Will Smith vs. Chris Rock

 

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Chris Rock and Will Smith… hhmmmm not sure which side I fall on. Maybe Chris could have asked if he could tell a joke about his wife… that might at least given Will time to respond rather than react. and Im not saying it was wrong or right, or just or fair or deserved… shoot pick a word - Im just not sure. But if it was me in my younger years it would have been bad… now, Im not so sure. Im not afraid to go stand up for my wife- but is there a better way.

 

The point is “Will Smith was offended”

We live in a society where people are easily offended… Now again I am not saying that will should not have been offended, but it does bring up the point that this younger generation (wow does that make me sound old?) they are called snowflakes, teardrops, weenies… you get the point. But what does scripture say about being offended? 

 

Mark 4:17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

 

Fall Away = Stumble

 

Gk = to cause to stumble, to give offense

Usage: I cause to stumble, cause to sin, cause to become indignant, shock, offend.

 

But why are they offended… they are rootless. They at one point received the word of God into their hearts… but it did not take root, it did not grow… So they became offended when times got tough.

First… how does the word of God grow in our hearts and minds… well we know in John 15 that God is the gardener. He tends to the seed and that we must also be plugged into Jesus. HERES A GOOD POINT, LOTS OF PEOPLE FOLLOW CHRISTIANITY, AND THE BIBLE… BUT THEY ARE SHALLOW IN THIER WALK AND THEIR TIME WITH JESUS. 

 

Here is another reason we can become offended… we forget the warning… oh yea.. your going to be offended. I know Will Smith offered an apology to Chris Rock, but what if he had known ahead of time what was going to be said… and was told hey they are going to offend you - don’t take the bait. 

So here is your warning. In life you are going to be offended by your wife’s ex, your old boss, the guys at the shop you talked behind your back… by the pastor who said one thing and did the other- continually… you will be offended by the far left liberal nut job politician - ok you get my drift.

 

If I told you today you will have the chance to be offended

but if you bite on it you will take a leap away from Christ in your intimacy - and in turn make satan really happy… I doubt any of us would take the bait. 

 

Look I grew up in the church… I have seen multiple people come and go from church to church to church to church… because the pastor or the church worship leader or the youth pastor wasn’t Godly… ok, truth be told they left because they were offended and acted like a child.

There was a slight offense… you know like “they didn’t ask my wife to be the childrens pastor after all she has poured into the work”… or the pastor used me as an example in his sermon- he just didn’t use my name. or the church board didn’t ask me if I wanted to bid on the job they were looking to hire someone for… 

These are tiny little pebbles that get into our craw and begin to wear us out and irritate us and we chew on it… and we walk away offended.

Hey Dudley here’s an idea- take the pebble out and get rid of it….  but you can’t because you have the word of God but not the spirit of God working in your life. Mountains out of molehills has become a standard in todays world. 

 

Here is a little secret satan doesn’t want you to know… an offense is usually a non-issue - but then he whispers into our ear how we deserve better. The truth is we don’t want what we deserve- we want Gods grace.