If the TRUE message of Christ wasn't offensive, then to what were the religious leaders objecting? Were they offended over what Jesus was wearing, or what type of skin His sandals were constructed? Were they offended over His hairdo, or how He cut His finger and toenails?
No? Hmm. Maybe they were upset at His laying claim to equality with God...which clearly ran against the grain of society and culture!
Today, that friction continues, and is manifesting itself along many fronts:
No? Hmm. Maybe they were upset at His laying claim to equality with God...which clearly ran against the grain of society and culture!
Today, that friction continues, and is manifesting itself along many fronts: