One of the advantages of getting your theology from popular culture is that your faith won’t require any lifestyle changes. Western Christianity, for example, only requires you mention the love of Jesus once in awhile. The notion of “denying yourself” and “picking up a cross” is outdated. No use bothering to become like Jesus when Jesus is enthralled with you already. Don’t go changin’, baby!
Apparently, The Bachelorette had a couple of outspoken Christians one season. Hannah Brown is looking to find a husband for some reason. I don’t watch the show so I haven’t heard Hannah’s reason for participating in the television spectacle disguised as meaningful courtship. From her remarks, there must be a reason other than Holy Matrimony. She said:
“I have had sex, and, honestly, Jesus still loves me.”
Hannah Brown – Bachelorette
So why get married, Hannah? You’ve got sex. You’ve got the love of Jesus. What’s a husband gonna do for ya?
“I don’t owe you anything…and, guess what? A man does not control anything I do.”
Also Hannah Brown – Bachelorette
All you gentlemen who think this is attractive, lemme see your hands! Go ahead, hold em’ up nice and high! Anyone? Anyone? C’mon! Where are all the real men? Where are the Christian dudes who want to suffer for the Lord? Hannah won’t let you control anything she does but I betcha she’ll let you pay for the stuff she does.
Christian girls are hard to find. Scratch that. Christian girls, like Hannah, are everywhere. You can find a basket full of them on Instagram, Twitter, or Tinder. They sleep around but Jesus love them anyway. So you should too! Just don’t expect to influence them with your toxic masculinity.
” I can do whatever — I sin daily and Jesus still loves me. It’s all washed and if the Lord doesn’t judge me and it’s all forgiven, then no other man, woman…can judge me.”
Incredibly, this is also Hannah Brown – Bachelorette
Boys and girls, this is what we used to call “cheap grace”. It’s what comes from believing that you’re doing Jesus a favor by becoming his disciple. It’s thinking that Jesus loves you because you’re awesome and failing to grasp that Jesus loves you because HE’S awesome. Jesus loves ALL sinners. Your promiscuity isn’t special. Watch what happens when we substitute other sins into Hannah’s statement:
- “I have robbed banks, and, honestly, Jesus still loves me.”
- “I have torched my neighbor’s shed, and, honestly, Jesus still loves me.”
- “I have told lies, and, honestly, Jesus still loves me.”
- “I have horribly flawed theology, and, honestly, Jesus still loves me.”
There’s no doubt that Jesus loves you. He proved that on the cross. The question is: do you love him back? Because love doesn’t treat Christ’s sacrifice as a license to live as you please.
For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins is left for us, but only a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume God’s enemies. Someone who rejected the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much greater punishment do you think that person deserves who has contempt for the Son of God, and profanes the blood of the covenant that made him holy, and insults the Spirit of grace? For we know the one who said, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.” It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Hebrews 10:26
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Amen!
Antinomians think they have more fun. It is such a convenient heresy.
Reality star:
“God is cool with what I do”
“I made my own god.”
People like that reality TV star are so common these days.
They want to claim Christ, but not His Word.
Sure, Jesus still loves believers when they sin, but…
Hey, reality TV person:
Does your sin bother you? Do you realize that Christ died for those sins? Does it impact your behavior to know that He was beaten, pierced, and killed for the sins you have done?
Perhaps a reality TV star can blithely shrug at the thought of the hammer on the nails in His hands for sins, but it makes me serious about mine.
Being forgiven is not a license for continued sin, but a reminder that the Creator of the universe loved me enough to send His Son to die for my sins.
To those who question why we can judge her it is because she identifies as a Christian therefore a fellow brother or sister in Christ has the responsibility to speak the truth in love and let them what they are doing is in opposition to what Jesus taught. To paraphrase the Apostle Paul the object is not to try to increase grace by sinning more.
How about we answer my original question instead of deferring it to a distractive comment, yea? Is this post originally about Hannah not the author of this post? Yes.
Should he be upset that I originally called him stupid because he believes a woman (NEED I REMIND YOU WHOM HE IS NOT SLEEPING WITH) is “engaging in slutty behavior” according to God? Nah. He shouldn’t be.
I don’t blame you for wanting to backtrack. You made a bunch of statements about judging people–while judging someone. That’s a core problem with your beliefs. You can’t say anything without condemning yourself.
People do wrong things. All of us. There are things we should feel shame for. (Shameful things.) Instead of wagging your finger at people who are speaking the truth, let’s work on changing our actions so they are less shameful. That includes people trying to fill voids in their lives with sex and insist it isn’t anyone else’s business.
You’ve got two paragraphs before a can type out a sentence. It’s not fair.
I’m on a laptop. You’re probably on mobile? 🙂
Yes, but I’m a man so I should be better at everything.
lol!
Touche.
How about everyone stops judging an individual whom none of us know. You don’t know her, so why do you think you can comment about the actions and words she says. She should not affect your life. So let it go.
You don’t know me so stop judging me for judging.
Exaaaaaactly. 🙂
This is not hard. When are the “don’t judge” people going to figure it out?
This blog doesn’t attract very many thoughtful non-believers. That is kind of an oxymoron, though.
Uhhh…because it isn’t your business who Hannah has sex with..
Peace out. Thanks for the laugh everyone. Gotta go watch my girl kill it on the Bachelorette every Monday and embrace her sexuality, love for God, and confidence in herself while you all rot in this facebook/jesus/trump lover blog.
Is it your business who Christians write about?
Yes?
Hypocrite.
Doesn’t it suck to have beliefs you can’t even live out yourself?
He’s upset that Hannah says Jesus is OK with that.
What a shame you have to delete my post because someone disagrees with your opinion. I will say it again. I will even have a well respected conversation with you about it.
This post is stupid and not well thought out. Take another look at the bible and the rest of your sins you probably commit on a day to day basis.
“So why get married, Hannah? You’ve got sex. You’ve got the love of Jesus. What’s a husband gonna do for ya?”
Uhhh… I don’t know…maybe help you with a family, assist you in providing a stable life, assist you in contributing to society, be your life partner, etc. There’s a lot more than sex and Jesus in life.
This is the worst post I’ve seen in a while. Stop watching the Bachelorette if you’re gonna slut shame her.
You’re all the airheads who aren’t educated, don’t think about other things besides getting married and having sex to prove to Jesus that you’re a saint for waiting until marriage. Welcome to 2019. Enjoy your one penis lives and children who will grow up into the same corrupted lifestyle you all continue to live.
No one deleted your post.
I actually asked if I could take a picture and share it.
Again, I ask: are you okay?
My apologies! I was trying to reply to you and it appeared to be gone. Yes, you may share it. It is publicly on the internet already so I am fine with you sharing it elsewhere.
I’m really not okay because I don’t appreciate women putting other women down. You do not know her relationship with God. God is the only one who should judge her, not a group of “Mommy and Me” ladies uncomfortable with themselves and their own relationship with sex and Jesus.
You’re actually judging the author of this post right now. (And you’re doing it badly. It isn’t a “Mommy and Me” lady. It’s a man. So go ahead and give the “down with the patriarchy” speech.) 🙂 Everything you’ve written is hypocritical and sad.
Instead of being angry when people speak truth about the problems with slutty behavior, how about just stop encouraging it?
IT’S A MAN?! HAHAHA. Amazing. Nevermind, I keep my previous comment on his stupidity. A man judging a WOMAN for slutty behavior is ridiculous. You don’t even know this woman. I have not been hypocritical. I am speaking my truth.
You all have your beliefs. I get it. But slut shaming is ridiculous. Christians are the reason for the mental health crisis in America. How would you feel if she saw this post and decided to remove herself from this world due to your hateful messages about her relationship with God? Excessive comparison? I think not because it is the harsh reality “Christians” fail to look at when they voice their opinions on their beliefs with “sluttiness”
How would you like it if the man who wrote this post decided to remove himself from the world because of YOUR shaming comments?
Doesn’t apply to you?
Hypocrite.
Why does a man not have the right to comment on “slutiness”.
Because they’re only good for their penises. 🙂
There’s no better way to make a woman than using a man.
ALL men are SLUTTY
Mrsmommy needs to get laid
I’m still taking screenshots. Is that still cool? 🙂
(Also, you didn’t originally say “this post is stupid”. You said “YOU GUYS are so stupid.” If you’re going to repost, at least do it right… Especially when everyone can still see the first comment, right up there.) 🙂
You are correct, my mistake. Only God can judge me it’s fine.
Maybe saying “you guys are so stupid” isn’t the best way to start out your comment.
You guys are so stupid.
“So why get married, Hannah? You’ve got sex. You’ve got the love of Jesus. What’s a husband gonna do for ya?”
Uhhh… I don’t know…maybe help you with a family, assist you in providing a stable life, assist you in contributing to society, be your life partner, etc. There’s a lot more than sex and Jesus in life.
This is the worst post I’ve seen in a while. Stop watching the Bachelorette if you’re gonna slut shame her.
You’re all the airheads who aren’t educated, don’t think about other things besides getting married and having sex to prove to Jesus that you’re a saint for waiting until marriage. Welcome to 2019. Enjoy you one penis lives and children who will grow up into the same corrupted lifestyle you all continue to live.
… Are you okay?
Oh yea, never better 🙂
Glad to hear it.
Would you mind if I took a screenshot of your comment, so the readers on my Facebook page can see it?
This really depresses me. I sometimes sin because I’m an idiot…feels like there is no hope!!
tr this article is true, but is not complete. True Christians do still sometimes sin–1 John 1:8 says if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves. The difference is that true Christians don’t revel in their sin or think lightly of their sin–they hate their sin, and turn away from it when they do sin, and run to Jesus in repentance, seeking his forgiveness and praying for the power to live in accordance with their identity in Christ–1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” There is hope! There is forgiveness! If you truly hate your sin–not just the consequences of it–and desire to stop sinning, that itself is evidence of the Holy Spirit at work within you!
Absolutely! Bravo! Jesus didn’t suffer on the cross to make us feel fuzzy! He died to save us from our sins that there was no other atonement that could save us! Jesus was the perfect sacrifice! Thank you for the article!
Amen!!!!