{"id":1735,"date":"2021-09-01T12:15:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T16:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tclleader.com\/?p=1735"},"modified":"2021-09-01T12:16:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T16:16:19","slug":"1735","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tclleader.com\/?p=1735","title":{"rendered":"WAY BACK IN 2014… WHAT IF JESUS CAME TO TOWN?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Unknown-1-2\"<\/a>
\nThis was first printed \u00a0May 28, 2014 www.taveauleader.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

LONG BEFORE\u00a0 RIGHT NOW..<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOW ON THE ASSORTED VERY MANY OF SPECIAL TURF PROTECTERS WHICH MARKET THEMSELVES AS “CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, CHURCHES, COME ONE AND ALL<\/strong> FELLOWSHIPS”..and\/or even Christian Office Ministry presented as Many Choice Fellowships<\/strong><\/p>\n

HEBREWS 10:25 Apostle Paul mentored “d<\/strong>o not forsake “fellowshipping with the saints”<\/p>\n

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THEREFORE assorted mega millions ongo<\/strong>ing want to do..or\/or at least, give it a stab.<\/p>\n

AMONGST the various participating many throngs.<\/strong>..and many Internationals, and Newbies, both preferred and Not, and among THEM, the many non religious preferred…which however, I would admonish..can\u00a0 \u00a0include\u00a0 nondescript pure angels ..each of which may ATTEMPT to “visit”..to ongoing ‘Ministry Attend”…yet.. too much of the time, the perceiver skills are imperceptive, due to the righteous hurried, achievement BUSINESS System forms,ministry accustomed appearances, trends, fads, TV media induced “leader STEREOTYPES” or passed Way Down unyielding hardened LAW…which now forms CASTES of the ELITE and PREFERRED and the Low Castes which are “NOT WELL MONIED ENOUGH to be valued, respected and EORR Welcomed “EPHESIANS 1:6 accepted in JESUS BELOVED” …<\/p>\n

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YET not ALL are what, whom they ADVERTISE themselves to be.<\/p>\n

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A SELAH: WHAT IF JESUS CAME TO TOWN?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cBlessed are the pure in heart, they shall see (far more accurately perceive) God.\u201d Matthew 5:8<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cI have met the enemy and he is us.\u201d Ancient Cartoon Pogo<\/h3>\n


\n(C) 2014 Taveau D\u2019Arcy All copyrights reserved<\/em><\/h3>\n

WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jesus got off at the bus stop
\nIn the central part of town
\nAnd He carried only two cardboard suitcases
\nAnd His skin was sort of brown?<\/h3>\n

WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jesus got off the bus silently
\nWithout warning, fanfare or hype?
\nAnd disembarked
\nWith no disciples, handlers or entourage,
\nSimply to watch how humans react?<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jesus\u2019 picked up His luggage
\nAnd walked out into the street
\nAnd wondered to Himself (as He was arrival was unannounced)
\n\u201cWill the locals show Me respect?\u201d<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Curious Christ wondered,
\nWill the locals hold a door open for a nobody?
\nWill they try to take advantage of a \u201cstranger unawares?
\nWill they perceive Me by my outward appearance?
\nOr attempt to spiritually perceive Me based on from Whom I AM Sent?<\/h3>\n

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THEN, WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Savior stepped out into the regional, area wide grass roots flow
\nAnd His Heavenly Father began to point out the spiritual mixture,
\nDescending down from the (leader) very highest to the (elder) very low.<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jesus\u2019 below average looks and olive skin caused many great consternation?
\nWhat if His facial features and broken English
\nCaused some to look down on Him with bigoted (often ministry) accusation?<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There were some who disdained Jesus accepting, soft spoken mature nature?
\nWhile some others severely noted
\nJesus solemn international \/even Hebrew appearance
\nThen mocked Him openly as
\n\u201cNot one bit like us\u2026\u201d
\nAnd\/or maybe
\n\u201cJust one more of those Christ Killer Jews?\u201d<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A whole lot of Nice Polite Christians took Jesus in for a day.
\nBut then turned Him out deeming Jesus much too grass roots organizer, as in a non-institutional, non-organized system oriented, non religious (divine) way\u2026.
\n\u2026. So many accused Him of being \u201ctoo radical\u201d or even subversive \u201cLeft wing\u201d<\/h3>\n

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Yet many also offered to accept Him (on their own terms) as \u201cRight\u201d \u2026.
\nBUT ONLY IF He wrapped Himself up in their nation\u2019s flag and signed on their one party line.<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Around the local area many others
\nDimly regarded Jesus eclectic tribal look,
\nAlong with his natural Middle Eastern \u201cvibe,\u201d
\nAnd hastened to categorize Jesus (from afar off)
\nAs \u201cone of those suspicious Middle Eastern malevolent stereotypes.\u201d<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jesus arrived in the center of town
\nNot arrayed in the finest of clothes
\nWhat if He owned no designer suits
\nOr had no products or CDs to sell?
\nWould Jesus\u2019 ministry be avoided
\nSimply because He didn\u2019t model \u201cupscale?\u201d<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jesus didn\u2019t resemble your typical \u201cBorn Again Christian?\u201d
\nOr act the Garden Variety Ministry Approved Type?
\nWhat if the Christ never used a title?
\nOr carried a business card?<\/h3>\n

And WHAT IF…
\nDuring Jesus first days in the city
\n(if He wasn\u2019t an apparent Alpha Type Male)
\nRepeatedly encountered self proclaimed \u201cministry leaders\u201d
\nWho informed Him that He ought to be \u201cunder\u201d all of them?<\/h3>\n


\nWHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Suddenly Jesus Christ recognized
\nThe spiritual lay of the land?
\nAnd discerned that over many who were wretched and blind?
\nFor they repeatedly attempted to twist Bible Scriptures
\nTo rationalize and to cover their own________(s).
\n(Concerning the popular beliefs that they held)
\nIn of their well fed, self satisfied, legalistic insensitive, many even reprobate, previously made up,
\nEver
\nOh, So Right, minds.<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/strong>
\nThe same local reverends
\nWere afraid Jesus would \u201csteal their turf\u201d
\nAnd \u201csheep steal\u201d their tithes and love offerings?
\nWould they avoid speaking with Him face to face?<\/h3>\n

WOULD THESE SAME<\/strong> \u201cministry elders\u201d
\nClannishly band together, remaining apart and aloof?
\nWould they habitually smile broadly (to Jesus\u2019 face)
\nThen go self importantly (behind His back)
\nAnd spread rumors that \u201cHe\u2019s a questionable leader GOOF!\u201d<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jesus avoided the area ministry Good Old Boys
\nBut hung out with the \u201cleast of these?\u201d
\nWould the local religious mentally Tough Customers
\nBe suspicious that He was planning to deceive?
\nThen would they then spread tales and rumors
\nThat Pioneering Minister Jesus was \u201cout of control!\u201d
\nAnd that He was \u201ccontentious\u201d \u201csubversive\u201d \u201cself seeking\u201d
\nAnd \u201cdivisive\u201d
\n(Meaning: That Christ refused to yield to their spirit of control)<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF THESE SAME<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Regarded the Christ as \u201cproud, unloving and unrighteously angry\u201d
\nAfter He upset the church\u2019s money changers tables?
\nAND WHAT IF the local senior elders viewed Jesus as \u201cdangerously way off balance\u201d
\n(And surely another reason was that the Messiah\u2019s Prize Possession was a simple cruel cross\u2026
\nThe One He was willing to carry.)<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jesus realized that He would become well known
\nAmong the hypocrites and the pretenders?
\nWHAT IF He leader discerned that His holy name would get dragged through the mud
\nThough He humbly, patiently prayed and healed
\nAnd \u201csuffered the little children?\u201d
\n
\nWHAT IF<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jesus understood the lay of the land
\nAnd preferred the sinners to the In House Religious Party Clan?
\nWHAT IF<\/strong> Jesus, while on His Servant Leader Mission,
\nPreferred \u201cselective fellowshipping\u201d
\nWith those whose hearts weren\u2019t always \u201cright\u201d
\nBut who maintained a childlike faith
\nAnd open heart condition.<\/h3>\n


\nRIGHT NOW<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Would Christ be accepted?
\nOr a rejected ministry stereotype?
\nWould He feel peer pressured to become part of the System?
\nWould Jesus be avoided if He chose not to comply?
\nWould Jesus be happier in the midst of conforming religion
\nOr dining with the non churched
\nEven risking his reputation by being seen conversing with with notoriously sin laden women?*
\n* ( Mary Magdalene, the woman at the well)<\/h3>\n

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SO WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The nondescript Every Day Walk In
\nlight brown skinned Jesus took his suitcases and walked out to your street\u2026 WOULD He would be accepted and respected?
\nOr withstood or stereotyped
\n\u2026once again?<\/h3>\n

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Would His own Church clearly perceive Him?
\nOr would He be seerishly spied upon
\nVia far away Levitical territorial superior pride
\nWho never leader confront just run, duck, cover and hide.<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/h2>\n

Jesus felt forced to preach and work-plant
\nOver the World Wide Web?
\nWhat if He escaped to a modern leader internal Cave of Adullam?
\nTo escape the narrow confines of accuser religion?<\/h3>\n


\nWHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The kindly Savior had His very own online prophetic Hillside
\nTo proclaim His GOOD NEWS once again?
\nIt would be free and open to ALL around the globe
\nModeling Genuine Ministry Human Real Respect for
\nALL economic strata, appearance, gender and skin.<\/h3>\n

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YES, JESUS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Was\/Is aware of what\u2019s inside each \u201chuman\u2019s heart\u201d
\nAnd may just come again by surprise.
\nHe repeatedly shows up dressed as \u2018the least of these\u201d
\nAnd in human persons who don\u2019t role model our own pet stereotype.<\/h3>\n

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But Jesus enjoys rankling the self satisfied and complacent
\nHe comes ever rattling the norm
\nHe \u201cafflicts the comfortable and comforts the afflicted\u201d
\nAnd may suddenly appear through innocent children
\nThe elderly,the silent suffering and the lame.<\/h3>\n

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Yet God is forever \u201cconfounding the worldly wise\u201d
\nThus He even comes in the pure hearted and upscale\u2026.
\nAnd in the single,the wayfarer, the apostolic elite
\nBut most likely in the way way down.<\/h3>\n

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WHAT IF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jesus Mission was Mercy, mixed with trying human hearts to intentionally reveal:
\nWHO were truly ARE all by ourselves\u2026. without HIM..
\nAnd WHO we can become\u2026. because of\u2026. with HIM \u2026
\nand through HIM?
\n(And even in spite of ourselves\u2026.)<\/h3>\n

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CONCLUSION:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cBlessed are the pure in heart\u2026they shall see** God\u201d (accurately perceive and discern Him, even as He works on their behalf\u2026) Matthew 5:8<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cUnto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.\u201d Titus 1:15<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n