Let's talk about Jesus (more and more)

Thursday, 1st February 2007

The term "Jesus Freak" was coined as a derogatory label for Christians who took their faith seriously. When DC Talk released an album with that as the title track, it helped to take the negative connotations out of it.

There is an equivalent label used in countries where Cantonese is spoken -- and that is the term "kong ye sou" or "talk Jesus". When I was a teenager growing up in ACS Secondary, several of my pre-believing classmates would use that term at Chapel on the speaker, or at the boys from the Christian Fellowship. (I did not join the CF until University although I accepted Christ at the Billy Graham crusade in 1978 because I had started to backslide during my Secondary and JC days, but that is another story for another occasion).

Anyway, this "kong ye sou" term is usually said in a mocking tone, and has caused Christians to stop talking about Jesus. This is exactly what the evil one wants to do, because Jesus has commissioned us to "go into all the world and preach the gospel to every nation" (Matt 28:19). We should be honoured to talk about Jesus. In Rom 1:16, Paul said "I am not ashamed of the gospel because it is the dunamis power of God unto the soteria salvation of man".

And that has become the inspiration for this design (which is going to be the 21st Christian-themed tshirt in my collection.) Choon Hong, please stand by for my order :-)

[The rest of my tshirt collection can be viewed here]

Just like DC Talk took the negative connotation out of the term Jesus Freak and made it something cool to identify with, my prayer is that the term "kong ye sou" will also be something that Christians can wear as a badge of honour.

Let's not be afraid to talk about Jesus, because He is the way, the truth and the life, and no one comes to God except through Him (John 14:6). Instead, let's talk about Him in increasing measure.

Like that children's song we used to sing in Sunday School, let's talk about Jesus more and more!

Let's talk about Jesus
The King of Kings is He
The Lord of Lords supreme
Through all eternity
The great I Am the Way, the Truth,
the Life, the Door
Let's talk about Jesus more and more!

May you have a blessed day ahead!

Shalom