An Argument for Christ

An Argument for Christ

How do we let go

Say no

To that

Which captured us 

So long ago (Psalm 51:5)

And if captured

Then are we free

Or slaves (Romans 6:20)

To something

Known 

Or

Unknown 

To us (2 Corinthians 4:4)

In this

Our unknown

Lives on

Because we allow it

We live in it (John 3:19-20)

And drink of it’s poison 

Believing

Deceiving ourselves

That change

Is too painful 

Frightful

Too much

Too costly

And so in fear

And loathing

And anguish 

We exist with

Each passing day

As if

Our distortion 

Of reality

Is reality

And that our prison 

Is more horrid

Or more elegant

That yours

Or the next person

“We’ll change tomorrow”

But tomorrow becomes

Our past

And our cycle

Of denial 

And excuse

Refuses to yield 

To the truth

A truth we’ve faintly

Heard of

Locked in pages

Bound in black 

With a name it’s central figure

A name

Blasphemous 

In today’s truth

The name

Jesus Christ

(And now I’ve done it

Wrote a name

Of the religious

The stuck up

The Holier-than-thou

The  supposed better than you

But hear me out

Give this a chance

Just chill

And consider

For a moment here

Can we focus on Christ

And not those

Who claim

To be called by His name

Or those who steal

Millions “in his name”

Or those who

Are suppose to safeguard

But who hurt 

And abuse

All these who claim

The name of

Christian

Are all Christians

This way

Certainly not

Are all police officers

Law abiding

Or

All lawyers

Or politicians

Squeaky clean?

These are

Stereotypes 

And they

Are not the truth

But a mixture

Of truth

Falsehoods

Superstition 

And

Assumptions

And the world is full

Of assumptions

Deception

Deceit

Corruption 

But of these names

None can be tied

To Christ

None 

Isn’t that a difference

A marked and profoundly 

Line of difference

Between the behavior 

Of mankind

And the behavior 

Of Christ

The character of one

And of the other

If so

If that be the case

Then why is Christ

Not considered

Why is He ignored

Displaced 

Put out of mind

Locked away 

Behind pulpit

Between the covers

Of The Book

Is it shame

Is humanity ashamed

Of Christ

Is that why 

He’s a castaway 

Why

Because like a lamb

He went to the slaughter 

Because he helped

And healed

And cared

Shared

And gave

Forgave

Loved

Died

For us 

Or is it disdain

Do we despise

Jesus

Because His 

Righteousness

Uncovers

Our darkness

His difference

Sinlessness

Righteousness 

Holiness

God likeness

What comes to mind

Or

Heart

What are your thoughts

And can you trust

Your thoughts

I mean 

Have we established 

The infallibility 

Of Christ

Measured against

The fallibility 

Of us all

What should we 

Conclude

Or 

Determine

Or

Resolve

Then

Does Christ

Deserve 

More consideration

Study

Or be dismissed

Again