustice, self righteousness, and idolatry). We tend to be angry over insignificant things such as loud neighbors, having to wait for the waitress to fill up our glass, or the line at the Krispy Kreme drive-thru. (I saw a fist fight there once, no joke.).
From Jesus’ example we can learn how to be angry. But first we need to understand what Jesus got angry about.
When you see injustice happening at work, that should make you angry against sin. When you see a father abandon his child and the child’s mother, you should burn with anger against the sin of abandonment. After hearing of one of your friends being raped or molested your anger for that sin should lead you to fight for justice.
Here are some ways we can practically fight like Jesus.
- Get angry for the things that make Jesus angry (and only those things).
- Find the minority, whose voices go unheard, and fight against the injustice.
- Fight to prevent sin in yourself and others.
- Step up to fight at work when sin occurs.
- Seek out injustice in Winston and fight until you see change.
- Fight your own sin.
Posted by: Stephen Wagoner
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