N.T. Wright on Jesus

"The longer you look at Jesus, the more you will want to serve Him in His world. That is, of course, if it's the real Jesus you're looking at. Plenty of people in the church and outside it have made up a 'Jesus' for themselves, and have found that this invented character makes few real demands on them. He makes them feel happy from time to time but doesn't challenge them, doesn't suggest they get up and do something about the plight of the world. Which is, of course, what the real Jesus had an uncomfortable habit of doing.

...In fact, the Gospels themselves, which set out to tell their readers about Jesus Himself, go about this task in such a way as to say to their readers: the ball is now in your court; the true Jesus is summoning you to follow Him to a life of discipleship."

-NT Wright, Following Jesus

Comments

[ken]

How true. So many christians suffer from the "What can Jesus do for me?" mentality. The real question is "What am I going to do for Jesus?"

[Bob F.]

Wow. And ouch. Excellent quote. Thanks for posting it, Bob.