The ultimate confession to be a Christian is to say
Jesus is Lord, or the Messiah (Christ). How does one come to such a conclusion?
We dare not take anybody’s word.
Rather, we find out for ourselves by studying the
evidence. This is what Jesus told the disciples of John the Baptizer to do and
then to go back and let John know what has been said and done. We do not take our
faith on hearsay. Rather, we base our faith grounded in fact.
Jesus makes the claim that he is the Messiah. He
realizes this statement might offend some so he says, “Blessed is he who takes
no offense at me.” An “offense” is a stumbling block or a trap. The Greek word
for “offense” is scandal. Instead of being drawn to Jesus by the face of who he
is, what he does, and what he says, some are turned off and walk away. The
question we must each ponder is this, does Jesus offended you? And, if so, why?
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