Christians dont have enemies, we have neighbors. This is the most misunderstood teaching of Jesus coming out of Matthew 5. Because the call to love our enemies is actually a call to see them as neighbors instead.

Suddenly, we have pastors and congregants removing the mask and fully embracing a version of the gospel they claimed for years didn't even exist. I write this as an attempt to hopefully allow some to see the reality of the change they have made. We all need to stop for a moment and answer a question Jesus asked in Matthew 16, “Who do you say that I am?”

Around this time every year, a debate resurfaces surrounding the circumstances of the death of Jesus. This debate has been going on for centuries and is even responsible for unspeakable hate and violence throughout history. Who killed Jesus? Who is responsible for the death of the Messiah? Is it Rome? Is it the Jews? Who is the villain of the story? 

What if we have been getting the lesson of "Pearls before Swine" completely backwards?