The World’s Misunderstanding of Christ

In a season when the world forms its own versions of Jesus, this message brings clarity by presenting the Christ of Scripture—the Christ who faced resistance, challenged hypocrisy, and lived with unwavering conviction in the face of conflict.

This message comes from years gone by, originally delivered by Malcolm Hill, the late founder of Tennessee Bible College and the creator of the One Gospel Minute broadcast. Though he is no longer with us, his voice, faith, and dedication to teaching the truth continue to bless and strengthen all who hear these timeless lessons.

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• Scripture: Matthew 16:16, Matthew 22:15–33, Matthew 23:1–36, Mark 3:1–6, Luke 23:1–25, John 7:7, John 15:18–20, Matthew 27:22–26

Episode Transcript

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I'm convinced, by

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and large, that the world has neverunderstood the personality of Jesus
Christ—Jesus the Christ of theBible, the Son of the living God.
They seemingly think that Jesus neverhad any conflict, never had any problems
with anybody, that everybody loved Him,that He got along with every group,
and that everybody stood in awe withregard to Him; that He didn't have

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any battles religiously, that He wassoft-spoken and never was angry, never
was disturbed, and that He was just,by and large, accepted by one and all.
Now, had He been that way, Hewould've never been crucified.
But our Lord was a Lord of conflict.
His whole life was filled with manybattles religiously, and He had trouble

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with the Pharisees and the Sadduceesand the wicked men of His time.
And Jesus is a Christ of conflict, and theChristian is going to have conflict too.
Don't forget that.
I'm Malcolm Hill.
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