Jesus Isn't Soft: Knowing His Authentic Toughness

By Charlie Artz

"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. ~ Jesus, John 14:6 KJV

People propagate a "soft Jesus" to justify their own weakness, unbelief, lack of faith or to advance a political agenda in contradiction of God’s unequivocal Word. They try to jam Jesus into a mold consistent with what they want Jesus to be according to their needs, ignoring who Jesus truly is. No reasonable basis in fact or law justifies this approach.

Called to recruit, equip, train, and mobilize spiritual warriors for spiritual battle, teacher and attorney, Charlie Artz, challenges the notion of a "soft Jesus" by revealing Jesus' authentic toughness.

If you see Jesus as genteel and soft, if your belief is more about convenience than fact, or if you're imprisoned—literally or figuratively—this book is for you.

It's time to change your perception.

A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is His delight. ~Proverbs 11:1
This book sets the scales back in balance, weighing the meekness of the Lord Jesus and the Christ follower accurately with the limitless strength of the Lord Jesus Christ and what is available to us who follow Him. Expect this book to body check any and every dilution, modification, or misrepresentation of the divine nature of God, and get set on fire with the biblical truth of Jesus. ~Ibukun Olagbemi, D.M.D., Olagbemi Endodontics, LLC

Your knowledge and flow of the Word is incredible and you are in the middle of validating a very good calling for you as a spiritual warrior. ~Steve Economopoulos, CFP, ChFC, CMT, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Strategist, Econ Wealth Management

Amazing writing, great message. ~Edgar Lopez, Legacy Faith Church, Harrisburg, PA

The book does well to challenge people’s perception of Christ which allows them to receive the image of Him greater than they have previously allowed themselves, or accepted. ~Steve Prouse, Fourth Watch Ministries

About the Author
Charlie Artz has practiced healthcare law for 34 years in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He has briefed and/or argued more than two dozen cases in Pennsylvania appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals and won a case in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. His writing style is characterized by compelling advocacy, linear logic, simplification of complex issues, and humor. Teaching is his primary spiritual gift. Coupled with his legal skills, his gifting provides a unique platform to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Charlie unabashedly shares his Faith and encourages others to do so. He has been called to recruit, equip, train, and mobilize spiritual warriors for spiritual battle in the marketplace, the gym, the home, and the ballpark to facilitate a personal move of God in people’s lives for the purposes of transformation and revival. He operates in Faith without fear. He is blessed to be the dad of four beautiful, brilliant, and redeemed children.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rise UP Publications
• Release date: Apr 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9781644576182

Charlie Artz

Charlie Artz has practiced healthcare law for 34 years in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He has briefed and/or argued more than two dozen cases in Pennsylvania appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals and won a case in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. His writing style is characterized by compelling advocacy, linear logic, simplification of complex issues, and humor. Teaching is his primary spiritual gift. Coupled with his legal skills, his gifting provides a unique platform to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Charlie unabashedly shares his Faith and encourages others to do so. He has been called to recruit, equip, train, and mobilize spiritual warriors for spiritual battle in the marketplace, the gym, the home, and the ballpark to facilitate a personal move of God in people’s lives for the purposes of transformation and revival. He operates in Faith without fear. He is blessed to be the dad of four beautiful, brilliant, and redeemed children.

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Introduction

The historicity of Jesus of Nazareth is indisputable. More evidence documents Jesus’ walk on the earth than Tiberius Caesar, the Roman political ruler who lived during Jesus’ first time on earth. ¹

The exclusivity of Jesus the Messiah is firmly established in His own Words:

I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

JOHN 14:6 (NIV)

The eternicity ² of Jesus conclusively establishes His status as the Son of God, who was God and was with God from the beginning. ³ When He confronted the religious leaders who walked in unbelief, Jesus declared:

Before Abraham was, I AM

JOHN 8:58

People tend to limit Jesus based on their personality, needs or likeness. They try to jam Jesus into a mold consistent with what they want Jesus to be, not who Jesus is. No reasonable basis in fact or in law (i.e., The Word) justifies that approach.

The Lord God Almighty’s plan for this phase of my life is to recruit, equip, train and mobilize spiritual warriors for spiritual battle in the marketplace, the gym, the home and the ballpark to facilitate a personal move of God in people’s lives to effectuate local, regional and national revival. The Holy Spirit directed that mission statement in those specific words on November 13, 2022.

This is the first in a series of practical, short, linear and logical books to provide specific spiritual warfare implementation specifications. Dozens of excellent spiritual warfare books exist. Read as many as you can. Most accurately address conceptual spiritual warfare. The revelations discussed below fill the gap between conceptual warfare and specific implementation steps.

This text documents multiple revelations defining the complete nature of Jesus, the Messiah. The number three in the Word of God signifies perfection. Jesus exemplified perfect Love, perfect Truth and perfect Fire. Just as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are separate but one unified Deity, Jesus’ Love, Jesus’ Truth and Jesus’ Fire are separate but unified.

The intended audiences include the following:

Misinformed people who think Jesus was (or is) soft;

People of Faith who want to truly know Jesus and the Power of His Resurrection, to walk as Jesus walked, and to internalize Jesus’ authentic toughness;

Lost people who live in