Jesus spoke the truth and being Jesus, he always did it in love. How could He not. And yet, look at some of the ways He expressed that. The woes and the clearing of the Temple.
In the end, they crucified Him, simply because He spoke the truth. The enemy does not like being exposed and will always react to the truth.
Before someone goes around accusing others of being *unloving* and that's why they're being taken wrongly, they need to make sure they're not simply blame shifting because they're being offended by the truth.
I have often seen that example used to justify very unChristian behavior, but none of us are Jesus. He never told us to drive out the money changers and overturn their booths, he told us to love and forgive one another. Unless we are able to perfectly judge the living and the dead, heal the sick, raise the dead, forgive sins and take up our cross and be crucified we cannot claim for ourselves the privilege of His actions nor the vanity of His name.
"Before someone goes around accusing others of being *unloving* and that's why they're being taken wrongly, they need to make sure they're not simply blame shifting because they're being offended by the truth."
I haven't seen anyone called unloving, only actions and words being absent the Fruit of the Holy Spirit. I'm not blame shifting because I am not offended. However, I know from my own experience that if anyone has true charity in their hearts there will not be harsh tones, condescension, insults, and innuendo on their lips nor contempt, indifference and arrogance in their deeds.
" You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?" - Matthew 7:16
Excellent words to live by especially as we converse on this forum. We cannot know each others motives nor what's in each others hearts, we can only be responsible for ourselves and how we communicate. It's always a good idea to do a "heart check" first before we answer back to a post that angers us. If we let Him, sometimes the Lord convicts us of the very thing we are so quick to accuse in others. Our words should always be sweet because sometimes we may have to eat them, I think the line goes.