Joy Whitlock

So……I came across this t shirt while watching a sermon online. The pastor was wearing it. Now let me say that I owned a t shirt similar to this one a couple years ago. It depicted Jesus as a Luke Skywalker character with a light saber and all. At the time, I thought it was harmless. In all honesty, I guess I thought it was “cool”. Whatever that is. What’s all the talk about t shirts, you say? Well, I have since changed my mind about being completely okay with these kinds. I realize that this discussion could lead down several different avenues…marketing Jesus, the Church as a business, etc. But I would like to stick solely to the topic at hand….a t shirt.

I guess my main conviction about this is that in the Bible, God reveals to man that He is holy. So holy sometimes, that we are offended at His holiness. So holy, that man would drop dead if they were in His presence. Isaiah and the disciple, John, fell completely on their face at the sight of the Lord. John even fell on his face at the sight of an angel in the book of Revelation. How much more at the sight of the risen Lord?! This is strictly my opinion. Call me crazy. Call me conservative, but when I think about Jesus, I don’t see Him behind turntables. Or holding a light saber. And I don’t think that He is my homeboy.

I would love to hear your thoughts….even if they differ.

Thanks for reading.

Joy