I have a friend who in a recent conversation threw out the worn out, "how would people react to Jesus if He showed up today?" I say worn out because the context was how screwed up the Church is and that we would reject Him. I had to remind her that it is Truth the is rejected and this has been the case for all time.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds. - Mt 11.18-19
Those that are not His cannot recognize truth regardless of the form it takes while those who belong to Him cannot miss it. And it's interesting that those who hate the truth (whether hiding in the church or not) go through extremes to create half-truths, e.g., "a glutton and a drunkard". In doing so, that is in making these accusations, they speak volumes about themselves and the condition of their heart.
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