Making Light of Jesus Christ
The Blasphemy of Carman

Today there are many who break the third Commandment: "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.... "(Deuteronomy 5:11). One may be excused for thinking that those who would do such a thing would be unsaved, and know nothing of the saving and keeping power of the Lord Jesus Christ. This however is not always the case. One has only to look at CARMAN'S video "Live. . . Radically Saved" to see that he too not only makes fun of the Lord Jesus Christ, but also belittles some of the greatest saints whoever lived, and makes light of the great events which led to the redemption of the Children of God.

In a sketch before the song "Are You the One?" Carman portrays the Lord Jesus Christ and John the Baptist as two dim-witted cousins, scratching their heads and pondering their respective "ministries." Although the Scriptures tell us very little about the childhood days of either Jesus or John, Carman sets out on a make-believe journey to show how they may have acted.

Jesus is portrayed as a proud young man with His "Messiah-type walk" which Carman demonstrates to his delighted, cheering audience. Carman then goes on to describe the beginning of John's ministry;
" ... They grow up and go their separate ways, and one day John comes back on the scene dressed in camel hair, eating bugs. You know, little locusts, grasshoppers, y'know, cockroaches ..." (Carman does a little dance step here, snickering, 'La Cucarocha, La Cucarocha...")

Carman continues this tasteless mockery of a man the Lord had great respect for (Matthew 11:11) by portraying John as a power hungry fool who wanted to build a big church and name it after himself -- Baptist Church!

According to Carman, when John's disciples were seeking confirmation that Jesus is indeed the Christ, they said, " ... You know. your CRAZY COUSIN, John the jailbird, you know that eats bugs and stuff".

What a difference between how Carman describes a nit-wit, crazy, John the Baptist and what the Lord Jesus Christ says of John in Matthew 11:11, "Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist:. . ."

Who do you think is right?
Jesus or Carman?

No matter how sincere Carman is in his lyrics and in what he says he wants to do for the Lord, no excuse can be given for the above-mentioned sketch. Laughing at ourselves and enjoying one another's fellowship is one thing, but to poke fun at the very God of Glory and John the Baptist to get your laughs is nothing short of BLASPHEMY!!

Carman ends the video by reducing the wonderful act of redemption of all the saints of God to the level of a boxing match. With "Rocky" type music playing in the background and God the Father as referee, Jesus and Satan battle it out to see who will be the "Champion". Such a charade only serves to belittle the sufferings of the Lord Jesus on the Cross to save His people from their sins.

Carman takes this belittlement of Christ's wonderful plan of Salvation one stage further in the video "Revival in the Land". In the song "Resurrection Rap" Jesus is portrayed as a gang leader who is "crucified" on a pole and then stabbed with a knife. His lifeless body is then thrown into a garbage dumpster which blazes with light as Jesus is resurrected three days later!

It to sad that someone who writes the lyrics to such songs as "Oh The Blood of Jesus" or "No Way, We Are Not Ashamed" would put his Lord and Saviour to an open shame by portraying Him in such an irreverent manner, Though he has been challenged about these matters, Carman has remained unrepentant of his actions and has decided to continue on his perilous way (II Tim 3:1,2 & 9).

Webster's Dictionary defines BLASPHEMY as:

1. the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God.
3. irreverence toward something considered sacred.

If Carman's mocking and poking fun at the Lord Jesus Christ is not "lack of reverence for God" --- NOTHING IS!

Christian, you must now decide whether the Lord Jesus Christ who died for you on Calvary, or Carman who mocks and pokes fun at that very One is more important to you. In the words of Joshua 24:15 " ... choose you this day whom ye will serve..."

The Lord Jesus Christ and His Name should not be taken in vain by anyone, especially those in the Christian Ministry (Philippians 2:9- 11). Instead, "... let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence, and godly fear; For our God is a consuming fire."(Hebrews 12:28,29)

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