Apparently, some people just concluded, "Hey, I guess H must be his middle initial! Eventually, the phrase "Jesus H. Christ" became something of a joke and it began to be used as a mild expletive. In his autobiography, the American author Mark Twain a. Samuel Langhorne Clemens; lived — observed that the phrase was already in common use when he was still a young lad.
Twain tells a humorous anecdote of how, in around , when he was apprenticed to a printer, the evangelical preacher Alexander Campbell, the leader of the "Restoration Movement," ordered the printer to whom the young Samuel Clemens was apprenticed to print some pamphlets for one of his sermons.
Unfortunately, the printer accidentally dropped a few words and, in order to avoid having to reset three whole pages of text, made space to fill in the missing words by abbreviating the name "Jesus Christ" to simply "J. The pious Reverend Campbell, however, insisted that the printer must not "diminish" the name of the Lord; he insisted that he needed to include the full name, even if it meant resetting three whole pages of already set text.
The reason I heard about it was because Fox News mentioned about atheists complaining about the Robertson family saying a prayer before dinner at the end of each episode. What the atheists were objecting to wasn't so much the prayer per se, but that they always had to end it with the words "in Jesus' name.
Having never seen the show at that time, I wasn't exactly sure what they were referring to. But I found it interesting that it is okay to use all types of foul language on TV that offends Christians, including again Carlin's "seven dirty words. I've since watched a couple of episodes of "Duck Dynasty. It is a "clean" show, depicting a family with close ties and strong Christian beliefs.
That is a strong contrast to most of the rest of TV. But I can also see why it has caused such a controversy. The liberals and secularists just can't stand any show that depicts traditional family values and that dares to mention the name of Jesus. But I noticed an interesting phenomenon on TV before Christmas. When watching the Steelers' game the Sunday before Christmas, when they went to commercials breaks, CBS would always display a banner saying "Happy Holidays.
It was only on Fox News that the banner would say "Merry Christmas. I also watched several Christmas movies on various networks. Most of them were "feel-good," PG-type movies. So there wasn't much objectionable in them. However, in none of them was the Real Reason for the Season ever mentioned. Politicians often invoke the word "God" in their speeches.
In most cases, I doubt this is because they actually have a strong faith in God, but it's because they know most Americans believe in God, so they are just trying to appeal to those voters. However, you almost never hear a politician say "Jesus" or "Christ. So what we get at best in the public arena is a generic god, not the God of the Bible, and definitely no mention of Jesus Christ.
It isn't just the name "Jesus Christ" that is never mentioned on TV, but in most TV shows, there is never any mention of the Christian faith in general. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light,. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed! What shall we say then?
Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,. Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account.
Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,.
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.
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