Comments on: Jesus is NOT My Homeboy! http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2008/02/04/jesus-is-not-my-homeboy/ {blog of adam} Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:55:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Adam http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2008/02/04/jesus-is-not-my-homeboy/comment-page-1/#comment-3277 Adam Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:32:48 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2008/02/04/jesus-is-not-my-homeboy/#comment-3277 I want to make a clarification - I don't think "Jesus is my Homeboy" is bad - its the attitude that goes along with it. Just the other day my teenage cousin was telling me that he was worshiping God with all his heart, using his own words to tell God how awesome he is and he was just pouring out his heart in worship when he yelled out, "God, you're such a stud!" Was that disrespectful? Was it ungodly? I don't think so at all - not for my cousin. That's his vernacular... that was his way of saying, "You are an awesome God!" Now if someone genuinely uses phrases like, "you're my homeboy" in their normal language, then saying, "Jesus is my homeboy" isn't any more disrespectful than saying, "I am a friend of God" (which is biblical, for those who obey Him). My deal with the t-shirts is that the vast majority of people wearing them don't live like a Christian at all (Ashton Kutcher, Pamela Anderson, and Brad Pitt are among the celebs that wear it). Many flaunt the t-shirt as a funny gag... "Hee hee - Jesus is my homeboy, yo!" They laugh at it and have a disrespectful attitude towards God. It is to this attitude that I think is wrong. Please don't get your eyes on the t-shirts and propaganda. This isn't about that - this post is about THE DISRESPECTFUL ATTITUDE. If we're going to see God move mightily, we need to have great fear and reverence for our mighty Creator(who also happens to be our Father, and for those who obey - our friend). I want to make a clarification – I don’t think “Jesus is my Homeboy” is bad – its the attitude that goes along with it.

Just the other day my teenage cousin was telling me that he was worshiping God with all his heart, using his own words to tell God how awesome he is and he was just pouring out his heart in worship when he yelled out, “God, you’re such a stud!”

Was that disrespectful? Was it ungodly? I don’t think so at all – not for my cousin. That’s his vernacular… that was his way of saying, “You are an awesome God!”

Now if someone genuinely uses phrases like, “you’re my homeboy” in their normal language, then saying, “Jesus is my homeboy” isn’t any more disrespectful than saying, “I am a friend of God” (which is biblical, for those who obey Him). My deal with the t-shirts is that the vast majority of people wearing them don’t live like a Christian at all (Ashton Kutcher, Pamela Anderson, and Brad Pitt are among the celebs that wear it). Many flaunt the t-shirt as a funny gag… “Hee hee – Jesus is my homeboy, yo!” They laugh at it and have a disrespectful attitude towards God.

It is to this attitude that I think is wrong. Please don’t get your eyes on the t-shirts and propaganda. This isn’t about that – this post is about THE DISRESPECTFUL ATTITUDE. If we’re going to see God move mightily, we need to have great fear and reverence for our mighty Creator(who also happens to be our Father, and for those who obey – our friend).

]]> By: Sarah L http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2008/02/04/jesus-is-not-my-homeboy/comment-page-1/#comment-3231 Sarah L Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:14:33 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2008/02/04/jesus-is-not-my-homeboy/#comment-3231 Maybe God just wants His people humble hearted...just allowing Him to love on us and we on Him, maybe then all this stuff that we are so quick to point out as wrong will just fade away. We'll be left standing and showing the Jesus that people want to see...Not the ones who are shaking fingers in people's faces, telling them what they ought not to do...But what they can do with Jesus. I apologize if this has offended anyone. I, too, am tired of all the lines drawn in the sand of who's revering and who's disrespecting God. Kind of seems like we're being kept busy by stuff that is doctrinal instead of promoting relationship with Jesus. Just my two cents.. Maybe God just wants His people humble hearted…just allowing Him to love on us and we on Him, maybe then all this stuff that we are so quick to point out as wrong will just fade away. We’ll be left standing and showing the Jesus that people want to see…Not the ones who are shaking fingers in people’s faces, telling them what they ought not to do…But what they can do with Jesus. I apologize if this has offended anyone. I, too, am tired of all the lines drawn in the sand of who’s revering and who’s disrespecting God. Kind of seems like we’re being kept busy by stuff that is doctrinal instead of promoting relationship with Jesus. Just my two cents..

]]> By: Todd Helmkamp http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2008/02/04/jesus-is-not-my-homeboy/comment-page-1/#comment-3132 Todd Helmkamp Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:32:27 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2008/02/04/jesus-is-not-my-homeboy/#comment-3132 AMEN!!! I saw a bumper sticker to day that said, "My boss is a Jewish carpenter" and I wanted to vomit. I am SO tired of American "candy-coated" Christianity. AMEN!!!

I saw a bumper sticker to day that said, “My boss is a Jewish carpenter” and I wanted to vomit.

I am SO tired of American “candy-coated” Christianity.

]]> By: todd http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2008/02/04/jesus-is-not-my-homeboy/comment-page-1/#comment-3117 todd Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:38:15 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2008/02/04/jesus-is-not-my-homeboy/#comment-3117 Adam, I absolutely agree with you on all you said, yet we sing songs like "I Am a Friend of God" in our worship services. To me that song is just as useless as the t-shirt. Just my opinion. Good post. Adam,

I absolutely agree with you on all you said, yet we sing songs like “I Am a Friend of God” in our worship services. To me that song is just as useless as the t-shirt.

Just my opinion. Good post.

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