The other day, I saw this bumper sticker on a car:
No Jesus, No Peace
Know Jesus, Know Peace
Is that an entreaty to harmony, or an admonition? Or is it a threat?
Are Christians (or at least this particular car driving Christian) going to engage in violent behavior if we reject Jesus?
Would Jesus approve of that message?
If we promise to "Know Jesus" (hopefully not in the Biblical sense, as in the Catholic Church) will they leave us alone? I have my doubts. Since we are ordered to also submit to Jesus (translation: send me money so I can build another obscenely large mansion somewhere in the South) I'm afraid it won't really end there.
Does that car driving Christian know that Jesus was not a white anglo-saxon? Just wondering, cuz, you know, if Jesus was born today, in Bethlehem, he'd be a Palestinian.
I'm sure I assume too much. But hey, it was a bumper sticker after all. There wasn't really much to go on. Maybe he should've just gone with the Jesus fish and left it at that.
I guess the moral of the story is: do not proselytize from the back bumper of your car.