Jesus was very tough upon all matters. He knew authority up and authority down. That means He was fully compliant and obedient to The Father, and He expected full obedience to Himself from His Disciples.
As His Words are read in Scripture, it cannot be denied He was constantly requiring people before Him to be accountable for their motivations, for their actions, and for their knowledge. Today, most Christians merely pay lip service to the requirements of personal integrity for their honesty.
This can be seen where there are those who constantly hand out advice from the Bible, yet refuse to show the impact of that advice in their own life. Examples would be:
1.) Claiming forgiveness should be pursued upon the faults of others, yet they turn issue based conversations into ad hominems in order to evade their own inequities.
2.) Citing Scripture for the sake of argument, yet ignoring other passages which are inconvenient.
3.) Not turning the other cheek when sensing criticism upon their own words.
4.) Claiming to have the power of Christ in their life, yet easily becoming defensive of their hurt feelings.
5.) Avoiding answers to plain questions by being verbose upon a tangent.
6.) Rather than focusing upon Scripture and upon facts, thinking in terms of how people and things "seem to be."
These people think themselves to be knowledgeable, yet it takes only a few simple questions to find their true core. They talk about Scripture, but have read very little of it. While Christ was entirely consumed with the Word of The Father, these people speak only of Scripture with which they sensibly agree.
As His Words are read in Scripture, it cannot be denied He was constantly requiring people before Him to be accountable for their motivations, for their actions, and for their knowledge. Today, most Christians merely pay lip service to the requirements of personal integrity for their honesty.
This can be seen where there are those who constantly hand out advice from the Bible, yet refuse to show the impact of that advice in their own life. Examples would be:
1.) Claiming forgiveness should be pursued upon the faults of others, yet they turn issue based conversations into ad hominems in order to evade their own inequities.
2.) Citing Scripture for the sake of argument, yet ignoring other passages which are inconvenient.
3.) Not turning the other cheek when sensing criticism upon their own words.
4.) Claiming to have the power of Christ in their life, yet easily becoming defensive of their hurt feelings.
5.) Avoiding answers to plain questions by being verbose upon a tangent.
6.) Rather than focusing upon Scripture and upon facts, thinking in terms of how people and things "seem to be."
These people think themselves to be knowledgeable, yet it takes only a few simple questions to find their true core. They talk about Scripture, but have read very little of it. While Christ was entirely consumed with the Word of The Father, these people speak only of Scripture with which they sensibly agree.
