The problem with that phrase is that it diminishes the seriousness of our sin. It takes what is an office to the holiness of God and reduces it to the level of a minor mistake. It belittles the sacrifice that Jesus made by going to the cross to die in our place and taking on himself the judgement we so rightly deserve for being rebellious to the perfect will of our creator. And without this sacrifice we would have ho hope because even our very best actions are tainted by our sinful nature.
If Jesus existed (I wont say that he did, or didn’t), I dont think he would have been crucified in order to kill him, just to keep him there for a sufficient length of time to teach him a lesson.
It reminds me of the Lutheran eService (or whatever it was) from Prairie Home Companion—by eliminating the boring and unneeded parts, the user got it down to 4 or 5 minutes. . . .
pcolli over 10 years ago
Such a strange expression, I wonder what its origin is.
mcnero over 10 years ago
don’t know but I hate it
Dkram over 10 years ago
Like Lou Costello “I must-ta been a baaaad boy.”.\\//_
kaecispopX over 10 years ago
The problem with that phrase is that it diminishes the seriousness of our sin. It takes what is an office to the holiness of God and reduces it to the level of a minor mistake. It belittles the sacrifice that Jesus made by going to the cross to die in our place and taking on himself the judgement we so rightly deserve for being rebellious to the perfect will of our creator. And without this sacrifice we would have ho hope because even our very best actions are tainted by our sinful nature.
pcolli over 10 years ago
If Jesus existed (I wont say that he did, or didn’t), I dont think he would have been crucified in order to kill him, just to keep him there for a sufficient length of time to teach him a lesson.
bfallen0911 over 10 years ago
It’s a comic strip people, a joke. Don’t get your righteous panties in a wad. Lighten up and laugh a little.
bmonk over 10 years ago
It reminds me of the Lutheran eService (or whatever it was) from Prairie Home Companion—by eliminating the boring and unneeded parts, the user got it down to 4 or 5 minutes. . . .