Caveat Emptor, Marketing Jesus

[CopticChristian]

Being a Christian is not easy and it is not going to be “your way” if “your way” is the world’s way.

You link a lot to youtubes for me, but I don’t click links unless I know exactly what it’s too. I’m not saying you would link to innappropriate material but a quick description wouldn’t hurt.

The YouTubes are all harmless fun…

You have seen what the Anglicans are marketing…I had a hard time figuring out the Lutherans but I came up with this…

sclutheran.com/

According to the above website there are three classes of Lutheran. For discussion sake I went to each of the websites and the marketing is honest…

Liberal or Progressive, such as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – elca.org/

Moderate, such as the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) –
lcms.org/

Confessional, such as the Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC)
clclutheran.org/

Lutherans are welcome to chirp in and correct this. I have no idea how accurate this categorization is…What I did see was an honest appraisal of history, beliefs, and no bashing…

 

[CopticChristian]

Not really. As a southern baptist living in the southern United States it’s not hard to find an SBC church near your home.

I was pleasantly surprised to find the following…when looking for Reformed groups marketing…

World Council of Revormed Churches.

wcrc.ch/node/34

Reformed Church America

rca.org/discover

I was expecting to find the split P’s and all the groups that have splintered and see that there is some attempt at unity…the one thing I was impressed with was the honest approach to history, beliefs…and as they market Jesus I see sincerity and honesty…

So far in marketing Jesus I see that the truth is part and parcel of the marketing of

Anglicans/Episcopalian
Lutherans
Reformed Groups…

I believe that the journey goes on and more will be learned about who is marketing what and for whom…

 

[couponfit]

It has been my experience, from certain Protestants, that many people say that they go to a certain church because it is close to their home.

This suggests that what that particular church teaches is less important than the convenience.

It has been a recent experience that Jesus is considered a commodity to be marketed by Protestants.

I have compared and contrasted that notion.

It seems to me that when buying an automobile, a house, health insurance or any other commodity the investigatory mode is more prone to be used for some than others…

So, how do you feel about Jesus being marketed as a commodity or do you believe that Jesus is not being marketed as a commodity and why?

As a catholic we attend the nearest RC to our home. A friend attends a further one because they have CRM. But I know of archdiocese who have initiated building efforts to put a RC within every village, even if it would have but one priest, it would be better than 5 in a church that services 5 villages. So I’m not sure if you are seeing this the same way as I do or if it’s a different issue. But catholics do believe, and I’m sure protestants are the same, that having the word available to everyone is the key to salvation.

 

[CopticChristian]

As a catholic we attend the nearest RC to our home. A friend attends a further one because they have CRM. But I know of archdiocese who have initiated building efforts to put a RC within every village, even if it would have but one priest, it would be better than 5 in a church that services 5 villages. So I’m not sure if you are seeing this the same way as I do or if it’s a different issue. But catholics do believe, and I’m sure protestants are the same, that having the word available to everyone is the key to salvation.

I don’t know what you are talking about. What is CRM? You live in Texas and speak of villages? The key to salvation is the word? The key to salvation is through the Church, by Grace by faith, through Christ…the mystery hidden for all ages so that God may reconcile the world to himself, for there is no Gentile, Jew, Barbarian or Greek…for God is impartial, so that through the Church we can become children of God…