Grace: A Red Rag to Satan’s Bull
“It was like a red rag to a bull”. That’s what we say when a word or action touches a person’s ‘raw nerves’ releasing a powerful, uncontrollable, emotional reaction. There are many occasions in the Bible where preaching the Christian message provoked a reaction which was hostile to the point of violence. To the present day, even in countries where freedom of speech and religious liberty are legally protected and the gospel is often met with cool indifference, you do not have to preach for long before you encounter certain individuals and groups of people who just seem to hate Christianity and do all they can to discourage and hinder those who love Jesus Christ. There are many reasons why this can happen. It can be because of misunderstanding or miscommunication. Sometimes it is because the gospel offends people’s pride and challenge ungodly lifestyles. It might be because people have had previous bad experiences with cults or true Christians who are living in a sub-Christian way. I