24/06/2024
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When you say you want to be like Jesus, what do you really mean?
I know saying it sounds good and holy and whatnot, but what does it really mean to be like the Yeshua?
Let some folks tell it, being like Christ means being a person who turns every cheek, who is very passive, and forgives everyone when they wrong them without applying any consequence to them.
This would be akin to being a spinless person, even a simp, and people can not function optimally nor healthily as such. As an example, too many times, especially recently, the black community, when a person is racially terrorized even to the point of death, are shamed into forgiving the unrepentant assailant. You'll see some random family member of the victim looking pathetically weak saying "I forgive him/her", one day after the person was brutally murdered in a racist fashion. This is done to lessen or even diminish the consequences that the person should receive.
Mercy is NOT the same as excusing a system of injustice.
Others will say that being like Jesus is being a nice, always ultracompassionate, perfect person who helps everyone and always neglects himself or herself.
This would be considered a doormat. Jesus even found time to get away from the crowd to chill.
Some may even say that being like Jesus means you have to be a Republican and believe whatever Fox News says to be the second gospel lol.
But, WHO are you exactly trying to be like? Many groups have agendas behind portraying an image of Christ that they wish you to be, the image that they paint Him to be. And these images are grossly inaccurate, but these groups GUILT you into believing them to be true in order for for you to fulfill their devious desires.
Which is why, you must get to know Christ....FOR YOURSELF.
We work hard on our jobs but are lazy when it comes to learning about and growing our spiritual selves, and then wonder why things remain the same or worse in our lives.
So, before trying to allegedly be like the Yeshua, it may be worthwhile to learn how He was and is.
It may surprise you, in an enlightening way.