Was Jesus Christ A Protestor?
Was Jesus A Protestor?
Let’s Research His Scriptures To Approve Or Disapprove
( A Must Read For Believers)
Jesus asked people to follow Him and join His cause.
There is in deed much to protest, and many Christians may wonder how should we respond. The term “Protestor” gives different meanings depending on whom you speak with. This word can invoke feelings of irritation, annoyance, and even anger; it can be good or it can turn ugly.
Protesting is the antithesis of being apathetic, complicit, callous, and passive, and Christians should take comfort in the fact the Jesus Christ, the Son of The Most High, was very good at it. Sometimes quietly and other times publicly disruptive. Rest assured Jesus Christ was radical, and eventually was arrested, beaten, and sacrificed on The Cross because of His “words and actions.”
There are times when God Almighty will call His people to go to battle in prayer, while yet the Scriptures show Jesus purposefully intervened, acted, spoke, and was present in various situations in order to protest, dissent, demonstrate, object, question, defend, revolt, and challenge.
So today, when politicians, and the masses that follow them, promote racism, hate, bigotry, deception, and oppressive policies that are inhumane, immoral, violent, and blatantly anti-Christian, we must ask ourselves: What Would Jesus Do?
Will followers of Christ follow in His footsteps and be bold enough to speak against, act against, and protest against sin? Contrary to our religious assumptions about righteousness and holiness, sometimes the most Christ-like thing we can do is Protest.
Christianity isn’t political power, military might, safety, wealth, control, fame, nor comfort - its emulating Jesus. After Jesus departed and the disciples started their various ministries, founding the Church as we know it today, most of the earliest believers were ruthlessly hunted down, arrested, persecuted, and horrifically killed for following Jesus, martyred for being Divine Protestors.
Let’s Review Some Examples:
Luke 7, Jesus empathized and advocated for the oppressed, hurt, abused, downtrodden, abandoned, alienated, and victimized, Jesus was a Protestor.
Matthew 9:2-8, Jesus was accused by the “experts” of being disruptive and evil, Jesus was a Protestor.
Matthew 4:1-11, Jesus rejected the temptation of worldly power and boldly stood against Satan’s temptations, Jesus was a Protestor.
John 2:13-25, Jesus stormed into the temple courts, interrupted the proceeding by overturning tables, yelling, and driving both people and animals out with a whip, condemning greed and corruption of religious hypocrites, Jesus was a Protestor.
Luke 4:16-31, Jesus boldly stood up and spoke in the Synagogue, proclaiming things so counter-cultural and radical, that He created a mob so furious that they chased Him with intentions of killing Him, Jesus was a Protestor.
Matthew 4:23-25, Jesus took His message to the masses and created a movement based on justice, hope, and love, Jesus was a Protestor.
Mark 2:1-12,, Jesus confronted the leaders about their wrong practices, evil thoughts, and destructive deeds, Jesus was a Protestor.
John 5:16, Mark 3:1-6, Jesus broke the religious expectations and laws of the day, to the point of people wanting Him to die, Jesus was a Protestor.
Matthew 11:20-30, Jesus openly rebuked, held accountable, challenged, and called out people who refused to change from their misguided ways, Jesus was a Protestor.
Luke 11, Matthew 9:34, Matthew 13:56-58, Jesus was viciously challenged, mocked, scrutinized, threatened, slandered, ridiculed, and discredited by authorities and leaders, Jesus was a Protestor.
John 4, Jesus went to places He wasn’t supposed to go and talked to people He wasn’t supposed to talk to, Jesus was a Protestor.
Jesus Christ, devoted His life to speaking, helping, defending, empowering, healing, freeing, and loving everyone, especially saving those who were in desperate need from the hands of oppressors, rulers, officials, mobs, and those who intended to harm, kill, and destroy.