Jesus Videos

[None]

First of all, I think people need to understand what the video is portraying. It does show exactly what some people think Jesus is.

There are a thousand better ways to put that message out there, if that's your calling.

Making a mockery of Jesus in a movie is not one of the ones I'd choose.

If you don't realize that you need to get out into the world and find out.

We're on the internet. There's more "world" on here than you can find in any town in any country. We ARE "out in the world".

Not all Christians(in fact, hardly any) are as shut-in as nonchristians may think.

Second, a lot of people see God as someone who has no sense of humor. Has anyone ever made a joke about you? I for one have been a target of jokes and I laugh alongside the people that make them. I don't get angry and condemn them.

If God made me in His image and I can take a joke why can't He? In fact, I think our God should be a target for more of our jokes. He's our God, our Father, our friend and he tells us over and over how much he loves and cares for us. So why are we so afraid of laughing at Him or with Him?

What about if someone made a joke about someone close to you, like your mom. Would that not make you mad? What if the whole world came to a comedy act that specifically targeted your mom and made her look utterly repulsive. What if she told you, "It doesn't bother me, don't worry." but everywhere you went, people were joking and mocking her and pointing at you, laughing, because you are the child of this "joke"? Seem extreme? Satan never slips sin in all at once, it's always in small doses and always seems so innocent at first.

His goal is to destroy the image of God and, FYI, that includes us.

[MorningGlory]

Well, I wasn't aware that these videos were redubbed but, if that's the case, the originals appear to be awful as well. I do think they ridicule the Lord by portraying Him in this way, even tongue in cheek, because our Savior should only be contemplated seriously. Making light of Jesus is the devil's way of marginalising Him, IMHO.

I thought it was VERY obvious that it's redubbed. But anyway, if you think they're making light of Jesus, I guess that's your opinion...I think what they're making light of is people's skewed view of what Jesus is, and if you read what their website says about them, that's pretty much what they say too. They clearly say what their intentions are, so frankly, I don't much care what anyone else thinks their intentions are.

I read their statement of doctrine and it seems to be pretty sound. The videos are bad and, though not as offensive as I originally thought, really stupid. I guess they were going for 'shake 'em up and get their attention' to draw people to their ministry. Another tempest in a teapot.

[nebula]

So, after the satyrs are finished, do they then present the truth?

Do the unsaved who see these videos leaving with a sense of the wonder and majesty of Jesus, or just leave laughing at the "Christian crocks"?

[MorningGlory]

So, after the satyrs are finished, do they then present the truth?

Do the unsaved who see these videos leaving with a sense of the wonder and majesty of Jesus, or just leave laughing at the "Christian crocks"?

Sadly, probably the latter.

[uvn477]

[freedfromsin]

What you have come up with is totally without bible merit. There is no such attitude in the bible about making fun of God to show His love or mercy. Satan loves this type of false belief system.

First of all, I think people need to understand what the video is portraying. It does show exactly what some people think Jesus is. If you don't realize that you need to get out into the world and find out. Second, a lot of people see God as someone who has no sense of humor. Has anyone ever made a joke about you? I for one have been a target of jokes and I laugh alongside the people that make them. I don't get angry and condemn them. If God made me in His image and I can take a joke why can't He? In fact, I think our God should be a target for more of our jokes. He's our God, our Father, our friend and he tells us over and over how much he loves and cares for us. So why are we so afraid of laughing at Him or with Him?

[nebula]

I lived in the stand up comedy world so maybe I have a bigger sense of humor than most people. But we make fun of people we care about everyday. Not only that but the people we make fun of laugh along with us and make jokes about us too. No one mocks us indefinitely for a joke. I've shown these videos to people who were not Christians and 90 percent of the time, they go away with a different perspective of Jesus. They realize that this is exactly how they see Jesus and how obviously stupid it really is to view him as this. The other 10 percent believe it or not get angry and think we're making fun of their views of Jesus. No one comes away from this saying "yep thats how Jesus was, let's go make fun of him more".

Fair enough - but that only works the way it was meant with someone there to point this out. Think of those who stumble across this without someone to guide their thinking towards the intent.

If they had at the beginning: "Is this Jesus?" or "Is this your view of Jesus?" and then a follow-up comment at the end, I could live with it.

The way it stands, however, it leaves the interpretation up to the viewer, and there is no guarantee the message as meant has gotten through.

[freedfromsin]

This is Spiritlas thinking. God's Spirit never uses such tactics to win the lost. Only satan uses this too make mockery of God.

I lived in the stand up comedy world so maybe I have a bigger sense of humor than most people. But we make fun of people we care about everyday. Not only that but the people we make fun of laugh along with us and make jokes about us too. No one mocks us indefinitely for a joke. I've shown these videos to people who were not Christians and 90 percent of the time, they go away with a different perspective of Jesus. They realize that this is exactly how they see Jesus and how obviously stupid it really is to view him as this. The other 10 percent believe it or not get angry and think we're making fun of their views of Jesus. No one comes away from this saying "yep thats how Jesus was, let's go make fun of him more".

Fair enough - but that only works the way it was meant with someone there to point this out. Think of those who stumble across this without someone to guide their thinking towards the intent.

If they had at the beginning: "Is this Jesus?" or "Is this your view of Jesus?" and then a follow-up comment at the end, I could live with it.

The way it stands, however, it leaves the interpretation up to the viewer, and there is no guarantee the message as meant has gotten through.

[None]

This is Spiritlas thinking. God's Spirit never uses such tactics to win the lost. Only satan uses this too make mockery of God.

I lived in the stand up comedy world so maybe I have a bigger sense of humor than most people. But we make fun of people we care about everyday. Not only that but the people we make fun of laugh along with us and make jokes about us too. No one mocks us indefinitely for a joke. I've shown these videos to people who were not Christians and 90 percent of the time, they go away with a different perspective of Jesus. They realize that this is exactly how they see Jesus and how obviously stupid it really is to view him as this. The other 10 percent believe it or not get angry and think we're making fun of their views of Jesus. No one comes away from this saying "yep thats how Jesus was, let's go make fun of him more".

Fair enough - but that only works the way it was meant with someone there to point this out. Think of those who stumble across this without someone to guide their thinking towards the intent.

If they had at the beginning: "Is this Jesus?" or "Is this your view of Jesus?" and then a follow-up comment at the end, I could live with it.

The way it stands, however, it leaves the interpretation up to the viewer, and there is no guarantee the message as meant has gotten through.

Exactly. And it opens the door to further mockery of Jesus.

No one mocks us indefinitely for a joke.

That's because we're nobodies on this planet but Jesus is God. Satan is the driving force behind the mockery. What would drive satan to mock any of us for a long period of time? What would he get out of it, save our boasting of our own notoriety.

Jesus has His own forces at work teaching the world about who He is, He doesn't need satan's help and satan knows this. The only thing that snake can do is try to mar His perfect reputation with mockery and lies.

[Iryssa]

So, after the satyrs are finished, do they then present the truth?

*laugh* okay, it took me a full minute to realize you meant "satires"...here I was picturing half-goat, merrymaking greek mythological creatures with little wooden pipes, and thinking that it was some sort of expression akin to "the fat lady sings." Man, I am SUCH a nerd.