First of all, let me start off by saying that I’m not trying to preach here. So, please don’t take offense by my bold statements. I simply don’t speak PC. MY hope is to clarify and not to preach in this instance:
That said; I don’t know about you, but I’ve just about had it with the “WWJD” (What Would Jesus Do), distortions. Since the late 80’s when the WWJD bracelet first came out, I’ve been appalled by the attempt to commercialize and distort [what] Jesus came to accomplish, which by-the-way, was always to go to the “Cross”.
Why am I so worked up now? Well, because, when I watch and hear a guy like Michael Moore, on Hannity last week, state that “capitalism has become evil” and basing it on WWJD, I lose it. Additionally declaring we are to take care of everyone under “cradle to grave” big-government programs, like socialized medicine. This, while he proselytizes for the so-called P.C. guilt-ridden ways he operates under, with the WWJD distortions… Wrong!
Anyhow, nothing could be more perverted and further from the truth. It makes for strange bedfellows when Moore, with all his Castro/Chavez-loving assaults on humanitarian atrocities; attempts to promote some kind of so-called distorted Catholic-based & christian-based (small-c is purposeful), false claims for being our “brothers-keeper”? (So as not to get too wordy, I’ll refrain from getting into that at this point).
I find it almost intolerable, that the Left is trying to promote these distortions of WWJD. I’ve heard it from my Berkeley grad friends before! My position has been to never acknowledge this acronym! But, now it’s taking on epidemic pervasive distortions, when Michael Moore becomes a so-called Theologian! What a JOKE he’s making of himself and all who buy into these humanistic positions he holds.
So, WWJD? I respond by telling Mr. Moore what Jesus [did]. He went to the cross! Something he [Michael] cannot emulate, nor are we to try and distort. Doing good works is not a free pass to heaven as he is trying to make it! It [salvation] is a free gift of [W]hat [J]esus [D]id “WJD”!
Again, not preaching here, simply attempting to clarify — Moore would probably accuse me of proselytizing, if I told him any of this. Or, give me some babble about separation of church & state nonsense. I say, as a Christ-follower, Christian, that I’m charged with the “great commission” of Mathew 28 (which is not the great suggestion) to go out and preach the truth about the “Cross”, not about humanistic distortions and half-truths about salvation being less than a free gift, to those who free-willingly accept it! The “good-works” part are a by-product of trying to please my Father-God. Not, one of guilt being played out for self-praise and accomplishments, while trying to please mankind about the evils of capitalism and clearing over $50M & rising to date, for doing so!
The Founders wrote the Constitution on these very principals. In an effort to represent the individual and do-no-harm to the individuals’ rights. Not, “the greater good” or “social justice” or “the group”. Collectivism is just that — a false “ism” by any other distortion of WWJD or otherwise!
Thanks for tolerating my rant!
Best,
John