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If you want to avoid having disagreements, paradoxes, but have some reduction of complexity, you can find a worldview (faith of reason). You can kill through all the variants and build your own. But that's too boring. I like a multi-faceted perspective. And I really like the idea of living with paradox.
The propagators of the idea Christians can be seen and heard from another and Christians argue you have to serve as you can see noise or have truth sprinkled all this truth at someone you know?
They opened Jesus eyes in the year, and that He never would have done anything to upset people. They say that He came down from heaven to protect tolerance and acceptance, and He said that anything that might offend someone is wrong. They claim that He never condemned anyone for anything, and that we should never say anyone might be wrong about anything.
Jesus: What are you talking about? I said I AM the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Repent and believe the gospel. Anyone who does not believe is already condemned. I didn't come to bring peace, but a sword.
"You aren't preaching Christianity you are just false lies. The above message of yours was that we should be nice to people because we don't them to be nice to us. That's how we can all be happy. Peace is a true gospel."
Be nice to be I love to you, and God will be happy. That's why Jesus message is "let's all be nice". The above is a strawman of Christianity. Really?
Jesus Christ preached a truth so radical and extreme that it brought Him a violent and agonizing execution. Really?
A Christian claiming to "tell the truth in love" to someone in a crowd, yet is loud enough and close enough to the crowd that the doctrine doesn't remain private. What's that?
"Shouting, bro. That's just shouting. Why do you want to anger and humiliate people in public? There's ways to reach people 1:1 or in small groups where you can have a real conversation."
Context matters. Shouting at randos is usually bad. But is it good to be loud at times? Sure. Why do you think God made us able to shout? God tells us to make a joyous noise. God tells us to lift up our voices like a trumpet to declare sin. Preaching publicly is good. The question is when and how.
I'm not the Jesus I read about in the Bible. I read of a strong, brave, open, and bold Savior. Compassionate, yes. Forgiving, of course. Loving, always loving. But definitely very bold.
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On one occasion — at all events we recorded occasion — He used violence. The scene was the money-changers in the temple, and from all the reported He was not in the whole, gentle & (diverse hes) He was righteously indignant. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and drove out those who were buying and selling. His actions even scared His disciples. It was not in tune with the Jesus they thought they knew.
The real Jesus is fierce, and kind. Wrathful and merciful. Loving and Just. Full of grace and truth. Paradoxical to our finite minds.
If you watch the real, feel him at all.
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Jesus wasn't nice. He was kind. Being nice and being kind are two different things. Nice means being pleasant, agreeable, and inoffensive. Kind means showing care and concern for others, even when it's difficult or uncomfortable. Jesus was undoubtedly kind - He healed the sick, comforted the grieving, and showed compassion to the outcasts. But He wasn't always nice in the modern sense of the word.
Jesus often spoke hard truths that made people uncomfortable. He called out hypocrisy and injustice. He challenged the religious leaders of His day. He overturned tables in the temple. He spoke about hell and judgment. These actions weren't "nice," but they were ultimately rooted in love and a desire for people's ultimate good.
True kindness sometimes requires saying or doing difficult things for someone's benefit, even if it upsets them in the moment. Jesus exemplified this - He loved people enough to tell them uncomfortable truths, challenge their assumptions, and call them to radical life change.
So while Jesus was unfailingly kind and compassionate, He wasn't always "nice" in the modern sense. He cared more about truth, justice, and people's spiritual good than about keeping everyone comfortable or avoiding offense. His goal was to save and transform lives, not just to be pleasant and inoffensive.
But how coomer will coom?