In the compromised versions of Christianity, it is fashionable to believe that none but Jesus alone could be good. Yet here’s a man that Jesus himself endorsed as honest.
John 1:46-48&version=NIV">John 1:47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
And here’s another who had earned the reputation among the Christians of being good.
Acts 11:22 The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, 24 for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith.
And another:
Luke 23:50 Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man…
And as it turns out, all Christians were expected to be righteous and upright and honest and filled with good works. What a travesty, then, that the modern take on such things for many is that to try to live like that is proud and that it is an affront to the grace of God!
Even with this evidence in hand, though, many will prefer to ignore it and go on believing in the total depravity of man—and even, apparently, of Christians.
