Bulletins
Jesus Derangement Syndrome
“Derangement syndrome” is a political term coined about twenty years ago that describes a blind prejudice that closes its eyes to the evidence and leaves a man incapable of judging fairly or rationally. Worse, it is a cold-blooded hatred that resorts to any means—up to and including murder (1 Jn. 3.15)—to destroy an opponent.
No man was more victimized by this syndrome than Jesus Christ.
For being congenial and enjoying the company of others, He was slandered as a glutton, a boozer, and a friend of misfits (Matt. 11.19).
For casting demons out of poor, tortured creatures, the Jewish swamp said He was only able to do so because he was in collusion with the devil (Matt. 12.24).
He gave sight to a man blind from birth and the nicest thing the Jews could say was that He was a sinner because He performed the cure on the Sabbath (Jn. 9.16).
He wept with those who wept over the death of Lazarus, and His tears were twisted into a taunt that implied He was partially to blame for Lazarus’s death (Jn. 11.37).
When slander didn’t stop Him, they tried to arrest Him. Then they tried to kill Him and they kept at it until they succeeded. Derangement syndrome—there’s nothing new under the sun.
(Taken from Lenexa Edifier, edited by Jim Stauffer)
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