Jesus Wasn’t Safe
- Jason Abt

- May 24
- 3 min read
He flipped tables, walked into fire, and didn’t care if it offended you. So why do we?

I’m tired of soft Christianity
You know the version. The one where Jesus is always gentle, always smiling, always whispering sweet nothings while petting lambs. The sanitized, shrink-wrapped Savior made for coffee mugs and Instagram quotes. The one who doesn’t rock the boat, doesn’t challenge anyone, and definitely doesn’t disrupt the culture.
That Jesus isn’t in my Bible.
The real Jesus?
He flipped tables in the temple.
He called out religious elites—publicly.
He walked straight into enemy territory, unarmed and unafraid.
He made demons beg and the self-righteous seethe.
He was not safe.
A Dangerous Love
Jesus loved people radically—but not passively. His love didn’t coddle. It confronted.
It was the kind of love that could forgive a prostitute and tell her to sin no more.
The kind that dined with tax collectors and demanded full repentance.
The kind that carried a cross—not a comfort blanket.
When I wrote the song “Jesus Wasn’t Safe,” I wasn’t just trying to be edgy. I was calling out a real problem: We’ve traded the Lion of Judah for a housecat. We’ve neutered the faith to make it palatable for a culture that hates truth. And worst of all—we’re proud of it.
We’ve Got It Backward
The early church wasn’t safe either. They were hunted, tortured, fed to lions, burned alive. Not because they were annoying. Not because they were loud. But because they refused to bow. Because they declared, with their lives, that Caesar is not Lord—Jesus is.
But now?
Now we whisper His name in public.
Now we apologize before quoting Scripture.
Now we treat church like therapy and worship like karaoke.
We’ve forgotten that following Christ means warfare. It means fire. It means standing in the furnace and saying, like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego:
“Even if our God doesn’t save us, we still won’t bow.”
He Walked Through the Fire
That’s the heart behind “Lion in the Fire” (dropping May 30). It’s about standing strong when the flames close in. It’s about having a faith that doesn’t fold under pressure.
“I’m a lion in the fire, standing tallFaith like a mountain — I won’t fall…”
This song is about defiance—not rebellion against God, but rebellion against a world that wants to crush conviction. It's the sound of a believer who refuses to bend, even when the heat is rising.
But the fire isn't just a battle—it's a mirror. And it forces the question:
Do I stand for the real Jesus?
Or for a version I’ve made safe?
The Reason I Roar
That’s where “Jesus Wasn’t Safe” (dropping June 6) picks up the torch.
“Jesus wasn’t safe — He was dangerous truthWalked with the outcasts, flipped their view…”
This track is a line in the sand. A challenge to the soft gospel. A wake-up call to every believer who’s tried to fit Jesus into a box labeled "nice guy."
He wasn’t “nice.”
He was holy.
And holiness burns.
If “Lion in the Fire” is the fight,“
Jesus Wasn’t Safe” is the fuel.
I’m Not Here to Entertain
I don’t make these songs to chase charts.
I make them because I’m watching a generation fall asleep at the wheel of their faith.
We’ve got influencers preaching self-esteem over salvation.
Worship concerts that sound like Top 40 heartbreak songs.
And sermons so afraid to offend, they forget to transform.
Meanwhile, people are hurting.
Families are breaking.
And darkness is closing in.
We don’t need a safe Jesus.
We need the real one.
🔥 Two Songs. One Fire.
🗓️ May 30 – Lion in the FireThe anthem of faith under pressure. A roar in the flames. A stand for truth when the world says “bow.”
🗓️ June 6 – Jesus Wasn’t SafeThe truth behind the roar. The rejection of soft gospel. The call to follow the Jesus who flipped tables and conquered death.
Together, these tracks are my battle cry.
To the Church. To the culture. To anyone who’s still standing in the fire with faith that won’t burn out.
🎧 Check back at www.faithfrenzymusic.com for the latest drops.
📺 Watch on YouTube: Faith Frenzy Channel
🌐 Stream everywhere:
· Spotify
Let it burn.
Let the faithful rise.




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