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While Christians love to focus on a gentle, tender Jesus, Harlow
offers an unforgettable reintroduction to the true character of
Jesus and invites us to get to know the savior who was gracious but
also blunt, sometimes sarcastic, and wildly passionate about
bringing people to the heart of God. We often don't know what to do
with the Bible's stories of Jesus' righteous rage. Yet the truth
is, while the Son of God was loving and tender, his words could be
equally sharp and biting. The same man who said, "Love your
enemies" (Matthew 5:44) also said, "You snakes, how will you escape
being condemned to hell?" (Matthew 23:33). With compelling
storytelling and enlightening examinations of Scripture, Tim Harlow
journeys through the gospels and looks at what, and who, ignited
Jesus' anger. He guides us through instances of Jesus' anger in
response to the barriers people put up: in the temple, where money
changers literally denied access to the Father, especially for the
non-Jews and the poor; during his teaching, when little children
were denied access; on the Sabbath, when religious leaders put
rules above relationship and suffering above healing; and many
more. What if, Harlow asks, by coming to understand God's holy
anger, we come to know a savior we never knew before? How can we
respond like Jesus when good intentions, prejudices and judgments,
traditions and rules, and selfish and joyless people conspire to
keep others from God's presence?
Tim Harlow, pastor principal de Parkview Christian Church, ayuda a
los cristianos a redescubrir al apasionado Salvador de la Biblia,
que todavia es relevante en la actualidad. Durante anos, los
cristianos han preguntado: "?Que haria Jesus?" Pero ?y si
hicieramos una pregunta mas precisa y esclarecedora: "?Que enoja a
Jesus?" Por mucho que nos encante ver una imagen dulce y tierna de
Jesus, esa imagen no esta completa. Jesus se enojo algunas veces, y
mucho. Eso no deberia sorprendernos, pero ?con quien se enojo y por
que? Jesus se enfurecia a causa de personas cuyas actitudes se
interponian con su proposito: buscar y salvar a los perdidos,
unirnos con el amor increible de Dios. Entonces, cuando veia la
hipocresia, la codicia, el juicio y la falta de misericordia
provenientes de los corazones de personas que supuestamente seguian
a Dios y, como resultado, apartaban a la gente de el, Jesus entraba
en orbita. ?Nosotros sentimos lo mismo? Cualquiera sea el problema
-tolerar la injusticia, evadir a los pecadores o ignorar a los mas
pequenos entre nosotros- ?Que enoja a Jesus? abre nuestros ojos a
los asuntos que mas le molestaron a Jesus y que deberian enojarnos
como cristianos, si es que alineamos nuestro corazon con el suyo y
deseamos seguirlo realmente como Salvador.
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