Why Did Jesus Never Say “Be Nice”?
…and why it’s important we pay attention.
As Christians, we hold unto every word of Christ, Who Himself is the Word of God, the Word made flesh. What he did and said was painstakingly recorded in great detail in sacred scriptures.
Outside the Bible, many “gospels” and apocryphal writings claim to have the long lost words of Jesus. Some even go as far as claiming that the secrets they hold unlock the doors of heaven to us.
But in all these writings and teachings, I have never read anywhere that Jesus said we should be “nice.”
You may be wondering, “so what Jesus didn’t say ‘be nice’? There are a lot of things he didn’t say. Does that mean we should throw those away too?”
No. Let’s not draw hasty conclusions.
Jesus didn’t talk about many things, and not all the things he talked about were recorded in the Bible. In fact, a large chunk of the faith comes to us from Apostolic Tradition and not just Sacred Scriptures.
But the reason we’re narrowing down on this Nice Theology, if we can call it that, is because it contradicts the things we know that Jesus definitely said.
