Jesus Never Terrorized But Instead Lifted the Veil

To terrorize a man into believing in God is never the work of God, 

• but the work of human expediency. 
• If we want to convince others of a certain thing, 
• we may use terror to frighten them into it; 
• but never say that is God’s way, it is our way. 

If we do not get conversions one way, 

• then we preach hell fire and produce terror; 
• we don’t care what we preach as long as we dominate. 
• To call that God’s method is a travesty of the character of God. 

The methods God uses are indicated in Jesus Christ, 

• and He never terrorized anyone. 
• When He lifted the veil, 
• He said, “How can you escape the damnation of hell?” 

The decrees of despair lie underneath everything a man does... 

• when once he rules out his relationship to God 
• and takes rationalism as the basis of life. 

Solomon sums up the whole matter—

• unless a man is rightly related in confidence to God, 
• everything he tries to do will end in despair.

But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does?  I've had a good look at what God has given us to do - busywork, mostly.  (Ecclesiastes 3:9-10; The Message)

Adapted Excerpt From

Shade of His Hand

Oswald Chambers