The Seven Deadly Reasons for Not Welcoming Jesus as a Next Door Neighbor

I.   You would be living next door to a squatter, not a homeowner.
          Matthew 8:20        Mark 1:38
          Mark 8:27                 Luke 4:43


II.  You would be living next door to a neighbor who quit His trade
      and is supported by wealthy women.
          Luke 8:1-3


III. You would be living next door to a neighbor who practices
      questionable hygiene, does not believe in pathogenic causes
      of disease, or clinical causes of mental illness and seizures.
          Matthew 8:2-3    Matthew 8:14-15    John 13:4-12
          Luke 11:37-38      Mark 3:1-5                 Luke 7:37-38
          Matthew 15:1-2   Luke 8:43-48           Mark 1:40-42
          Mark 9:17-29


IV.  You would be living next door to a neighbor who does
        does not plan for the welfare of His family, encourages
        others not to minister to the needs of their parents, or
        does not cut His lawn.
          Matthew 6:24-34    Luke 12:20-33   Matthew 8:21-22


V.   You would be living next door to a neighbor who is
       estranged from His family.  A family that tried an
       intervention to get Him help for His disturbing behavior.
          Mark 3:31-35        Mark 3:21

VI.  You would be living next door to a neighbor who has
       turned His abode into a half-way house for sell-outs,
       convicted felons, and prostitutes.
          Matthew 21:31-33   Luke 18:10-14   Matthew 9:10-12

VII. You would be living next door to a neighbor who exhibits
        symptoms of mental illness such as Dissociative Identity
        Disorder, paranoia, and clinical depression.
          John 10:14-18            Mark 9:31-32   John 10:30
          Matthew 26:36-41   Luke 21:16-17   Mark 14:34-36
          Matthew 4:1-7  


               Muhammad would be an exemplary neighbor--a 
          responsible family man, a war hero, a well-groomed,
          successful businessman, an effective community
          leader who speaks persuasively about
          living a decent, scrupulous, life.  Maybe just
          a little quirky with his musings on recurring
          dreams about angels and riding on a 
          flying horse.


               Buddha would be a quiet neighbor, but there could
          be some problem with pest control and his need for 
          Meals-on-Wheels and the food bank.


               Confucius would be a pain in the ass if he got 
          involved with the neighborhood association.  Moses
          would not be too neighborly because of his arrogant,
          insular attitudes.  Saul or Paul---the original 
          Madman.  Give us a break--he works like the end
          of the world is near.


               Well, nobody's perfect.