As some of you may know I was never a Michael Jackson fan. I grew up on Too Short, NWA, Eric B and Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick etc…… However I remember all of the fuss over the video “Remember the Time”. It was casted with stars. I think Magic Johnson, Eddie Murphy and a popular model (I forget her name). It has an Egyptian theme to it and a bunch of dance steps. The lyrics went like: “do you remember when we fell in love, we were young and innocent then”. That is all I can remember. But as you may well know this isn’t about MJ or his dance moves or the glittery glove, zipper jackets, or jerri curls. This is a serious indictment on us “mature” Christians. So this post will be in question form.
1. Do you remember when you couldn’t find Philemon, Nahum, or Titus?
2. Do you remember when you slept with your girlfriend after professing Christ?
3. Do you remember when you didn’t know the bible was written in Greek and Hebrew?
4. Do you remember when you thought John Calvin was a cologne?
5. Do you remember when you didn’t know the difference between Mormonism, Jehovah Witnesses or Baptist? Other than one rode bikes, the other wore suits and knocked on your door and the third well they were doing all sorts of stuff.
6. Remember when you didn’t know what aorist tense, present, perfect and imperfect was and if you did you wouldn’t know what to do with them anyway?
7. Remember all you cared about was that your name was written in the Lamb’s book of life and not the post-trib, mid-trib, post-trib, or no trib was?
8. Remember when denominations didn’t matter to you, you were just glad that Nazerene shared the Gospel with you.
9. Remember when that woman who spoke in tongues would always invite you over for dinner and that pastor who didn’t know half of what you know now seemed to be one of the most Godly men you knew?
10. Remember that time you struggled with pornography and people prayed for you?
11. Remember when you knew 3 verses. John 3:16, John 1:1 and Genesis 1:1.
12. Remember when Covenentalism, Dispensationalism, and New Covenant Theology sounded like words from Star Trek?
13. Remember when you didn’t know what a Catechism was?
14. Remember when you never heard of a hymn? All you knew was Shirley Ceaser, Fred Hammond, Matt Redmond, Christ Tomlin, Dave Crowder Band, or the Gaither Singers. Maybe even Steven Curtis Chapman.
15. Remember when you thought Pat Robertson was a sound theologian?
16. Remember when you thought Robert Schuller was a sound theologian?
17. Remember when you couldn’t tell the difference between what was sound and wasn’t?
18. Remember when you just wanted to live for Jesus? After he saved you from a life of death and destruction?
19. Remember when you did share your faith the only answer you could give was John 3:16?
20 Finally remember when God saved you in the midst of all the above?
Now why do I ask? Because today we act like we don’t remember!
Sweet DUDE!!! Why MJ picture? That is worthy of death on this blog!! LOL Funny-I do remember when i thought Rob Sch.. and Pat Robertson were sound theologians. How far is that from the truth. I just learned what Catechism was about a year in a half ago. Never heard of Aorist before but have heard of the other terms mentioned. The bible was written in Greek and Hebrews? Since when? King James 4 life cuz!!! Before I know i, you’ll be saying that Jesus wasn’t a black man. Go figure!!Just joking.
You are the only person I know who was born in the 1970’s who is not a MJ fan. What is wrong with you L? It is ok to admit to it! You don’t have to worry about being called soft because you still have the “Thriller” poster in your room!!
Tyris,
1. The bible was written in NIV homie!
2. I am still hard!
3. Beef up your verb tenses homie!
4. He had hair of wool and feet of bronze! LOL
5. I took dudes lunch money and financed my way through college homeboy! The only thing that is soft on me is these lips! Gotta keep em moist for Charity! LOL.
I learned that Jesus was black from Fred Sanford.
-Alan
Wooooow!!!…You knew three verses? I could barely remember one!….But seriously I have been reading your stuff for awhile now and following your discussions over at pulpit-pimps. Blessed by your ministry and will continue reading.
PS
What’s a Nahum?….lol
Alan,
It was preached every Sunday where I was, especially when the hooping started LOl!
Carey,
VBS is all I can say. Thanks for the kind words. I asked the same question one day. If I am to preach just to be funny I am going to call out one of these “minor” prophets and see who gets it first! LOL!
4 Alan Knox
I learned that Jesus was black from Fred Sanford.
-Alan
LOL
Righter says “watch it sucka”!!!
LOL…I remember. Too Short Bro Lionel? You put him 1st on a list of great MC’s. That’s like adding salt to sweet red kool aid! Please don’t tell me you thought Too Short was a great rapper? Now that you’re regenerated and reformed I can forgive you for that one brother.
Bro Karsten
Heck no! Too Short was a “cat in the hat” rapper bro. But those Oaktown beats from the Bay Area was nice! So nah, not at all. My favorites would go like this but maybe not in order (15 to be safe).
1. Mos Def
2. Tribe
3. Rakim
4. Slick Rick
5. Big Daddy Kane
6. MC Lyte
7. Common
8. Ras Kas
9. Talib Kweli
10. GZA
11. Pharoh Monch
12. Nas
13. Biggie
14. Pac
15. Black Thought
So definitely no order. Pac would probably be last because lyrically he just wasn’t great. Biggie had nice charisma but Mos and Common would eat them alive. So I would probaly say. My top 5 in order
1. Mos Def
2. Common
3. Talib
4. Rakim
5. Black Thought
Lionel’s top 5
1. MC Hammer
2. Michael Jackson
3. Troop
4. Full Force
5. Vanilla Ice
Its ok bro, we love you anyway.