Actor Nathaniel Buzolic took to Instagram to discuss how the Gospel is “offensive.” Buzolic’s post featured an image of the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus is said to have walked on water and called Andrew and Peter to be disciples, as described in Matthew 14:22-33 and Matthew 4:18-22 respectively. Posted across the image were the words, “The Gospel is not about including everybody. The Gospel is about inviting everybody.” Buzolic added his own take to the post, writing, “The gospel is only offensive to those who didn’t want to live under God’s sovereignty. Many are called. Few are chosen.”

Buzolic often takes to social media to express his faith. Earlier this month, he discussed the split between those who believe and those who don’t. “We as Christians have an opportunity today to join the angels of God and proclaim the King of Kings and the Holy one of Israel – Jesus the messiah,” wrote Buzolic. “Don’t lose your chance to honor the LORD. What Jesus gave up was a gift you didn’t deserve to gain but have been given as an invitation. This is the gospel. The beautiful grace of God who loved so deeply that man to this day struggles to believe an almighty God would do such a humble thing and dwell among us. But He did,” he went on to write. He praised God for being “worthy of worship” and “The cross is foolish to those who don’t understand divine love – but to those who do – we will stand in awe and wonder for all of our days.”

Buzolic had previously appeared on the show “The Vampire Diaries” and had a role in the movie “Hacksaw Ridge.” He now spends much of his time sharing his faith and advocating for Israel. He encourages his followers to make trips to the Promised Land and see the Biblical places for themselves. Teaming up with Rabbi Jason Sobel to share about God’s promises, Buzolic was taken aback by the amazing timing of God’s reestablishing Israel as a country. “And so even thinking about [Israel’s] reestablishment, 1948 — now correct me if I’m wrong, but according to the Jewish belief, Abraham was born 1,948 years after the creation. So, God reestablishes this nation not by some chance, not by coincidence, but by the fact that He’s saying, ‘My story, my timing is still in point. Do you believe? Do you trust me?’” he shared, noting the way God is always working behind the scenes. “And I think for us as Christians, people could have questioned God’s promises. For 2,000 years, we could have said, ‘Does He really keep His promises? Because He didn’t keep His promise to the Jewish people in Israel,’” the actor continued. “And yet, in 2023, He is a promise-keeper. If I can trust those promises, how much more can I trust the words of Jesus today?