This excerpt is from John MacMurray's, A Spiritual Evolution: Rediscovering the Greatest Story Ever Told. (Foreword by Paul Young) Click here to order.  

   Is it possible to be a person of conviction and passion for truth yet live with love and humility?

     I believe it is. I haven’t met a lot of people like this, but I’ve met a few. Enough to know it’s possible. It’s hard—no doubt—a razor’s edge.

     Jesus is a person of conviction and passion. He is also the epitome of love and humility. He doesn’t just have a passion for the truth; he is the truth.

     Imagine for a moment Jesus teaching the holy writings of the Hebrews; the One who is the Word teaching a written word. As you listen, he is interrupted. People begin quarreling with Jesus. They tell him he’s wrong, that he’s not teaching Scripture correctly. Publicly embarrassing this rogue rabbi is not enough for them to elevate their imagined status among the crowd. Arrogance finds a voice when they accuse him of being demon possessed.¹

     The irony here is nearly unimaginable. They claim to know the scriptures better than he does.²How could they be so blind?