Chris Altrock is an author, spiritual director and preacher, serving as the Senior Minister at the Stamford Church of Christ. He and his wife Kendra are parents to Jordan and Jacob.
Kevin DeYoung writes about our tendency to view Jesus as everything but Lord, as everything but Master:[i]
There’s the Republican Jesus—who is against tax increases and activist judges, for family values and owning firearms.
There’s Democrat Jesus—who is against Wall Street and Wal-Mart, for reducing our carbon footprint and printing money.
And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” (Mk. 12:28 ESV) A scribe approaches Jesus in the temple. This scribe joins a long list of people at the temple who have been verbally sparing Jesus. The chief priests, scribes and elders have interrogated Jesus about his authority. The Pharisees and Herodians have double-teamed Jesus regarding taxes. The Sadducees have grilled Jesus about resurrection. And now this scribe takes up the fight. Matthew specifically tells us that this scribe has come to “test” Jesus. Mark notes that the scribe has seen how Jesus handled the Sadducees. Perhaps the scribe believes he can do a much better job than the Sadducees.[i]