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Question 5
“They imagine that they can be an active citizen of God’s kingdom and yet never have to be politically incorrect. But Jesus is never politically correct”; when have you felt pressure to protect your reputation or social acceptance, and how does this chapter redefine what faithfulness should cost?
Another way to ask: When have you stayed quiet or played it safe to protect your image or fit in? What does this chapter say following Jesus should cost you?

Direct Answer Bercot’s point is that faithfulness to Jesus will sometimes cost reputation because Jesus doesn’t fit any era’s idea of “politically correct.” The chapter reframes faithfulness as belonging to a kingdom “not of this world,” rather than maintaining acceptance within right-wing or left-wing circles.

Support from Transcript:

  • He describes the illusion: some think they can be in God’s kingdom and “yet never have to be politically incorrect.”
  • He states bluntly: “But Jesus is never politically correct.”
  • He adds a time-spanning point: “He wasn’t politically correct in the first century, and he hasn’t been in any century since.”
  • He says both left and right align with “the world,” whether conservative or “the liberal left.”
  • He argues both sides let “the world dictate their agenda.”
  • He concludes kingdom discipleship is distinct: “They know that God’s kingdom is not of this world.”
Discussion Follow-ups Where do you most feel the temptation to stay silent so you won’t be labeled? What might it mean to accept being “politically incorrect” as a normal cost of loyalty to Jesus?

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