Jesus' ministry style

As I have pointed out before, Jesus' ministry style was often confrontational with those who weren't sincerely seeking.  I believe that one of the biggest problems in Christianity today is a watering down of the message.  Jesus didn't do that. 

Take particular notice of what Jesus doesn't do when His disciples point out that He offended that Pharisees.

Matthew 15:1-9(NKJV)

Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 

“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 

For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’  

But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”—

then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 

Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

    ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth,      And honor Me with their lips,     But their heart is far from Me.

    And in vain they worship Me,      Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” 

Matthew 15:10-15(NKJV)

When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: 

Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 

Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

Here is what Jesus didn't do.  He didn't go "oh me oh my, I've offended them.  I better go apologize".  Nope, He didn't do that. 

Now some might say "yeah but that is Jesus.  He can tell when someone is insincere or not.  We don't have the ability to decide that.  That would be judgmental and we aren't supposed to judge remember?". 

I would disagree.  As I have pointed out in other blog posts, Jesus also told us to make judgements in other parts of Scripture and He instructed us on what to base those judgments on. 

Besides, quite often those asking the insincere questions have already made known that they have rejected Christ and they are trying to influence others to reject Christ also.  In this case you aren't making a judgment.  They have told you straight up that they have chosen to be enemies of God.  So should we soften the message to try and win them over as so many in the Christian world would do today or should we respond to those people following the example that Jesus set?

I don't know about you but I think we should follow the example Jesus set!