Recently, the Kansas City Chiefs’ kicker sparked nationwide outrage because of comments he made at a college commencement speech—particularly about wives and mothers. Many labeled the speech misogynistic and even called for his immediate firing.
Initially, I was blown away by the outrage. Why were people so shocked by his remarks? But then I asked myself the same question. Why am I surprised when the world hates Biblical viewpoints? Why are Christians surprised when the world does worldly things? Jesus once said, “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world…the world hates you.”
Jesus doesn’t call us to return that hate. We love and pray for our enemies and share Jesus’ love with them. But Jesus was clear—such love will often be met with hatred instead of respect and gratitude.