He Gets Us... But Do We Get Him?

@MelissaDougherty 3 ай бұрын

A satirical story to further explain the issue here. You can replace the word "cat" with anything. Like "girl" or a three headed alien. Popular cultural belief about Jesus: "Jesus was a cat. Christians have harmful, toxic beliefs. They don’t understand Jesus was a cat who sees the world just like I do. There’s such a huge difference between Jesus and all these Christians who don’t get Jesus was a cat.” Using words, concepts, and imagery understood by popular culture to represent the cat species, a marketing campaign implicitly proclaims: “Jesus was a cat!” Those in culture who already believed Jesus was a cat see campaign and say, “See! Exactly. Jesus saw the world just like I do. His followers have Him all wrong. I always knew he was a cat. I’m glad someone is trying to save Jesus’s reputation from all those awful Christians.” Christians with a concern that Jesus is being presented to millions as something culture already thinks of Him but isn’t accurate: “Jesus isn’t a cat. Telling culture what they already believe about Jesus and is inaccurate has the potential to harm the public perception of who Jesus really is and create more animosity toward Christians.” Other Christians: “But at least Jesus’s name is in front of people! If we tell them He’s a cat, maybe they’ll get interested in hearing more.” Concerned Christians: “But he’s not a cat. He never was a cat. What if the campaign proclaimed that Jesus was actually the same as Satan? We wouldn’t say that simply having Jesus’s name in front of people is good then. So of course there’s a line to be drawn somewhere on what’s an appropriate way to present him.” Other Christians: “What if God works through the cat campaign and people come to the Lord?” Concerned Christians: “God can work through anything. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be discerning about truth and error on who Jesus is-the New Testament makes that clear. It’s possible that for every person who comes to the Lord, there are 50 more whose understanding of Jesus as a cat hardened their heart further toward biblical truth and toward Christians who might share with them in the future. There's no way of knowing what that ratio actually looks like, but it’s important to bring awareness to the fact that Jesus is NOT a cat because of the possibility.” Meanwhile, on progressive Twitter accounts: “We see right through this campaign trying to make Jesus into a cat. You’re using our terminology and imagery, and we know you’re trying to appeal to us (even when your own people don’t realize it). We still think you’re hateful and toxic.” This is from an article by Greg Koukl from Stand to Reason. Jesus isn't a cat (Social Justice Warrior): www.str.org/w/the-legend-of-the-social-justice-jesus?fbclid=IwAR16y8X4PGbd1NdaeDyCE1bVvHNwh4SvUcNbfP_SeuKATiwKwpu4_TM_9tM

@biff9926 3 ай бұрын

But to say that Jesus is as cat is factually inaccurate. What about the He Gets Us ad is factually or scripturally inaccurate?

@MelissaDougherty 3 ай бұрын

@@biff9926Did you watch my video?

@jtfike 3 ай бұрын

I’m “shooketh” at this cat! 😂

@jtfike 3 ай бұрын

@@biff9926 It is factually inaccurate because Jesus did not wash the feet of just anyone. It is scriptually inaccurate because repentance is necessary to have your feet washed.

@biff9926 3 ай бұрын

@@MelissaDougherty Yes, I did watch it. I don't recall you pointing out anything untrue, simply that it lacked a focus on repentance. But neither the ad nor their website expressedly affirms sinful behaviour. I don't think you have a successful argument in this case.

@mpmikeb1290 3 ай бұрын

"He Gets Us" commercial wouldn't be on air if they preached the true gospel.

@gmajor1273 3 ай бұрын

Amen. Exactly 💯

@omarcogle1965 3 ай бұрын

That's because people don't want to hear what they NEED to hear, they'd rather hear what what they WANT to hear.

@shoestringundertakings 3 ай бұрын

💯🎯

@Por_El_Camino_Es_Ex_Test-pd2un Ай бұрын

so the true vs "the untrue gospel"? its this complicated?.... why would people care to follow a religion, a creed, a belief "system" that is this difficult...

@Chey60 19 күн бұрын

Check out the answer to the ad.. He saves us. Is true and beautiful!

@lisacannon9229 3 ай бұрын

My husband and I had our mouths open when we saw the foot washing ad. Yes, Christians should be caring and love everyone; yet even Jesus, who loved everyone, still told them what sins they were committing. He didn't say it was okay to continue to sin. But he offered them a chance to change.

@chandaelizabeth3046 3 ай бұрын

Exactly, Jesus sat with the sinners, He didnt affirm their sins and allow them to do whatever they wanted

@rachelm9350 3 ай бұрын

Ok but the ad did not tell us the gospel it's just an ad for Jesus. It isn't meant for that.

@chandaelizabeth3046 3 ай бұрын

@@rachelm9350 the whole ad is a lie.

@lisacannon9229 3 ай бұрын

But neither does the website it sends you to. I agree with Melissa. Watered down to make God more likeable.

@Reconciled2Him 3 ай бұрын

I've been saying this since the campaign first came out.I haven't seen the gospel in any of their ads. I went to their website and entered "salvation" "repentance" "repent" and "born again" into their search. Here's the response: "Sorry nothing matched your search. Jesus may have all the answers, but we’re still working on it" Seems like this should be pretty basic. These ads are purely political and have nothing to do with the Jesus of the Bible apart from loving one another. It tries to share Jesus while deliberately avoiding Christ. The ads are just a stepping stone to try to accomplish precisely one goal: a one world religion that dismisses the deity of Yeshua and ushers in a universal, humanistic system of faith that requires no repentance on our part nor salvation or redemption from Yahweh.

@corneliusvanstrien1863 3 ай бұрын

"It's not our business to make the gospel acceptable, but to make it available. We are not to see that they like it , but that they get it" .

@Por_El_Camino_Es_Ex_Test-pd2un Ай бұрын

no... its supposed to be god's business, not powered by humans.. RIGHT? ITS CONTRADICTORY...

@FollowingJesus129 3 ай бұрын

There is a lesson within the act of feet washing. Peter tried to stop Jesus from washing his feet and Jesus said "unless I do this you can have no part of me." Most commentaries go into the idea that this is all about serving one another. While true, there is a more important truth in this story. Here it is... Repentance. This is the opposite of what the He Gets Us campaign is pushing. Our feet are filthy from the roads we've traveled. Jesus must clean us up through sanctification. The roads we walk after Christ are much cleaner. A true follower of Jesus won't keep walking the same roads either. Just ask Rosaria Butterfield and others like her who have walked new roads and had Jesus wash their feet

@lindabird8734 3 ай бұрын

I agree with you. However Rosario Butterfield, whom I admire, is in one of the commercials? I found that a bit confusing?

@FollowingJesus129 3 ай бұрын

@lindabird8734 I don't think she was in the actual "He gets us" commercial. I saw her in a response video from another channel that was "correcting" the Super Bowl version

@melissab7777 3 ай бұрын

Exactly the lesson of the feet washing was for believers… we don’t need to be washed again (as Jesus told Peter) we need to confess our sins going forward to stay in fellowship with the Lord, to change to be more like Christ in our lives as we follow him.

@rayray4192 3 ай бұрын

So you want to see a Super Bowl commercial telling people they are sinners going to eternal hell fire? You are ridiculous

@FollowingJesus129 22 күн бұрын

@rayray4192 Where did I say that? You're making an argument for something no one said. That's ridiculous

@veritatemdicam4585 3 ай бұрын

Doesn’t it so fit in with how the enemy operates? Smooth and crafty, tickling our itching ears. A former pastor of mine once said, “stop searching for the god you want and start searching for the God that is.” I’ve never forgotten that. Wise words.

@IdratherbeinHobbiton 3 ай бұрын

Ooo that's good. I gotta write that down.

@John32254 3 ай бұрын

Love it.

@prissylovejoy702 3 ай бұрын

That’s exactly what Melissa said.

@macdaddyp8437 3 ай бұрын

Completely spot on. My thoughts exactly. The Father wants us to be wise as serpents! We are going to see more of this in the last days.

@lisakurak3733 3 ай бұрын

Exactly... Specifically saying what itching ears want to hear. It reminds me of the way the show The Chosen is now being advertised. What orthodox Christian who professes all 3 Creeds; believes in the Gospel (saved by grace alone through faith alone): meets regularly at a local church and is fed the Word (the Bible)... Who doesn't struggle with full obedience to God? If it were not for the Biblical warnings, the smooth and easy path is very tempting indeed. However, one must read the Bible thoroughly to even know the true Jesus and His warnings to not be pulled away.

@James-ko2yy 3 ай бұрын

CS.LEWIS: What are we to make of Jesus? NO. What is He to make of us?

@ElijahLogozar 2 ай бұрын

Wow!

@woodb51 3 ай бұрын

A longtime friend of mine responded to my mention of Jesus on social media and she said; “Everyone loves Jesus.” The truth is that we love the “jesus” we create in our own hearts.

@jezeannwilliams1145 3 ай бұрын

I think its either Paul Washer or Voddie Baucham that said, "Everyone wants to go to heaven, they just don't want God to be there"

@jamiemoreno1723 2 ай бұрын

Yes, I have a liberal friend that I was talking to about Jesus and she asked WHICH Jesus I was talking about…? I of course said there’s only one lol

@mickjames7962 3 ай бұрын

The serpent was the most subtle creature in the garden.

@e.m.8094 3 ай бұрын

"The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God."

@jedclampett7705 3 ай бұрын

Amen! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@debrawilson8049 3 ай бұрын

Amen!!! Nailed it

@harvestedvoltage4324 3 ай бұрын

@@debrawilson8049pun intended?

@SY-Rhyana 3 ай бұрын

But not everyone gets this. This is why I don’t waste time on going back and forth.

@strider5795 3 ай бұрын

The Father loves you

@tinas7909 3 ай бұрын

He gets us that’s why He died for our sins! He knew we couldn’t save ourselves from the Law of sin and death! He gets us, but they don’t get Him at all!

@samulmagnus1 3 ай бұрын

Come on!!

@AngryJesusPrinceOfPax 3 ай бұрын

Hi! -Jesus

@PaDutchRunner 3 ай бұрын

That might work if the campaign would mention sin. Did you know that the word sin occurs no where on their website?

@AlexLightGiver 3 ай бұрын

No, Christians really don't get Jesus. He's not God and he dint come to save you. Actually Jesus asked that we see him as a teacher a friend and brother we are family 🙏

@samulmagnus1 3 ай бұрын

@AlexLightGiver And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:40 You don't see him my friend. You and the rest of humanity is dead in trespasses and sins against God. It is only through Jesus Christ, the God man, that anyone can be saved.

@sarahburke1538 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Melissa for being bold and standing for what Christ really came here to do.

@DanielPryor-jt5hn 3 ай бұрын

The Pharisee were proud and thought they were better than everyone else. They were hard hearted. They cared more about the little things, than the big things. Love your God, Love your neighbors. Mercy, grace . They could quote Scripture but knew nothing about God's heart. You do not have enough knowledge to play God. You are called to be fisherman of men. You are to be led by the Holy Spirit.

@melissab7777 3 ай бұрын

In the Jewish context. The Pharisees had actually added a lot of man made rules to the Law of Moses… they knew that Jesus was the Messiah as he had fulfilled the prophecies of his first coming, he performed the sign miracles that only the Messiah could perform. They didn’t want to give up the power and accolades of being “in charge” by bowing to the Messiah. God bless.

@e.m.8094 3 ай бұрын

They only give the first part of the gospel message. I think the Dietrich Bonhoeffer said it well: "When Christ calls a man, he bids him 'Come and die.'” Not a popular message in many of the Western churches today.

@travisslootweg2504 3 ай бұрын

They give the first part we are the ones who need to give the rest of it. It isn’t supposed to be an example of how to evangelize. But it will probably give and place to start the conversation about who Christ is and how he has changed our lives.

@e.m.8094 3 ай бұрын

@@travisslootweg2504 Do you think that's how Paul and the apostles shared the Good News? 🤔

@MelissaDougherty 3 ай бұрын

Yes, well said.

@travisslootweg2504 3 ай бұрын

@@e.m.8094 how did Paul share the gospel? How did he start conversations?

@Ina-wn7jd 3 ай бұрын

Right

@maggieclark7807 3 ай бұрын

Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few."

@mikejames1477 3 ай бұрын

Amen!

@larrywaddell8070 3 ай бұрын

This is one of your best videos. The gospel message is clear and your honest critique of "He Gets Us" is spot on. Keep up the good work Melissa.

@KingdomBranches 3 ай бұрын

I agree with you, sister talking head 😂 When I saw an ad for this campaign last year... the Holy Spirit within me was grieved and I felt it very strongly. I also felt like it was icky, something was wrong. Thank you for speaking up about the inconsistencies in their message.

@estaisadore6188 3 ай бұрын

Yes you so right ..the holy spirit in us..let us know..

@colinpierre3441 3 ай бұрын

When following your feelings, the heart can often be treacherous too.

@keithcoulston6150 3 ай бұрын

That's part of the problem ... Using our feelings

@KingdomBranches 3 ай бұрын

Y'all 😂 I said that the Holy Spirit within me was grieved and I felt it very strongly. "It" being the grief. The grief about it came from God and since His Spirit lives in me, and since I am a child of His... Then I am going to "feel" feelings that legitimately come from God. There's no problem here.

@colinpierre3441 3 ай бұрын

@@KingdomBranches But if the Bible tells us that the heart is deceitful, how can you tell the difference between that feeling of grief coming from God or from the heart?

@terryobrien9335 3 ай бұрын

Dear Melissa, in the expanding spiritual desert where vile plants are growing I delight when I come upon the wells of pure clean water the Lord has dug in this terrible place in these terrible times. You are one of these wells. I thank God for you.

@dove4108 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so eloquently said and so true!

@karlae8445 3 ай бұрын

Amen

@estaisadore6188 3 ай бұрын

Amen

@DanaWinchell-bp3pc 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for speaking the truth It encourages my heart to know that there are youngsters like you who still stand for the truth.

@DedicatedtoYAH 3 ай бұрын

Wellspring oh my soul! The enemy like the philistines will continue to try and stop up His wells which are a witness of His promises. But can never stop the Living Water 💦 HalleluYAH

@MrGMcAulay 3 ай бұрын

The He Gets Us message is full of syncretistic thought, blending religious and cultural ideas into a mix of an unbiblical worldview.

@endthelogin 3 ай бұрын

Syncretism, never heard that word before 👍🏻

@rachelm9350 3 ай бұрын

It was made by a bunch of politically right leaning people so that hopefully those outside the church might get interested in Christianity. The one thing Christians suck at nowadays is witnessing to people who are different particularly politically.

@larryclarke2119 3 ай бұрын

Exactly 👍

@mrs.garcia6978 3 ай бұрын

Aka progressive “Christianity”

@jeremybrooks7415 3 ай бұрын

Jesus DOES get us. That's why He tells us to repent.

@shalomsister 3 ай бұрын

I agree with you 💯 %! And them running it during the superbowl is genius. They deliberately have done exactly what you say they did, manipulate the narrative very subtly to make Christians look close minded haters. It is brilliant and hard to refute to others who don't have a knowledge of the Bible or of Jesus. It takes spiritual discernment given by the Holy Spirit to understand the Bible truth. Thank you Melissa for bringing this out. It is such a harmful campaign. God bless you sister! 😊✝️🫂❤️

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin or negates the need for repentance. It is a simple Christian message about loving those who are different from you, loving even your enemy. Melissa is projecting her own misguided interpretation on to the ads, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-ordained heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned with her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@beckijameson3844 3 ай бұрын

@sandersthornburgh127 You sure did show your true colors at the end of your comment. You condemn condemnation, yet you yourself condemn. If there was no condoning of sin in the ad, then explain why some of the recipients were showing a belligerant, self-aggrandizing attitude? Why were there no scenarios where any person was washing the feet of anyone who is White? The Caucasian race has been vilified for years now. I did not see an attitude of gratefulness or repentance on the face or body language of the recipients.

@shalomsister 3 ай бұрын

@@beckijameson3844 Amen, I agree! 😌✝️🫂❤️

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

@@beckijameson3844 I am not condemning anyone, but simply pointing out the hypocrisy of Melissa's video with scripture. There are white people getting their feet washed in the ad, so I don't know what you're talking about. Watch it again. And what do you mean by belligerent attitude? They are still images, so how could you possibly tell what attitude the recipients have, or even whether or not they are sinners or Christians or whatever. You project your own biases into the ad, thus exposing your own sinfulness. Now go and REPENT for your prejudices, as Jesus taught you to.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

@@beckijameson3844 Melissa Daugherty herself dilutes Truth and cherry picks scripture to point her finger at the sins of others while ignoring her own sin of vanity and ignoring the scriptural prohibition against fancy hairdos and jewelry. In short, she does exactly the same thing with 1 Tim 2:9 that she accuses progressives of doing with their watering down of the scriptural prohibition against homosexuality. I'll begin to take her videos seriously when she removes the worldly vain make-up, ear-rings & jewelry from her perpetually condemning Talking Head. "They should not have fancy hairdos, or wear expensive clothes, or put on jewelry made of gold or pearls." - 1 Tim 2:9

@dereksimke9117 3 ай бұрын

The day after the Super Bowl, I was scouring KZfaq for a video that commented on this particular ad. So glad you decided to meet ahead on and expose it for what it is Melissa! God bless!

@LondonFogg 3 ай бұрын

I have urged caution with this "He Gets Us" push since last summer. And yes... if you disagree with their agenda, they will you accuse you of "not being loving" Good job, Melissa. I'd invite you to speak here any time.

@jamesvan2201 3 ай бұрын

isn't it funny how woke culture turns against you like that when you question them or tell them truth?

@CMA418 3 ай бұрын

Well, maybe you’re not really loving. 🤷‍♂️

@CMA418 3 ай бұрын

@@mancunianmartin558 Then thank you for supporting my point. 🙏

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin. Melissa is projecting, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-proclaimed heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned in her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@janice9230 3 ай бұрын

Amen ❤️

@RachelRamey 3 ай бұрын

"It poisons the well." Nailed it.

@karlae8445 3 ай бұрын

Yes I think that sums it up perfectly

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin. Melissa is projecting, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-proclaimed heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned in her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin. Melissa is projecting her own misguided interpretation on to the ads, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-ordained heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned with her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@jenellel2019 3 ай бұрын

Well done ❤ Melissa. To God be the Glory!

@tarathetarable9266 3 ай бұрын

Hey Melissa I appreciate your video addressing these commercials, and how they can be mislead people into thinking Jesus is accepting of their ways without mentioning the need to repent. The fact that we need to be totally dependent on God was missing. Your videos are so insightful-thank you for taking the time to make them.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin or negates the need for repentance. It is a simple Christian message about loving those who are different from you, loving even your enemy. Melissa is projecting her own misguided interpretation on to the ads, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-ordained heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned with her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@elizabethcoughlin2626 3 ай бұрын

People(sinners) always try to make GOD, (WHO is Holy), as though He is small, accepting of sin, and like themselves. In the beginning, the serpent said, "eat and be like GOD" which is in essence "sin and be your own god".

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin. Melissa is projecting, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-proclaimed heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned in her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@CoachDottie 3 ай бұрын

I have grappled with this movement for a few years now, and I have come to this same conclusion. There’s a key point (or two…) that have been omitted. Jesus wasn’t rejected by the spiritual leaders of His day because He asked questions or preached something different, per se. He was rejected because He is the Son of God, the ONLY ONE who can heal, restore, and save people from their sins. He washed the feet of His DISCIPLES, not everyone He encountered. And He did so for a very specific lesson. Of course He gets us… the book of Hebrews assures us of this, calling Jesus our compassionate High Priest (because He was tempted in all things… AS WE ARE) - and yet, HE DID SO WITHOUT SINNING. THE QUESTION IS: will WE humble OURSELVES and enter into a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with HIM? The Bible is clear: He came and suffered and died for EVERYONE. AND… not everyone will receive Him and enter into His Fathers house. Read the Bible in context and ask Jesus to help you get this vital truth.

@martystover5689 3 ай бұрын

Amen! Yes. People are destroyed for lack of the knowledge of God's word. Cherry picking is a dangerous profession when it comes to eternity.

@taraingersoll8691 3 ай бұрын

Very well said.

@InChristIDelight 3 ай бұрын

AMEN

@manestage5403 3 ай бұрын

My heart sank when I was ranting about it minutes after it aired and my Christian (of 30-plus years) loved one was like, "At least Jesus' name is out there." His name has been out there for thousands of years, though, and the ad gave me the serpent in the garden misrepresenting God. Satan is perfectly fine with God being put "out there" if it is the god of this world's imagination.

@lorettarobards2657 3 ай бұрын

What you said is how I felt last year. These commercials are very deceitful. Where is the Gospel?

@margojo624 3 ай бұрын

You nailed it, sister! 👏 💯 May the Spirit of God continue to use you mightily for His glory. 🕊 ❤

@psthisisme 3 ай бұрын

Amen!

@SarahRose64 3 ай бұрын

Amen!

@estaisadore6188 3 ай бұрын

Amen

@sheliaporter6795 3 ай бұрын

That ad made me cringe. I'm glad it wasn't just me and my husband who felt it was wrong. You are so on point!!

@BlackPearlMinistries 3 ай бұрын

I absolutely had a visceral reaction to this ad. I am like NO!

@larrybourne8430 3 ай бұрын

This commercial strips Jesus of his Divinity, takes scripture out of context and allows listeners to reshape Jesus into a person of our own choosing.

@djpotpourre10 3 ай бұрын

I’m so glad that you are talking about this! I cringed when I saw these commercials. They are trying to flip the nature of Jesus to be accepting of sin.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin or negates the need for repentance. It is a simple Christian message about loving those who are different from you, loving even your enemy. Melissa is projecting her own misguided interpretation on to the ads, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-ordained heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned with her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@estaisadore6188 3 ай бұрын

Amen

@judithhumphrey8066 3 ай бұрын

Yes! Very disturbing. Nothing about repentance, only tolerance. Sadly.

@rachelm9350 3 ай бұрын

It's not a church service! It's a 30 second ad!!!!

@Window4503 3 ай бұрын

@@rachelm9350Then they can use those seconds to speak the truth. Ive been in marketing for about 5 years now. It’s not THAT complicated.

@Window4503 3 ай бұрын

@@rachelm9350I’ve been in marketing for five years now, working mostly for Christian organizations. It’s not that hard to tell the biblical truth. And 30 seconds is LONG for an ad.

@kathyrequejo3042 3 ай бұрын

@@rachelm9350misleading is misleading no matter how short the duration.

@Window4503 3 ай бұрын

@@rachelm9350I’ve been in marketing for five years. It’s not THAT hard to tell the gospel truth. 30 seconds is actually pretty long for an ad.

@reginablock6850 3 ай бұрын

Melissa, you are spot on!!!

@margaret3785 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!! Something doesn’t sit well with me when I watch these ads, but all I could say was they are missing the need for repentance. You give so much more!

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin or negates the need for repentance. It is a simple Christian message about loving those who are different from you, loving even your enemy. Melissa is projecting her own misguided interpretation on to the ads, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-ordained heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned with her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@lydialutz 3 ай бұрын

Jesus didn't mention repentance every time he mentioned a wonderful truth about God or the good news. Not mentioning repentance in a super short clip does not indicate that anything bad.

@LisaMichele712 3 ай бұрын

I’ve seen Christians so excited about the Superbowl ad, even in my very conservative prayer group. Conservative Christians have no idea what the He Gets Us campaign is about, they’re just excited to see Jesus in a commercial.

@mattysqueezesofficial 3 ай бұрын

I have a feeling that some of my friends or close Christian friends have the same feeling about the Ad the fact that there’s a even an Ad about Jesus but unfortunately it’s portraying a complete different Jesus. 🙁

@happyappy19931 3 ай бұрын

I didn’t see Jesus in the ad.

@BillTony2 3 ай бұрын

Even conservative Christians don't read the ENTIRE Bible verse by verse for themselves. So, the spiritual discernment which is based on the Holy Spirit AND the word of God is not there. Most Christians simply get their teaching Second hand from their favorite teachers. Sadly, most Bible teachers don't exhort people to read/ponder/listen/study the ENTIRE Bible for themselves.

@davidwilliams9598 3 ай бұрын

This entire thing is an indicator of where people’s hearts are at, whether you like or dislike the commercial. It saddens my heart that there’s such a lack of grace and truth. It’s both, not one or the other.

@jtfike 3 ай бұрын

@@BillTony2it is ok to get it second hand if they feed at the right place. But your point is taken. Learn for yourself what your relationship is and means.

@rebekahearly1144 3 ай бұрын

‘Getting people to love a diamond by giving them a cubic zirconia’ is such a good description of what this campaign seems to communicate. I can’t remember whose video/podcast it was but they went through the content of the studies on YouVersion that go along with the campaign and I was so disappointed at the ‘bait and switch’ that was involved.

@rebekahearly1144 3 ай бұрын

I remembered: it was The Natasha Crain Podcast.

@Uncle_Jacob 3 ай бұрын

I didn't know that. I have the youversion app but i mainly just use it for the bible in 90 days thing they have to track my progress.

@cynthiawright4896 3 ай бұрын

Right on preacher! When we understand that man is a wretched sinner, who can neither save himself, nor sanctify His life, there is no recourse except the cross of Christ. And I also have problems with the American gospel, which, in my opinion views the sinners pray as an incantation, with no accountability to follow the Only True God after receiving Him. I waa raised in generational witchcraft, yet unaware of this, until the age of 47. I did not get saved that year. This was the year I dedicated myself to " the craft." I did not begin to understand that Jesus came ti seek and save the lost, until the night I became demon- possessed, and had nowhere else to turn. I remember the false doctrine and false Jesus. I remember serving other "gods," meeting in the circle on the Saturday night of the full moon, and going to my church ritual on Sunday. I take the cross, and my salvation very seriously. I have no desire to go back down into the pit. And I know that even Jesus prayed to the Father, " 17 Sanctify them by thy truth; thy word is truth" (John 17:17). After reading the writings of the apostles, it seems they were always correcting and directing the churches by the character, Holy Spirit, and words of, Jesus Christ. Therefore, I cannot claim to follow Jesus; yet, not seek to develop the fruit of His Holy Spirit, and to become more like Him through prayer and His Word. I cannot deny the Only True God, who raised me out of the pit, and made me a child of God. God Bless. 🙂❤️🙏🐑

@jodyschmidt1626 3 ай бұрын

I agree with everything you said Melissa, you seem very grounded to me. I've been suspicious of this campaign from the beginning, but you really nailed it when you said, "they are creating a social justice Jesus." It offends me when the superbowl commercial assumes that Christians "hate," no Christian that I know hates anyone, but, when the church tells people the truth, they are accused of hate. We are living in the day of deception. I don't know who these people are behind this campaign, but I'm very wary of them.

@nannygoatbassoonist 3 ай бұрын

They had these ads on last year and maybe the year before. It made me cringe then, and the weird halftime show a couple of years ago that seemed satanic topped it off. I did not watch one minute of the superbowl this year and have no regrets. People have made such a sickening god out of football that they shrug off the demonic stuff in the ads and at halftime. I'll never watch it again.

@ce3547 3 ай бұрын

You are absolutely spot on! I would just add one thing. The foot-washing object lesson wasn't meant for the world. It was meant only for Christ's followers. He was showing them that no one was better than the other. He knew the world would soon be a dangerous and hostile one for His followers, and they would need to work together to spread the Gospel and to take care of one another. Serve one another with respect, love, and a servant's heart.

@campomambo 3 ай бұрын

Well, it’s not so much about just serving other believers but about being the servant to all. A reminder of what he taught before about the first being last.

@ce3547 3 ай бұрын

@@campomamboNo. It's only a lesson for believers and how to treat each other.

@campomambo 3 ай бұрын

@@ce3547 your entire logic hinges on “one another” referring specifically to those present. However, that’s just unfortunately bad reading comprehension. “One another” is just the plural generic place holder for how anybody should behave towards another person. It’s like saying this is how you should treat another person, but towards a group. Sure it can be specific towards just the group present, like any generic can be used in that way. But the way to tell if that’s the case is if the immediate context demands it. In this case there is nothing else in the passage to suggest that the generic “one another” refers only to those present. The entire focus of the conversation is on the person of higher station lowering themselves to serve those below. Considering Christ has talked about that very subject before multiple times this is obviously a final object lesson for the disciples on humility. That’s the primary lesson here, not something about brotherly love. Two other examples of verses using “one another” not specifically relating to Christian interpersonal relationships would be Romans 13:8 and Titus 3:3

@ylparker50 3 ай бұрын

@@ce3547absolutely

@alpinecountryclub6666 3 ай бұрын

Jesus said they were clean but only their feet were dirty from living in the world.

@Melanes07 3 ай бұрын

You're spot on, Melissa. This campaign just feels so deceptive to me.

@samuelnewman8021 3 ай бұрын

Hi Melissa, thank you for that. Here in England is the exact same problem. If you don't accept the 'inclusive' Jesus, then you are not loving. I do a bible study for young adults at my church, because I'm worried about their influences in the world and I want to teach the 'right' Jesus! Thank you for what you do. Sam

@that_nurse_lady 3 ай бұрын

Girlfriend, thank you! The He Gets Us movement INFURIATES me! It is an insidious twisting of Jesus's message and character and I have a physical reaction whenever a commercial comes on. People look at me like I'm crazy when I say I'm not a fan.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin. Melissa is projecting, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-proclaimed heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned in her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@Yesica1993 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. I guess we can sit in the corner together. It makes me so angry because I know well meaning Christians are (somehow) taken in by it.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin. Melissa is projecting her own misguided interpretation on to the ads, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-ordained heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned with her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

Jesus was constantly uplifting & affirming those outside the religious in-group while exposing and rebuking the hypocrisy of those insiders who thought they were right with God (the religious right) while looking down on others in self-righteousness. These "He Gets Us" ads in no way condone sin or negate the need for repentance. They simply express Jesus' teaching to show love to everyone, including sinners. The same religious right of Jesus' day who were offended by Jesus' parables & company, are the same religious right of supposed Christians today who are offended by these beautiful Christ-centered ads.

@StupidAnon-gn8ih 3 ай бұрын

@@sandersthornburgh127 "these beautiful Christ-centered ads." The ads are artistically disgusting, whether they're 'Christ-centered' or not. (And they're not, they're disgustingly anti-Christian, in fact).

@tobystamps2920 3 ай бұрын

I agree with Melissa’s take on this. About “religion”, I’ve noticed it’s become very popular in the church to criticize people for being religious. It’s basically become a catch all for anything Christians don’t like about other Christians. “Oh they’re just religious.” It’s become very overused and I get tired of hearing it.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin. Melissa is projecting her own misguided interpretation on to the ads, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-ordained heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned with her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@rose2525bud 3 ай бұрын

Soooo glad you talked about this! When I saw it, it was an eye roll for me. 🙌🏼❤️‍🔥🙌🏼

@jackaret 3 ай бұрын

Well said.., Thank you Melissa

@melodybarbour3218 3 ай бұрын

Their(Satans's) agenda is to lead people away from the cross of Jesus. They don't have to admit they are sinners or repent of their sins. Very good video, Melissa. Thank you for speaking the truth!

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin. Melissa is projecting her own misguided interpretation on to the ads, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-ordained heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned with her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@kathybailey436 3 ай бұрын

When I seen it, I said, oh oh, something is NOT right.

@bobtaylor170 3 ай бұрын

I think it was so ugly to look at that it left most people baffled. Everything about it was alienating. The AI figures make me furious. Do we no longer have actual human beings who are actors/models? The colors were dead, the scene setting was dead. I think the worst part was the implicit defamation of The Body of Christ. And, of course, there was nothing about our need for salvation.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

Can you explain to me exactly what part of these ads are in conflict with scripture, because Melissa utterly failed to do so. There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin. Melissa is projecting, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-proclaimed heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned in her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@jtstaas736 3 ай бұрын

@sandersthornburgh127 Your statement says more about you and where you stand. Melissa explained everything in truth with love. Maybe dive more into the Bible and ask God for more understanding ❤ That's what I do when I don't understand. Because the One True God is not a God of confusion. Much love and God bless you. ❤

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

@@jtstaas736 I'd say that Melissa's video here says more about her misguided divisive Pharisaical fundamentalism than it does about about the authentic Jesus as revealed through scripture and knowing Christ through loving the other. Her commentary is lacking in both truth and love. Perhaps she should dive more into the Bible and practice Christ's teaching about showing love to those on the other side of our cultural divisions. Blessings in Christ.

@StupidAnon-gn8ih 3 ай бұрын

@@sandersthornburgh127 "Jesus represents the best that human kind is capable of." Tell me; what do you think of the quoted statement?

@Bigfoottehchipmunk 3 ай бұрын

Yours is one take I definitely want to hear. One of two. Thank you! "What if god was one of us, just a slob like the rest of us?" Well He wasn't! We need Him, because He is our Creator and He made a way for us to overcome our sinfulness for both this life and eternity.

@artpsych71 3 ай бұрын

I agree, Melissa. Thank you.

@jedclampett7705 3 ай бұрын

Risk ON, Melissa! It DID need to be said!!! Well done. Well done, indeed!

@sprintcarfan87 3 ай бұрын

The ad was about social justice and white guilt, full stop.

@keithwiebe1787 3 ай бұрын

Who paid for this ad? LOL! I'll help you out. They don't want social justice and they are white.

@christophercatiller2422 3 ай бұрын

Great video. The campaign is deceiving so many Christians, and it's sad to see.

@CROSS-Examine 3 ай бұрын

This is perfectly said! Thank you for posting this, sister! Also, those who "sit at the table" were all dressed in His righteousness. The one guy at the table was not "dressed" in His righteousness, and he was confronted and THRUST OUT of His presence! We're all invited to "The Table.... the Wedding Feast, " but we can not "wear what we wore" when He linvited us! We must be clothed in His righteousness and washed in His blood from our sins. There MUST be repentance and a contrite heart from what offends our holy GOD! Jesus is the One who offers the Remedy to our fallen condition and a bridge to the Father. Jesus indeed is not some "modern day hippie." Love does not leave one in their sin unchecked. LOVE is what brought GOD down to earth, wrapped in the flesh. LOVE is what had Him heal the sick and raise the dead. LOVE is what had Jesus endure that heavy cross on His back, the insults, mockery, spitting in the face, punches in the face, His beard being ripped out, exhaustion, flogging His flesh from His back, and ultimately being nailed to the Cross IN OUR RIGHTFUL PLACE until DEATH so that all who would turn from their sin to follow Him in FAITH, walking in HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, would be SAVED and CHANGED/TRANSFORMED! SOULS ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS! ETERNITY IS AT STAKE! It's not about what makes us comfortable but what makes us HOLY and without the HOLINESS of GOD evident in us and our lives we WILL NOT SEE GOD!!!! (Heb.12:14) I think this is another ploy to pervert the word of GOD and cause mass delusion.

@e.m.8094 3 ай бұрын

Whether consciously intentional or not, I feel like one of the tactics of the progressive /left "christians" is to blur the lines and cause confusion. When I look around it seems like they're doing a pretty good job of that. Anathema.

@debbiefocht1907 3 ай бұрын

The guy who created He Gets Us was on Ed Stetzer live on Saturday. He is now CEO of this because its so popular. Follow the money....social justice...

@Window4503 3 ай бұрын

They don’t even care about the people they claim to care about. I emailed them laying out how they could get similar messages across without diluting the Bible AND ways to convey the law and gospel. They ignored me, even when I pointed out the ways in which their ads would ironically screw over their audience.

@ernestsebastian2398 3 ай бұрын

Social justice is about having compassion for others; being able to put yourself in someone else's shoes.

@templehillsfunk 3 ай бұрын

You are 10000000000% spot on! Of course, He Gets Us. The question is, do we Get Him?!

@jeffmiller2396 3 ай бұрын

Well said. I'm sharing on all of my Facebook pages. I was having a conversation with someone on Facebook about this topic. He couldn't understand why Christians didn't like this ad. He thought it was a beautiful representation of one of Christ's greatest commandments. While I couldn't argue that it was, I tried explaining some of the points you made that it wasn't the whole Jesus. Of course, it's hard to get into the same details as you did in this video on a Facebook feed, so he still couldn't get it. I hope he sees this after I post it, and I hope it brings him clarity.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin or negates the need for repentance. It is a simple Christian message about loving those who are different from you, loving even your enemy. Melissa is projecting her own misguided interpretation on to the ads, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-ordained heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned with her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@ApostleOfGod8862 3 ай бұрын

@@sandersthornburgh127: Self-righteous delusions? Vanity because of the few small adornments? Your language is very judgmental and condemnatory. I see someone trying to do their best to accurately convey what Jesus did and taught and said. You see a finger-pointing accuser. If she doesn't get everything perfectly right, she's at least teaching in the right direction. An incomplete gospel is misleading, and the danger is that people will think they're fine with Jesus when they are actually not (which leads to eternal damnation by the way). I'd rather err on the side of preaching repentance like John the Baptist, and then Jesus Himself, than some fuzzy friendly version that doesn't address sin.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

@@ApostleOfGod8862 Melissa Daugherty herself dilutes Truth and cherry picks scripture to point her finger at the sins of others while ignoring her own sin of vanity and ignoring the scriptural prohibition against fancy hairdos and jewelry. In short, she does exactly the same thing with 1 Tim 2:9 that she accuses progressives of doing with their watering down of the scriptural prohibition against homosexuality. I'll begin to take her videos seriously when she removes the worldly vain make-up, ear-rings & jewelry from her perpetually condemning Talking Head. "They should not have fancy hairdos, or wear expensive clothes, or put on jewelry made of gold or pearls." - 1 Tim 2:9

@powershot70 3 ай бұрын

I'm with you on this 💯% I also think that this is what's happening in a lot of churches these days. Offering a watered down Jesus in the name of inclusivity and also in fear of being labeled as a bigot. You and I both know who is putting this stuff out there and the people he has used to do it are oblivious to that fact.

@alicejump2290 3 ай бұрын

TRUTH! Throwing muck at it does not stick, Jesus Christ is the truth not the world’s straw man! Deceiving is always the devils game!

@christinegeary4877 3 ай бұрын

Deception (lies) is the ONLY trick in the bag of the enemy of our soul.

@davidscriptwrite1 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Sister for articulating what I was feeling but couldn’t quite put my finger on it. As true followers of Christ we should discern all teaching through the Holy Spirit. Following Christ is more than Christ getting us, it’s us getting Him in our hearts and following Him. God Bless you for speaking out for us.

@suheylaa1769 3 ай бұрын

I just saw this on Brylan's channel and...mouth drop! Thank you for His Truth that you speak, your conciseness, and discernment. You have really taught me a lot. You help us be brave and show us to have no fear when expressing our love for our Lord. Fear of sharing is one of the hardest things we believers have these days. A paralysis comes over us, where we have to change to fit in. I'm not all the way there yet, but trying to do and say more. I actually think I scared a guy away yesterday with my passion. I didn't convict him on purpose, but I suppose the Holy Spirit did! That's a sign I'm growing in my expression of Faith. 💪🏼🙏🏼🫶🏼

@SearchScripture 3 ай бұрын

Very well said. Last year, it didn't sit right with me. Their message was incomplete. It didn't ask for repentance or share the Gospel. This year it's worse & needs to be called out.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin or negates the need for repentance. It is a simple Christian message about loving those who are different from you, loving even your enemy. Melissa is projecting her own misguided interpretation on to the ads, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-ordained heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned with her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@1dullgeek 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I saw that last night and was uneasy, but couldn't express why. I just knew I was uneasy with it. This helped me formulate a why.

@joelunchbucket 3 ай бұрын

Iron sharpens iron.

@macdaddyp8437 3 ай бұрын

Spot on Melissa. Sad to see so many "religious" Pharisees attempting to negate the truth of the Gospel here. Repent and sin no more is for ALL of us. This is where we begin our journey as believers.

@tealssermonpicks7467 3 ай бұрын

Amen!! Continuing speaking truth Melissa. Thank you.

@oag2167 3 ай бұрын

It's coming to light that the He Gets Us campaign's media strategist, Maddie McClenaghan, is a huge supporter of DEI. No surprise there! Thank you for everything you do, Melissa. I love your videos! ✝️

@InChristIDelight 3 ай бұрын

Hello! What is DEI?

@oag2167 3 ай бұрын

@@InChristIDelight Hi! 😊 DEI stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It's a framework many places of employment have begun implementing under the guise of giving minorities more opportunities while actively discriminating against white people. Instead of hiring the best person for the job, they are looking at skin color first and foremost.

@campomambo 3 ай бұрын

Well, not just skin color, all other kinds of diversity too, including gender identity stuff.

@oag2167 3 ай бұрын

@@campomambo Very true!

@StupidAnon-gn8ih 3 ай бұрын

@@InChristIDelight Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Diversity, the public version, the one they want everyone to think of, means simply variety of skin pigmentation (or genitals) among a particular cross-section of people. The _actual_ version, is anti-whiteism and misandry. 'Equity' is the adjusting of shares by a central authority so that citizens are made equal. That means appropriate and redistribution of your private property. They don't even have a separate, cleaner, public meaning for that. 'Inclusion' means simply bringing into the fold anyone who had previously been excluded from a social institution. What it _actually_ means, is dominance of the out-group, and your submission.

@dawnverbrugge2385 3 ай бұрын

I felt a check in my spirit when I saw the ad and looked up the website. You did a wonderful job of putting my concerns into words. Thank you!

@eileenk.copeland2979 3 ай бұрын

I had my suspicions about this campaign and thank you for making the whole matter clearer. I absolutely agree with your comments on John 8. Very good exegesis. I do not appreciate it when people quote Jesus as saying to the woman caught in adultery "neither do I condemn you..." and leave it at that. They don't quote the "go and sin no more" message. Also since the O.T. law required two or more witnesses, and all the witnesses were gone, He could not under the law(!) condemn her. Jesus loved all of the Bible whereas humans want to only take bits and pieces to make it more palatable as you pointed out so well. ❤

@pietergeyvanpittius3251 3 ай бұрын

Excellent! Again, thank you Melissa.

@nda7154 3 ай бұрын

We need more videos and messages like this one of yours. No compromise of Truth and Gospel.

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin. Melissa is projecting her own misguided interpretation on to the ads, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-ordained heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned with her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@darnel322 3 ай бұрын

Well said Melissa. Thank you for having the courage to boldly communicate the TRUTH.

@gmajor1273 3 ай бұрын

Great comments. This ad does nothing to call sinners to repent from their sinful ways and turn to GOD and receive JESUS' sacrifice and redemption.

@jesusloveschad 3 ай бұрын

You are a blessed sister in Christ and I'm super grateful for your channel ❤

@sharbean 3 ай бұрын

Agree. This thing made my soul crawl

@ltilley7343 3 ай бұрын

Amen. Thank you for confirming my thoughts. We need to keep our eyes fixed on the real Jesus! ❤ The culture is creeping into the church and its getting harder to find like minded Christians.

@annemcdowell4723 3 ай бұрын

I agree with you, Melissa, and thank you for speaking out. Another probem is we humans have also made his His salvation in our image. People die and face Him. Not their image of Him and face His wrath. God has His conditions of salvation and man has no say in how this happens. We humans are so prideful to think we can take over Gods salvation and make it to our liking. Well, thats not gonna work. Salvation belongs to the Lord! As you stated, we can only come humbled and repentant before him, trusting in Jesus, in who He is, not what we want Him to be.

@sttapologetics 3 ай бұрын

Melissa, this message is so on point. It is exactly what I've been talking about the last few weeks. Yes, He invites everyone to the table, but He didn't sin with them, nor affirm their sin. He invited them to change their hearts so they will turn away from their darkness and come to Him. I'm glad your video came into my feed. I just subscribed and can't wait to watch some of your other videos. Keep up the great work spreading the Truth of the Gospel!

@bonnierice7473 3 ай бұрын

Do we get him?”Great points. Bravo. I didn’t watch the Super Bowl. I didn’t see any of the commercials, thankfully. Loved your message. Thank you so much for it.

@danielreed5959 3 ай бұрын

They seem to focus on who they think Jesus was. We need to be focused on who Jesus is! While He did give us an example of how we need to live our lives, but the most important thing is that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. The Savior of the world and sits at the right hand of the Father making intercession for us.

@kenyanr1 3 ай бұрын

They focus on who and what they want Jesus to be

@AngryJesusPrinceOfPax 3 ай бұрын

I am.

@vichordis 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, Melissa. May God continue to bless you.

@trunkmonkee1971 3 ай бұрын

You are spot on! John 2:23 - 25 (He definitely gets us) The people behind this campaign are out of touch. They miss out on the fact that "such were some of you...(1 COR 6: 9-11)

@brandonbartlett1585 3 ай бұрын

Ever since the airing of the commercials from last year, I definitely questioned the motives of the people behind these ad campaigns. You explained my thoughts and feelings on these ads perfectly, Melissa. I can only hope and pray for the right words to speak into people that want to buy into the counterfeit "He Gets Us" Jesus (which aligns closely with Unitarian Universalism) in exchange for the true, living, redeeming Jesus. "For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son, so that all will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him." -- ‭‭John‬ ‭5:22‭-‬23‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

@InChristIDelight 3 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥✝️🙌🙌

@amyrouse5586 3 ай бұрын

THANK YOU. SPOT ON! It saddens me that so many Christians are now infighting over this (not unlike the strong opinion about The Chosen). These ads deceive and divide. :(

@jedclampett7705 3 ай бұрын

The Chosen ROCKS! This ad and those before this one, diabolical. .

@Window4503 3 ай бұрын

@@jedclampett7705Oh honey…don’t you know that He Gets Us is linked to Relevant Magazine which also promotes The Chosen?

@Window4503 3 ай бұрын

They’re not Christians. Anyone who promotes the message of He Gets Us most likely doesn’t understand the basic gospel message.

@Window4503 3 ай бұрын

⁠The Chosen and He Gets Us are within the same circles. Relevant Magazine connects the two.

@Jessica_Jones 3 ай бұрын

@@Window4503 and the leaders of both claim they have done a service because more people are picking up their Bibles. While it may stir up attention, it isn't necessarily helpful. There are better ways of drawing attention to the truth of Scripture!

@MusekPreK 3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you I first felt guilty about, my initial reaction to the commercial which was yuck, my stomach turned because I knew there was something wrong about it, but I was hopeful because it was highlighting Jesus. Thank you for bring this to light! God Bless you❤

@stevealgate2436 3 ай бұрын

I have just recently become more outspoken of my faith! Thank you for saying what you are. Jesus DOES get us, but he asks for a SERIOUS CHANGE (repent and turn from sin). We definitely need more people standing on TRUTH and what the Bible teaches! Thank you!

@joshbeard9809 3 ай бұрын

"destroying arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the Knowledge of God". Preach it sister. Amen!

@sandersthornburgh127 3 ай бұрын

There is absolutely nothing about these ads which condones sin or negates the need for repentance. It is a simple Christian message about loving those who are different from you, loving even your enemy. Melissa is projecting her own misguided interpretation on to the ads, perhaps because the message of the ads confronts her with her own unwillingness to love others who are different from her. She is much more comfortable as a self-ordained heresy hunting Pharisee, always complaining and pointing her finger at the sins of others, even Christians who have a different perspective than her. In her own self-righteous delusions, she is always the one who is in alignment with the Bible, or at least her own little cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible. She sits on her soap-box podium pointing her finger at how unbiblical these other Christians are, all while adorned with her vanity-trapping biblically condemned make--up and jewelry, completely blind to her own scriptural cherry-picking and hypocrisy.

@macdaddyp8437 3 ай бұрын

@@sandersthornburgh127 You didn't watch the video? This is not a representation of the way Jesus preached .

@ThankyouJesus4444 3 ай бұрын

Excellent work Melissa!!!!!!

@alz1997 3 ай бұрын

"Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." Luke 12:51

@LJFullHouse 3 ай бұрын

Great job. I couldn’t quite put my finger on why this ad campaign felt wrong, but you nailed it. That and the fact that Jesus washed the feet of His DISCIPLES, men who had chosen to follow Him.

@Prowl_32 3 ай бұрын

I saw the ad too when I was watching the Super Bowl

@rebukey 3 ай бұрын

That add made me sad. If people come to the Jesus represented in those adds, will they ever come to the real Jesus?

@stephengagne2723 3 ай бұрын

As one of the Jesus People from 1973, I see your observations as spot-on. Unfortunately, even we did not truly understand the prison that sin is, and its origins. In our baby-milk faith, we saw the blessing of the Baptism in Holy Ghost Fire as enough, and we used it as an excuse not to know. So that when it came time to know, the knowledge was devastating for some of us. Of course not all have an identical walk with the Lord; some crosses require more strength than others to bear. It's always harder to carry when you look down & realize you're still carrying the hammer that you used to nail our Lord to the Cross.

@respighi3 3 ай бұрын

A grand slam for Melissa! Whatever the motive of the people behind the campaign, her distillation of the "effect" of it is spot-on: The goal is not for me to become more like Jesus, but for Jesus to become more like me...

@JohnHH59 3 ай бұрын

Repent? Stop sinning? Missed that part in the "He gets us" campaign. You and Allie are right on all points on this one.

@jaeladarlingtrailers 3 ай бұрын

This is what I keep telling people. They don't have the full Gospel ANYWHERE on their website or in their campaigns. There is NO mention of repentance, believing in Jesus Christ as the resurrected Son of God so we can be saved from the wrath of God, nothing. I was amazed at the number of people in my circle that were "glad to hear the name of Jesus spoken on tv", as if this deceptive ad campaign has anything to do with actual salvation. One thing Jesus said about the end times was, "do not be deceived". We're starting to see why.

@cheshireket3132 3 ай бұрын

How has screaming "repent" and "stop sinning" worked this far?

@JohnHH59 3 ай бұрын

@@cheshireket3132 Doesn't have to be screamed. For those with faith in His Word, it does work. Just because you don't live this or refuse to see it doesn't mean that others haven't taken this to heart.