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If You Knew Jesus’ Compassion, You’d Stop Believing Hell’s Version of Him
- BeTheFire
- 2 days ago
- 10 min read
Jesus is full of compassion—merciful, healing, and trustworthy. The Word of God gives plenty of proof to this. But others, bruised by betrayal, trauma, or unanswered prayers, secretly wonder if He’s cold, silent, and cruel. That tension isn’t a coincidence. It’s the devil’s design. Satan’s greatest weapon isn’t always destruction—it’s misdirection. He devastates lives, then whispers, “Look what Jesus did.”
He wrecks families, steals health, crushes hope—and pins the fallout on God.
His goal? To block the flow of Christ’s compassion by making people blame the Savior for the sins of the thief. And if he can twist your view of Jesus, he can steal your access to the only One who can truly restore you.
The Compassion of Jesus:
The compassion of Jesus isn't sentimental or passive—it’s power wrapped in mercy. It looks like action. It’s not just a feeling; it’s a force that moves Him to heal the sick, feed the hungry, raise the dead, and teach the lost. When Jesus saw the multitudes, He didn’t sigh—He acted.
His compassion fed five thousand with five loaves and two fish (Matthew 14:14–21). It touched lepers others wouldn’t dare approach (Mark 1:41). It wept at Lazarus’ tomb, even though He knew resurrection was minutes away (John 11:35). Compassion is what made Him stop mid-journey for a blind beggar, turn toward the bleeding woman in a crowd, and shield an adulterous woman from stones. Compassion, in Jesus’ life, was never just pity—it was divine interruption with restoration.
Jesus’ compassion flows straight from the heart of the Father. It is rooted in divine love that sees past sin, past surface needs, and straight into the soul. In multiple accounts, scripture says Jesus was “moved with compassion”—a Greek phrase that implies a gut-level, visceral reaction (Mark 6:34). It wasn’t calculated kindness. It was a deep, holy ache for the brokenness around Him.
This compassion came from His divine nature—God in the flesh, who stepped into our suffering not just to sympathize but to redeem. And because He lived among us, His compassion was also human—born from firsthand experience with pain, hunger, betrayal, and sorrow. Hebrews 4:15 reminds us He is our High Priest who “sympathizes with our weaknesses,” because He has felt them. Compassion came from both heaven and earth inside Him—love that understood and power that could change things.
The compassion of Jesus is not reserved for the perfect or the pious—it’s given to anyone who hurts, hopes, or even dares to cry out. It’s for the woman at the well with a past, the tax collector in a tree, the outcast who thought God had forgotten them. It’s given to the desperate father, the tormented child, the demon-possessed, and the doubting disciple. Jesus didn’t wait for people to clean themselves up. His compassion was magnetic to the messy, the mourning, and the misunderstood. Even the thief on the cross received compassion with his dying breath.
His compassion is also for you. For the wounds you don’t talk about. For the confusion you carry. For the regret you hide behind performance. His compassion finds you when you think you’ve gone too far, waited too long, or fallen too many times. Because He doesn’t just come for the crowd—He comes for the one.
The compassion of Jesus looks like mercy in motion, comes from the divine ache of heaven’s love, and is given to all who need it—especially the ones who think they don’t deserve it.
Satan has always been a master of distortion, and one of his most insidious tactics is to hijack perception—to make people believe the heart of Christ looks like the hands of Hell. He can’t match Jesus’ compassion, so instead, he tries to block it, twist it, and blame it.
How?
He Steals Compassion by Sowing Offenses
Satan manipulates wounds into walls. He stirs bitterness in people’s hearts by using life’s pain—sickness, betrayal, poverty, injustice—and then whispers, “Where was Jesus?” Instead of running to the Healer, people withdraw in disappointment, convinced the One who could have helped… didn’t care.
Offense becomes a thief. It steals compassion by masking it behind misunderstood silence.“If God is love, why did He let this happen?” That seed of doubt grows roots fast.
He Kills Trust by Blaming God for His Own Works
Satan specializes in spiritual identity theft. He destroys families, bodies, and minds—and then pins the wreckage on Jesus. Jesus said Satan is a liar and a murderer from the beginning (John 8:44), but Satan disguises himself as light (2 Corinthians 11:14), making his destruction seem divine. When someone dies young, suffers chronic illness, or experiences relentless trauma, Satan frames it as “God’s will,” even though scripture says Jesus came to heal, redeem, and give life abundantly (John 10:10).
He kills our view of God by convincing us God is the killer.John 8:44 (ESV) says:
"You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies."
This verse powerfully exposes Satan’s core nature: a murderer and a liar—not occasionally, but from the beginning. He doesn’t just tell lies; lying is his native language. That’s why Jesus was so direct here—because Satan’s deception is lethal. He doesn’t just twist facts—he rewrites reality to keep people in bondage, shame, fear, and confusion. And one of his boldest lies is convincing people that God is the one behind their suffering. But Jesus makes it clear: Satan kills. Satan lies. Satan deceives. Jesus came to undo all of it.
2 Corinthians 11:14 (ESV) says:
"And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light."
Satan doesn’t always show up with horns and chaos—sometimes, he comes cloaked in beauty, influence, or even religion. His lies don’t always sound evil; they often sound reasonable, compassionate, even holy. That’s what makes them so dangerous. He masquerades as light to gain trust, infiltrate minds, and slowly distort truth. He’s not just the accuser or the destroyer—he’s the deceiver who gets people to mistake his voice for God’s and his works for God’s will. That’s why many blame Jesus for Satan’s damage.
The disguise worked. But scripture exposes him—he is a
fraud, and Jesus is the truth.He Destroys Hope by Weaponizing Delay
Satan tries to convince people that unanswered prayers are proof of unkindness. When healing doesn’t come instantly or the breakthrough feels delayed, he turns the wait into a weapon: “See? Jesus isn’t who He says He is.” But the truth is—God’s delay is not His denial. Satan wants us to give up before compassion arrives. To stop looking for Jesus. To stop hoping. He knows that without hope, hearts grow hard—and hardened hearts can’t feel compassion, much less receive it.
He Rewrites the Narrative with Religious Lies
Perhaps his most subtle attack is through false doctrine—messages that paint God as cruel, distant, or unpredictable. “Sometimes He heals, sometimes He doesn’t. You just never know.” Those kinds of teachings warp people’s understanding of Jesus’ character. The result? They don't reach out to Him for compassion—because they don't believe it's guaranteed.
He Uses Church Hurt as a Smokescreen
When leaders fall, people judge the Lord by the failure of man. Satan uses moral failure, hypocrisy, and rejection within the church to block people from the real Jesus. He says, “If that’s what Christians are like, I want nothing to do with their God.” Meanwhile, the very one people are turning from is the only One who would never hurt them.
Satan steals, kills, and destroys (John 10:10)—but he wants Jesus to take the blame. He wants the sick to think Christ caused their illness. He wants the abused to believe Christ stood by and did nothing. He wants the grieving to believe Christ took their loved one away. And the longer people believe the lie, the harder it is to see the truth: Jesus came to heal what Satan broke. His compassion is constant—even when it's blocked by the fog of deception.
John 10:10 (ESV) says:
"The thief (Satan) comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I (Jesus) came that they may have life and have it abundantly."
This verse draws a sharp line in the sand. Jesus doesn't leave room for confusion—He names the thief (Satan) as the one behind loss, death, and destruction. If something in your life has been stolen, crushed, or prematurely ended—it didn’t come from Jesus. It came from the one who seeks to counterfeit God's voice and character.
But Jesus came to do the opposite. This verse defines Jesus' purpose: life to the full. Anything less—lack, despair, destruction—comes from the thief, not the Shepherd. His mission is to restore, resurrect, and overflow. Not survival—abundance. Not fear—freedom. Every lie Satan tells about Jesus—that He doesn’t care, doesn’t heal, doesn’t see—this verse refutes. If it steals, kills, or destroys, it’s the thief. If it brings life, healing, and peace, it’s the Shepherd. Don’t confuse the two.
If You Don’t Read the Bible, You Don’t Know Jesus
There’s no way around it—you cannot know Jesus apart from His Word. You might know about Him, you might feel stirred by worship, or moved by someone else’s testimony—but if you are not in the Word, you're walking through a battlefield with no armor, no sword, and no idea where the bullets are coming from.
John 1:1 — "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
John 1:14 says,
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
So make no mistake: Jesus is the Word. He didn’t just carry the message of God—He is the message of God, in flesh and bone. He’s the spoken will, the revealed truth, and the living voice of the Father made visible.
To reject the Word is to reject Jesus.
To neglect the Word is to neglect Jesus.
To debate the Word without knowing it is to dishonor Jesus Himself.
You can’t separate Christ from Scripture—because He is the Scripture fulfilled. When you read the Bible, you’re not just reading ancient stories—you’re meeting the living King who walked among us, died for us, and still speaks today.
So before you look sideways at someone who's standing boldly on Scripture, ask yourself: Do I even know what it says? Because often, people who mock truth aren’t walking in rebellion—they’re walking in ignorance. And today? With the Bible available in every format imaginable—print, digital, audio, app, translation, commentary, podcast, and free download—there are no excuses left.
You're Either Leaning into the Flesh or the Spirit
Galatians 5:17 reminds us:
"For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other..."
There is no middle ground. Every day, every thought, every response—you’re either feeding your flesh, or feeding your spirit. The one you feed becomes the one that leads.
If you’re not in the Word, you’re not starving the flesh—you’re strengthening it. And that’s a dangerous place to be, because…If You Don't Know What Jesus Looks Like, You'll Mistake the Devil for Him
Satan disguises himself as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14). He quotes scripture out of context. He mimics feelings. He manipulates emotion. If you don’t know Jesus—His voice, His Word, His character—you are wide open to deception.
Hosea 4:6 — "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. "Destroyed—not because God failed them—but because they refused to know Him.
Feed Your Spirit Like You Feed Your Body
If you eat three meals a day to fuel your body, but only snack on scripture once a week, your spirit is starving.
Matthew 4:4 — “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”
Don’t let your spirit become malnourished while your flesh is feasting.If you’re a new believer, don’t just wait to grow—pursue it. Feed your spirit three times a day. Get in the Word in the morning before you scroll. Midday before you stress. At night before you rest. Build your hunger for truth, and it will crowd out your appetite for compromise.
Stop Debating What You’ve Never Read
Let’s be real—you don’t get to debate a Word you’ve never studied. And you don’t get to critique someone walking in truth when you’re still walking in assumptions. If you’re not in the Bible, humble yourself, admit you don’t know, and get in it. Ask the Holy Spirit to open your eyes (Psalm 119:18). Truth isn’t scary—it’s freeing.
John 8:31–32 — “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
One day, we will all stand before the King. Don’t let that be the moment you realize you never truly knew Him—because you never truly knew His Word. Satan’s greatest tactic is deception. He wants you to mistake his destruction for God’s will, to blame Jesus for what Hell unleashed—and then give the enemy credit for things only God could’ve done.
But the Word exposes every lie.
You had or have a Bible. You had or have access. You had a choice and still do.
So make the right one now. Feed your spirit like you feed your body—daily, purposefully, urgently. Because when you know the Word, you know Jesus. And when you stand on it, no lie from Hell can hold you.
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