The Jesus of Scripture

Progressive Christians say Jesus would do things their way, when the record shows no evidence for it (at best), and often shows exactly the opposite. What it shows is Jesus never wavering from His own identity, His own truth, His own message.

I don’t know anyone who follows Him perfectly. Again, if I make the same sort of mistake, I’m charging progressives with here — if I’m molding or bending Jesus to my own criteria — please tell me. Use Scripture, though, please. It’s our only source for knowing who He truly was and what He taught. If we go soft on Scripture, soon we’ll be molding a “Jesus” into our preferred image, supporting our preferred agenda.

No one follows Him perfectly, myself included. But I don’t ever want to make the mistake of making up some convenient, fake “Jesus” to suit myself, a “Jesus” adapted to my doctrine, who’s following me instead of the other way around. That would be the worst error of them all.

—Tom Gilson (Christian writer, Bible apologist)