What is it about Jesus that scares people? Two thousand years ago, people believing in Jesus as the Son of God, scared the authorities and the police of the time. Two thousand years later, it doesn’t seem that much has changed. You can go about you life at school and believe that fairies live at the bottom of your garden, and no one will bother you. Mention that you believe Jesus died for you on the cross, and that’s where the raised eyebrows start. Of course, you can drop into conversation at college that you believe we evolved from a blob of jelly, and everyone’s chilled. But once again, tell those around you, that you thank the creator God of the universe for you life, and you might get accused of being a narrow minded nutter. Why’s that then? I believe, people are scared of Jesus, because if you acknowledge that he is the Son of God then you have to change your approach to life. Believe in jelly as the origin of life? No problem, just carry on as you are. Believe in Jesus, then following his teachings, mean that you must live life to the full. Believe in fairies? Ahh, that’s cute, just stay as your are. Believe that Jesus died for you? Then you are going to follow his teachings, seek to help others, and that’s not the easy route. Still don’t worry, people thought Jesus was a nutter and were scared of him too, so you are in good company.
