Celebrity Worship

The Danger of Celebrity Worship: Jesus Christ!

Jesus now has his own clothing line
Kids everywhere are sporting his
'hip' image on T-shirts,
proclaiming “Jesus is my Homeboy too”
If that's not enough to show
how much you like Jesus,
you can also order the mug,
bumper sticker, or dog tag

These days, Jesus has undergone an extreme makeover
From biblical age savior of all mankind,
Jesus has taken the turning centuries in stride,
still managing to maintain his cool over all these years
Currently projecting himself
as everyone’s friend or Buddy Christ,
even referred to as homeboy Jesus,
he destroys all former notions of cool
Everyone wants to be his friend
Everyone wants to get to know Jesus
But even that isn’t enough. They want you to know it
People everywhere are shouting to the mountains
Proclaiming that they too are down with Jesus Christ

“The desire to be cool is – ultimately – the desire to be rescued”.
Jesus offers the socially lost and unaccepted soul both ephemeral coolness and eternal salvation. More people than ever are turning to Jesus, though not in the same way their grandparents did.
“Knowing Jesus” has become quite a bit less of a philosophical idea than a mere fad. The current image of Jesus projected by marketers and pop culture reflects little of biblical Jesus, but depicts someone much more in touch with today’s world.
Someone who everyone knows, everyone likes, and every one aspires to be. This is the new Jesus. This is the Jesus of Cool.