Notice that Jesus doesn't pussyfoot around.

I love the way Jesus deals with those who oppose Him.  Notice that Jesus doesn't soften His message and tell them that it will all be OK whether they believe Him or not.  Nope.  Jesus doesn't do that.  What does Jesus do?  He takes them head on!

Luke 11:39-45(NKJV)

Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness. 

Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also? 

But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.

“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. 

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”

Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, “Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also.”

So many in Christianity today go out of their way to avoid offending as if offending all by itself is "unChristian".  Well here is a question.  If Jesus Christ Himself on occasion purposely offended to get His message across then how can it be "unChristian'? 

Now mind you I'm not saying we should go around offending people all the time on purpose just for the fun of it.  I'm just saying that the modern Christian reflexive angst about giving offense to anyone is wrong.  We should not soften the message of Christ just to avoid offending.  Jesus didn't do it and neither should we.  Make sense?