Actions

Jesus was referring to the mentality of people. If they have decided in their hearts and minds that they don't want to listen to the gospel message, then whether we come to them with tidings of joy or heartbreaking news they will only find a way to criticize us. Jesus and John were both able to bring many to a meaningful relationship with God by the way they lived their lives. Mahatma Gandhi commented that if all Christians acted like Christ, then the whole world would be Christian. Do our lives reflect the wisdom of the teachings of Jesus?

Mathew 11: 18-19 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.' The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and "sinners." ' But wisdom is proved right by her actions."