"It is always improper to intentionally offend anyone; and if someone is offended by your actions or words, they are not necessarily right." | RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo) – 1981
Pilgrims, you have the right to be offended, or do you? American culture certainly wants you to believe you do. If anyone says or does anything that you find offensive, especially if they hold to conservative or Christian values, you not only have the right to be offended but also the responsibility to label these people bigots, misogynists, sexists, xenophobes racists or any other labels which will ostracize and chastise them in the court of public opinion.
However, God's Word invites Christians into a very different reality. One where our whining is never louder than our worship. If a Christian’s aim is to glorify God and fully enjoy him forever—which it is—the we must also do our best to walk in humility; understanding that “a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him”. (John 13:16)
Christians are called to overlook offenses as we gaze to the person and work of Christ and how he endured the greatest injustice in the history of the world; namely, dying a criminal’s death on the cross, in order to save the very people who demanded his death.
On today’s episode of the podcast, Mike and I talk about the balance between calling out offenses to the Gospel, while not allowing our personal offenses to cast a shadow on the message of hope, forgiveness, and salvation in Christ’s finished work on the cross.
Thanks again for joining us pilgrims. Enjoy the podcast and stay pugnacious.
