Christianity is offensive to people because the cross of Jesus is offensive.  It confronts the very core of our beings and requires a decision from us:  To accept that we are dead in sin and separated from God, or to stick to our own ways and rely on ourselves for hope.

In this day and age where most everybody in America is so easily offended, Christianity is being increasingly marginalized and pressed out of society.  I think that’s because America has been increasingly turning away from the cross, and is weary of being reminded of it.  Our compounded excuses can’t stand on their own and are burdensome to hold up.

But the death and resurrection of Jesus on our behalf is the only place where true hope is found, and America needs that badly.  It turns out that despite our sin, God loves us.  That is the message of the cross.  And there is no other way.  That is why it’s offensive.

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