John 18:19

John 18:19 says, The high priest the asked Jesus of His disciples, and of His doctrine.  It would seem that the high priest would know the things if he was accusing Jesus of speaking against Judaism.  The fact is many today speak out against Christianity without any knowledge of what Christ taught.  Verse twenty adds, And Jesus answered him, I spake openly in the world; I ever taught openly in the synagogue, and the temple, where the Jews always resort; and in secret I have said nothing.  Jesus was basically telling the high priest that if he wanted to know what Jesus was teaching, he simply had to come and listen. If people today want to know what Christianity teaches, the simply need to come and listen.  Jesus went to where the religious leaders should have been, the synagogue and the temple, to preach. The high priest should have been very familiar with what Jesus taught, but having arrested Jesus, he was still looking for something to charge Him with.  People of the world today attempt to discredit Christians without anything to charge them with.  They, like the religious leaders in Jesus' day have to make up things to try to discredit Christians.  Verse twenty-one adds, Jesus continues, Why asketh thou Me?  Ask them which heard Me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.  After telling the religious leaders they should have personally known what He was teaching, He then told them to ask those that heard Him.  They did not have to just take His word for it, though that should have been enough.  If people today want to know what Jesus taught, if they have not encountered Him personally, they should be able to ask Christians what He teaches. They may not come to the church, but they should encounter Christians out in the world.  We must tell them and show them through our lives what Jesus really taught.  We cannot divide life into religious and secular.  The world may attempt to do this, but for the Christian it is impossible.  The teachings of Christ apply to every aspect of life.