The Jesus You Can’t Ignore by John MacArthur is about how bold and confrontational Jesus Christ was in his earthly ministry. MacArthur expounds on several passages from the gospels, focusing mainly on Jesus’ interactions with the Jewish religious leaders of the day.
I was disappointed with this book. I’ve read one of his other books, Twelve Extraordinary Women, and I enjoyed it very much.
MacArthur’s message is a good one. He’s right: Jesus wasn’t mild or politically correct. Christians should follow his example at times and be bold and take a stand for the truth. We should also turn the other cheek at times. I just felt he could have shortened this book into an essay. Several chapters felt redundant to me.
MacArthur also makes it clear that most churches today are too concerned with not offending people, and not concerned enough with preaching the truth of the gospel. It’s good stuff, it just wasn’t a great book. If I had to give a one sentence summary of the book it would be, “Jesus didn’t like the Pharisees, and he publicly told them so.”
There was one small detail I appreciated and would like to point out. My husband suffers from debilitating arthritis, and as MacArthur expounds upon Jesus healing a crippled man in John 5, he mentions that not all illness is a direct result of sin. You just can’t imagine how some people think and imply that illness and disabilities are only a sign of God’s wrath.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from Thomas Nelson Publishers and Book Sneeze in exchange for writing a review.
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