Comments on: The Plague: You Can’t Put Love On A Bumper Sticker http://claytonking.com/the-plague-you-cant-put-love-on-a-bumper-sticker/ The online connection to Clayton King Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:41:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Stephen Snyder http://claytonking.com/the-plague-you-cant-put-love-on-a-bumper-sticker/#comment-883 Stephen Snyder Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:23:45 +0000 http://claytonking.com/the-plague-you-cant-put-love-on-a-bumper-sticker/#comment-883 This post has completely matched up with my thoughts and feelings after this weekend. My college group went to Passion in Atlanta this past weekend and as we were driving down I-85 right outside of Charlotte we saw two billboards displayed by a church. I didn't know a billboard could get such a rise out of me. Apparently, the church recently had a trailer stolen from them. In their anger, they posted the following billboards: "God forgives but we want our stuff back." and I don't remember the exact quote from the second sign but it did include the line "Stealing from God: Ballsy." Wow. Thats all I can say. What ever happened to forgiveness? What ever happened to turning the other cheek? I'm sure those billboards cost a pretty penny and instead of that money going to spread the Gospel of Christ, it was spent on posting angry messages towards a person who needs the love of Jesus. This post has completely matched up with my thoughts and feelings after this weekend. My college group went to Passion in Atlanta this past weekend and as we were driving down I-85 right outside of Charlotte we saw two billboards displayed by a church. I didn’t know a billboard could get such a rise out of me. Apparently, the church recently had a trailer stolen from them. In their anger, they posted the following billboards: “God forgives but we want our stuff back.” and I don’t remember the exact quote from the second sign but it did include the line “Stealing from God: Ballsy.” Wow. Thats all I can say. What ever happened to forgiveness? What ever happened to turning the other cheek? I’m sure those billboards cost a pretty penny and instead of that money going to spread the Gospel of Christ, it was spent on posting angry messages towards a person who needs the love of Jesus.

]]> By: Jeremy Gross http://claytonking.com/the-plague-you-cant-put-love-on-a-bumper-sticker/#comment-879 Jeremy Gross Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:25:11 +0000 http://claytonking.com/the-plague-you-cant-put-love-on-a-bumper-sticker/#comment-879 Can we now share our favorite (or least-favorite) bumper stickers or church signs? National Atheists Day - April 1st Can we now share our favorite (or least-favorite) bumper stickers or church signs?

National Atheists Day - April 1st

]]> By: R. Wayne Stacy http://claytonking.com/the-plague-you-cant-put-love-on-a-bumper-sticker/#comment-878 R. Wayne Stacy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:56:43 +0000 http://claytonking.com/the-plague-you-cant-put-love-on-a-bumper-sticker/#comment-878 Well said, Clayton! I often quip that any truth so small that it can be put in a nutshell (or on a bumper sticker) probably belongs there! Pax Christi Well said, Clayton! I often quip that any truth so small that it can be put in a nutshell (or on a bumper sticker) probably belongs there!

Pax Christi

]]> By: Leah Schuurman http://claytonking.com/the-plague-you-cant-put-love-on-a-bumper-sticker/#comment-876 Leah Schuurman Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:47:42 +0000 http://claytonking.com/the-plague-you-cant-put-love-on-a-bumper-sticker/#comment-876 One more thing to ponder. We should definately preach the Gospel, and then SOMETIMES use words. Our lives should be more of a reflection of Christ than bumper-stickers, t-shirts, or other Christian tools. Those aren't necessairily bad, but people should ask what is different about us. Why are we hopeful in the midst of great trials? Why do we smile at work when we woke up at 4:30? Why do we listen to different music and avoid MTV? Let's work together to LIVE OUT the Gospel and SOMETIMES use words to tell about it. One more thing to ponder. We should definately preach the Gospel, and then SOMETIMES use words. Our lives should be more of a reflection of Christ than bumper-stickers, t-shirts, or other Christian tools. Those aren’t necessairily bad, but people should ask what is different about us. Why are we hopeful in the midst of great trials? Why do we smile at work when we woke up at 4:30? Why do we listen to different music and avoid MTV? Let’s work together to LIVE OUT the Gospel and SOMETIMES use words to tell about it.

]]> By: Bree (Street) Walsh http://claytonking.com/the-plague-you-cant-put-love-on-a-bumper-sticker/#comment-874 Bree (Street) Walsh Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:21:14 +0000 http://claytonking.com/the-plague-you-cant-put-love-on-a-bumper-sticker/#comment-874 Love this. Something else to think about...Instead of getting a sticker for our car that proves to the person behind us what our faith is all about, why not put a sticker on our life? Paul tells us to do just that... "You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of human hearts." 2 Corinthians 2:2-3 Forget bumper stickers, live it! Love this.

Something else to think about…Instead of getting a sticker for our car that proves to the person behind us what our faith is all about, why not put a sticker on our life? Paul tells us to do just that…

“You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of human hearts.” 2 Corinthians 2:2-3

Forget bumper stickers, live it!

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