The Unsettling Truth

  [421 words] Jesus preached what is undoubtedly the most famous or popular sermon ever preached: the so-called Sermon on the Mount. In the course of that sermon, He preached things that many would deem as positive, such as “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (Matt. 7:12). But in the next breath, Jesus began to discuss things that most people would deem as negative (Matthew 7:13-27). He said things that most people don’t want to hear, but they are things that people need to hear. If you go to a doctor, the doctor is bound by an oath to give you the truth. If you have something wrong with you, the doctor is supposed to tell you the truth. If your prognosis is bad, he must share that with you. If what you are…