Jesus, in the Face of His Enemies: A Paradigm Shift for Overturning Politics as Usual

This book is in two parts – the story and the text. It is rooted in Matthew’s Gospel and the use of Psalm 8 by Jesus during Passover week. The paradigm shift is this: 1. Jesus loved his religious and political enemies in such a way that they silenced themselves. 2. His means was the level playing field, where he received all their toughest questions, with no restrictions. 3. He did this to remove their hindrance to justice and mercy for all people equally, with a focus on the poor and needy. 4. This level playing field is central to understanding our salvation. What this means is this: 1. If enough Christians strategically advance such a level playing field in the present political climate, those who hate justice and mercy will silence themselves. 2. Then, all people of good will can work toward an honest social order of moral and economic prosperity for all people equally. 3. The religious, political and economic liberty thus produced would be a tangible demonstration of the beauty and truth of the Gospel to a soul weary nation and world.