Comments on: Billboards for Islam http://www.justinmcroberts.com/blog/2009/09/billboards-for-islam/ Where The Thoughts In McRoberts' Head Find A Home Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:45:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Why I Am Not A Christian… if that’s what it means (part 2) http://www.justinmcroberts.com/blog/2009/09/billboards-for-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-2340 Why I Am Not A Christian… if that’s what it means (part 2) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:51:37 +0000 http://justinmcroberts.com/blog/?p=576#comment-2340 [...] For many of us, the experience of a life “in Christ” has been something dramatically different than advertised: Our jobs still get pulled out from beneath our feet, our relationships are still compromised by [...] [...] For many of us, the experience of a life “in Christ” has been something dramatically different than advertised: Our jobs still get pulled out from beneath our feet, our relationships are still compromised by [...]

]]> By: TL http://www.justinmcroberts.com/blog/2009/09/billboards-for-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-2207 TL Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:00:32 +0000 http://justinmcroberts.com/blog/?p=576#comment-2207 Great post. I agree with your thoughts on the good ole' bait and switch theories of Christian advertising. The bigger issue is we're trying to pull people in with a false doctrine that we (as committed believers) still try to live by. We can't expect outsiders to come in and see the love of God if we're not willing to be the arms and legs of His plan showing compassion to the world. We need to stop being comfortable (thinking serving is stacking chairs after church) when it should be giving up our everything for the sake of the community (both for the believers and those who do not believe). And the goal of advertising is to bring people into the church (building) when the goal of the church is supposed to be to go out and bring the church (the people) and God's message to the world. Just FYI- Islam doesn't discount Jesus completely. They consider him a high prophet, one which they can learn from. They discount His divinity but not his moral lessons. For more info- http://www.islam-guide.com/ch3-10.htm Great post. I agree with your thoughts on the good ole’ bait and switch theories of Christian advertising. The bigger issue is we’re trying to pull people in with a false doctrine that we (as committed believers) still try to live by. We can’t expect outsiders to come in and see the love of God if we’re not willing to be the arms and legs of His plan showing compassion to the world. We need to stop being comfortable (thinking serving is stacking chairs after church) when it should be giving up our everything for the sake of the community (both for the believers and those who do not believe).

And the goal of advertising is to bring people into the church (building) when the goal of the church is supposed to be to go out and bring the church (the people) and God’s message to the world.

Just FYI- Islam doesn’t discount Jesus completely. They consider him a high prophet, one which they can learn from. They discount His divinity but not his moral lessons.

For more info- http://www.islam-guide.com/ch3-10.htm

]]> By: Wendi http://www.justinmcroberts.com/blog/2009/09/billboards-for-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 Wendi Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:32:36 +0000 http://justinmcroberts.com/blog/?p=576#comment-2206 true, true...too many warm seats, for sure. true, true…too many warm seats, for sure.

]]> By: John Umland http://www.justinmcroberts.com/blog/2009/09/billboards-for-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-2196 John Umland Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:25:41 +0000 http://justinmcroberts.com/blog/?p=576#comment-2196 I like the true advertisement proposal. Some others could fall in the vein of "come to Jesus to die." "true followers of Jesus know what it's like to carry a cross." "life is hard until you meet Jesus, then it gets harder." but all of this is palatable because of the promise of heaven. "it's Friday, but Sunday's coming." the hope of Sunday, in heaven with my Savior, gets me through so many Fridays. Jesus said the fields are ripe unto the harvest, so i think he sees the masses and has compassion on them and wants them to join his party. God is good jpu I like the true advertisement proposal. Some others could fall in the vein of “come to Jesus to die.” “true followers of Jesus know what it’s like to carry a cross.” “life is hard until you meet Jesus, then it gets harder.” but all of this is palatable because of the promise of heaven. “it’s Friday, but Sunday’s coming.” the hope of Sunday, in heaven with my Savior, gets me through so many Fridays. Jesus said the fields are ripe unto the harvest, so i think he sees the masses and has compassion on them and wants them to join his party.
God is good
jpu

]]> By: Lance Christian Johnson http://www.justinmcroberts.com/blog/2009/09/billboards-for-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-2194 Lance Christian Johnson Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:37:19 +0000 http://justinmcroberts.com/blog/?p=576#comment-2194 I gotta say, you don't normally see intellectual honesty and theism go as hand-in-hand as they do in this post. I gotta say, you don’t normally see intellectual honesty and theism go as hand-in-hand as they do in this post.

]]> By: Kaarin http://www.justinmcroberts.com/blog/2009/09/billboards-for-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-2193 Kaarin Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:08:02 +0000 http://justinmcroberts.com/blog/?p=576#comment-2193 ha, yes. advertising and marketing on it's own is such a subject, but to advertise and market religion just injects the whole discussion. the cost involved when those butts discover that our advertisement wasn't quite as honest as it could have been... ha, yes.
advertising and marketing on it’s own is such a subject, but to advertise and market religion just injects the whole discussion.
the cost involved when those butts discover that our advertisement wasn’t quite as honest as it could have been…

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