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| The Gospel-Driven Life |
In the form of an allegory of children at play (Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30), Jesus emphasized two aspects to the Christian message: the wedding and the funeral. Some emphasize happy times and others preach doom and gloom. The good news is set against a backdrop of bad news. The message that Jesus and John preached was unified at its core, “repent for the kingdom of heaven is near.” Yet, Jesus and John were contrasted in this passage as emphasizing two aspects of that message. The world criticized both. John was criticized for preaching and living as if he were at a funeral and Jesus was condemned for preaching and living as if he were at a wedding. Some churches are mocked as too happy-clappy and others are condemned as too austere. Let us remember that there is room for both.
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