S2E6 Break Stuff (John 2:13-25)

Main Point: Equipped with the truth, Jesus demonstrates that we don’t need to be in fear of corrupt religious leaders, but are free to stir things up for the sake of what is right. Indeed, he invites us to be indignant and vocal when leaders are hurting the people they are called to serve.

This is of course the famous story where Jesus smashes stuff up in the Temple. Often, this is known as the “cleansing of the Temple” but as we will see in this episode, it is not just a cleaning up, but a dismantling of a bad religious system that Jesus had in mind.

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Don’t break stuff for no reason, of course. But if you need to break stuff, let your Jesus punk flow forth.

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