If you're turned off by Jesus, you're probably confusing him with some ultra-conservative characterization of a
TV evangelist.
First, Jesus
was Jewish--not white Anglo-Saxon.
The
counterfeit Christ emphasizes law; the genuine Jesus, love.
The counterfeit
Christ and his followers have long lists of "do's and don't's"
that are preached as "Gospel."
But the genuine
Jesus has just two laws: love God and love people.
2. The
counterfeit Christ emphasizes jealousy; the genuine Jesus, joy.
Jesus also had
withering words for the wealthy who oppressed--or simply ignored --the
poor.
3. The
counterfeit Christ emphasizes politics; the genuine Jesus, peace.
if the TV preacher spends more time attacking
those who don't follow his particular brand of theology, then he's probably
not preaching the genuine Jesus, either.
He also
spoke of unity--not pew politics or doctrinal debates.
The genuine
Jesus requires us to follow him.
Perhaps the world
is yet to know the genuine Jesus
clipped from: watkins.gospelcom.net