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What a catchy
marketing phrase. As many, I had no idea what it meant
the first time I saw it.
I mentioned my ignorance about these four letters to
someone from the "in" crowd --- and they explained
with a smile "It means 'What Would Jesus Do?"
And, just like that. I too was in the know!
It really has wide appeal. Bumper stickers, vanity plates
wrist straps, neck straps, "skullies" (those
tight skull caps now you are in the know tool), and
of course, t-shirts Can be purchased with those same
four letters with the impressive message. I thought
about it for a moment. What would He do, if He were
walking among us in the millennium 2000? |
| "Jesus
Saves" A Slogan used for many years by Christians
but is now replaced by WWJD :" What Would Jesus
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And there was delivered unto him the BOOK of the
prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the BOOK,
he found the place where it was written,
And he closed the BOOK, and he gave it again to
the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all
them that were in the synagogue were fastened
on him. Luke 4:17 |
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First of all, if we
called him by the name, Jesus he would not answer because
His name was Yahshua (meaning YHWH's salvation).. What's been
handed down to us is a Greco-Roman transliteration of his
true name.
Aside from that, Christ was unquestionably (right?) the epitome
of morality, ethics, strength, fortitude, diligence, uprightness
-all the best qualities that people try to attain. By reviewing
the story of his brief three and one-half 1/2) year ministry,
we can find the things that he did the things that he would
not do so that we can answer evasive question as it applies
to our lives.
Would he care about his community?
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, and
a~ go, preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
(Matt. 7)
"And it came to pass, when Jesus had made
an end of comma/ his twelve disciples, he departed thence
to teach and to preach in their cities."
(Matt. 11:1)
Would he care for the sick the
elderly and the poor?
"And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples,
he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out,
and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease."
(Matt. 10:1)
"And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass,
and took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up
to heaven, he blessed and brake, and gave the loaves to his
disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did
all eat, and were tilled, and “they took up of the fragments
that remained twelve baskets full and they that had eaten
were about five thousand men, beside j women and children."
(Matt. 14:19-21)
Would he care about prosperity and
money?
"And Jesus saith unto him, the foxes have holes, and
the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man hath not
where to lay his head." (Matt. 8:20)
"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, verily I say unto
you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of
heaven. And again I say unto you, it is easier for a camel
to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to
enter into the kingdom of God." (Matt. 19:23- 24)
Would he honor his anscstors?
"And Jesus said unto him, this day is salvation come
to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham."
(Lk.19:9)
"As
we spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever.
(Luke. 1.55)
"And there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when
you ~ J shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the
prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust
out. " (Luke. 13:28)
Would he allow Himself to be praised?
And he said unto him, why callest thou me good? There is none
good but one, that is YHWH; but if you will enter into life,
keep the commandments." (Matt. 19:17)
"For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will,
but the will of Him that sent me." (Jo.6:38)
Jesus answered them, and said, my doctrine is not mine, but
his that sent me." (Jo. 7:16)
After this manner, therefore, pray you: Our Father who art
in heaven, Hallowed be thy name." (Matt. 6:9)
Would he go to Church on the Saturday
Sabbath or Sunday?
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