Can You Really Reflect Jesus?

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i would challenge our readers to try that, because it's actually far more possiblethan you think. The very spirit of jesus is present in you. So you have this power to actually be able to articulate the other's position in a way that they will feel understood,. while still yet not sinning. And see if can do this. See if you can actually reflect jesus, embody, jesus. You're going to be battling all sorts of inner temptations. I think i've tried ta score points, rhetorical points while you're doing the impathy. But hold off on that. That's what this exercise is trying to show.

In a special Christmas episode, David French and Curtis Chang talk about the ultimate act of empathy (God becoming human) and the somewhat surprising debate going on in certain corners of the evangelical church; the idea that empathy can be a sin. How far should we go to understand another’s pain? Does empathy require moral agreement? Is our empathy sometimes selective, reserved for those we agree with and withheld from those we don’t?

David and Curtis also dig into some reader mail for a fascinating discussion of the issue of abortion and some surprising realities that may show why pro-life Christians should look beyond the mere legal rules established under Roe v. Wade.

Show Notes:

-Joe Rigney: The Enticing Sin of Empathy

-The French Press: The American Crisis of Selective Empathy

-The French Press: Satanic Pregnancies, Explained

-C.S. Lewis: The Screwtape Letters (Amazon)

-Kate Shellnutt: Bethlehem Baptist Leaders Clash Over ‘Coddling’ and ‘Cancel Culture’

-The French Press: The Pro-Life Movement Must Transcend Politics