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Great Lies We Have Been Told About Jesus Christ Exposed

Lie: The Jesus portrayed in the media with long hair and fair skin is the real Jesus of the Bible.
Truth: There is no reason whatsoever to believe that Jesus Christ looked like that when he was a man on earth. From reading the gospels we see that Jesus was hard to point out even among his own disciples (John 18:3-8) which means that, however he looked, he must have looked like a typical first-century Jewish man. We are commanded in the Bible not to make a likeness (image) of God according to man’s corrupt understanding. It is idolatry. Since Jesus Christ is God who came in the flesh (John 1:1-5, 14) any “guesses” at how He would have looked which go beyond what’s in the Bible are idolatry. The media’s typical depiction of Jesus is influenced by how Pagan gods were typically portrayed in art, along with attempts throughout history to make “jesus” popular to the masses (obviously counterfeits of the real Jesus made by greedy people hoping to profit somehow from them). The media’s depiction is certainly not influenced by the word of God or permitted by the word of God. Scrap the “media jesus” from your mind completely. It is a shallow, cheap, pathetic counterfeit of the real Jesus.

Lie: Jesus had only nice, positive things to say.
Truth: Not so. Jesus proclaimed the whole truth about God’s righteous standards (Matthew 5-7), man’s rebellion against God and evil deeds which prevent one’s salvation when continued in (Matthew 15:18-20, John 3:18-20), the reality of the eternal fire of hell for those who refuse to forsake their sin and rebellion against God (Mark 9:43-48), our need to turn against the course of this world and follow him in obedience in order to be saved (Matthew 16:24-27), and other hard truths. The multitudes who heard Him were amazed by the great authority He spoke with (Matthew 7:28-29).

Lie: Jesus only contended with the corrupt religious leaders of Israel because they tried to impose their standards on everyone else.
Truth: Jesus did contend with the religious leaders of Israel more than anyone else, but not for the reasons many think. He contended with them primarily because they did not do what they told others to do and because they focused on looking righteous externally since they were more concerned about man’s praise than God’s. However Jesus himself told the people to do what they said which lined up with God’s law (Matthew 23:1-3) and also told everyone that even our secret works will be brought into judgment, so therefore we should rather fear God who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell (Luke 12:2-5). He also rebuked the multitude for not discerning their need to get right with God despite their capability and wisdom in discerning earthly matters rightly (Luke 12:54-59).

Lie: Jesus accepted everyone and still does.
Truth: Jesus was a friend of sinners and He shocked some cold religious people by the people he associated with on some occasions. However that does not mean he accepted everyone unconditionally. Jesus Himself said “They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (Mark 2:17) Jesus came to save us from our sins (Matthew 1:21). He didn’t ignore them or deny that that they will destroy those who continue in them. Many will not be saved. Jesus DID demonstrate and tell us the right way to live and lovingly provided an opportunity for us to be saved/accepted by God by dying for our sins and rising again. We can now be justly pardoned and delivered from our sins by Him on the condition that we turn from our own way and sins in repentance and turn to Him in obedient faith (He is Lord as well as Savior and must be received as both- and thus His word must be kept in honor of His authority). Therefore the Bible says “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid.” (Romans 6:1-2a) “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him” (Hebrews 5:8-9) “And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.” (1 John 2:3-5)

The Bible warns of “another jesus” “another spirit” and “another gospel.” (2 Corinthians 11:4) Just because someone talks about “jesus”, doesn’t mean that they are referring to the Jesus of the Bible, even if they think that they are. This is a serious matter of eternal consequences! The real Jesus also said “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6) We need to be in His way, following His truth, in order to have His eternal life. We only have this uncertain life to prepare to meet God and nothing else. We are responsible to read the Bible for ourselves, seek to understand the truth with our whole hearts, and follow the truth wherever it leads us. There are many deceptions and only one right way. Don’t let any lie keep you from following the truth that is in the real Jesus and rob you of eternal life.