On Sunday, September 14, 2025, Cole Tuck delivered a compelling sermon titled “Consistent Christianity” at a church service. The sermon emphasizes the importance of emulating Jesus Christ’s unwavering consistency in loving all people and hating all evil. Cole highlights the hypocrisy often observed in human behavior and contrasts it with Jesus’ perfect example of consistent love and rejection of sin. He encourages the congregation to strive for this consistency, despite human imperfection, by loving all people—especially those who are difficult to love—and confronting all forms of evil, including personal shortcomings. The sermon underscores the need to avoid selective empathy and to hold oneself accountable first, using vivid anecdotes and biblical references to drive home the message.
Talking Points
- Jesus’ Consistent Love: Jesus loved all people equally, including tax collectors, women, Gentiles, Samaritans, and sinners, regardless of societal rejection or personal difficulty (John 4, Matthew 5:43-47).
- Jesus’ Consistent Hatred of Evil: Jesus opposed all forms of evil, not just obvious sins but also pride, hypocrisy, and lust, confronting them even when it was unpopular or dangerous (Matthew 5:27-28, Hebrews 13:8).
- Human Hypocrisy: All humans are prone to hypocrisy, but Christians should aim to imitate Christ’s consistency, acknowledging and confessing sins rather than excusing them (1 John 1:8-9).
- Avoiding Selective Empathy: Christians must love all people, not just those who are like them or easy to love, and reject evil universally, starting with self-examination.
- Practical Application: Strive for consistency in love and righteousness, even when it’s challenging, and support others in their spiritual growth without enabling sin.