I once encountered an articulate, angry young Marxist at Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park, London. As we had come upon a small knot of people during an afternoon stroll, it had appeared that the young Communist had silenced a gentle Christian preacher by loudly proclaiming that Jesus Christ was "not a pleasant person!"
As he waved a New Testament under the nose of the abashed speaker, the assailant thought he was scoring an impressive point.
But then, another Christian in the audience spoke up: "Of course Jesus wasn't a pleasant person. You don't crucify nice guys!"
The Cross remains a stumbling block for all who encounter this Jesus. He is perhaps not the person we want Him to be, but He is surely the person we still -- desperately -- need.
-- John G. Stackhouse
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