Cool Jesus

Jesus is just...... so.... cool. I don't know how else to say it. I'm not talking about a pubescent-Justin-Bieber cool, fashionably vogue cool, or a worldly popularity cool. But a spiritually refined cool. A type of "hallowed coolness". What's one trait of this hallowed coolness? Proverbs style wisdom from the Spirit of wisdom (Ephesians 1:17).

King Solomon had a dose of this cool wisdom of God in his life when he unconventionally and astutely maneuvered to discerned which prostitute was lying to him in a snap (1 Kings 3:16-28). This texture of King Solomon type wisdom was only a preview/sample of a greater anointing of its cool effects on Jesus, "one greater/wiser than Solomon" (Matthew 12:42). With this in mind when reading the Gospels, one can see that Jesus was just way cooler than Solomon, as cool as Solomon was with his wisdom. I grew up treating Jesus' words to others in the Gospels as merely doctrinal statements. Now, I'm learning that although his words can help secondarily with doctrine, when they were first spoken, they were live and original words full of Solomon-style-wisdom "fresh off the press of the moment". The way he made extremely perceptive distinctions that transcended scholarly thinking categories of his day (Matthew 22:15-21). The way he could have penetrating insight into a unique person's root issues (Mark 10:17-22). The way he could make astute observations about patterns of life and illustrate them with random culturally relevant symbols within sight (Luke 46:43-45). The way he could gently speak (threat-free) with supernatural wisdom to the temple police who were sent to arrest him but couldn't simply because "no one ever spoke like he did" (John 7:45-47). Personally, I find him "cool" in the sense that Gandalf is "cool". Except even cooler.

I can only imagine how it would be as a bystander in the scene of John 8:1-11, watching the suspenseful (and frightening) build up of a woman being dragged to the temple courts to likely be killed in front of everyone by heartless teachers of the law who knew the law inside and out. But then, Jesus is on the scene. Rumours have gone around about this guy who has unconventional wisdom that causes unconventional effects in his dialogues with people while being in hot water. If I had a son with me, I'd probably say something along the lines of "Man! I wonder how he's going to unconventionally maneuver out of this one! Oh boy, you're in for a show tonight son!"

Who would've thought that part of what it means to "worship Jesus" is to delightfully and thrillingly admire just how "hallowedly cool" he is?