What is Up With All Those "He Gets Us" Commercials?

What? Perhaps you were watching college football and you saw this strange ad about a teenager who got pregnant and had a baby and wait, this is the story of Jesus? Only Mary had to take a pregnancy test and she was sad about it?

The ad directs viewers to a website called HeGetsUs .com. When you go to their About page, they insist they're not a church or political, even though they sell shirts that say Jesus was a refugee. They say we simply want everyone to understand and relate to the authentic Jesus as he's represented in the Bible.

But then there's nothing about the Bible. So you go to the Topics page and they have articles like, How did Jesus deal with injustice? How would Jesus be judged today? Why did Jesus cry? But not one of these pages, yes I read them all, say anything about Jesus being Savior or God.

The Call to Be Perfect as Your Heavenly Father Is Perfect

One page says, Some believe Jesus lived a perfect life, for others that's a stretch. Either way, Jesus set a high bar for himself and for others. Jesus said you are to be perfect as your heavenly father is perfect.

If you don't think Jesus lived a perfect life, you don't get Jesus. If you get on their chat and ask them if Jesus approves of homosexuality, they will say he does. They'll even connect you with a church that loves your sin.

False Teaching About a Different Jesus

These guys are heretics, spending $100 million in advertising to preach a different Jesus. But evangelical leaders Ed Stetzer and Kevin Azzell think they're great. Makes you wonder how much they're getting paid.

Warning Against Preaching Another Gospel

The Bible says that if anyone preaches a different Jesus, they are accursed. Jesus gets us in that we're sinners in need of a Savior, and he is that Savior when we understand the text.