I have mentioned in the past that I’m less than excited by most church signs that try to be pithy and end up sucking.
Why churches don’t just use these boards to promote the big idea of each sermon, or you know, the gospel, is beyond me.
Here’s a bit of a doozy in Brisbane (sent to me by my brother-in-law).
If you’re in the business of picking church slogans you don’t want to go cherry picking passages willy-nilly. The U.C.C is not famous for caring what the Bible actually says, so it could well be that they were aware that these words actually come from the mouth of Satan when he’s tempting Jesus in the desert.
The tagline reads “if thou therefore will worship me, all shall be thine – Luke 4:7″…
Luke 4:7 in context reads:
5The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.6And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7So if you worship me, it will all be yours.”
8Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’
I reckon verse eight is a better starting point.
Via Nathan Bingham.
From the completely imitable Failblog.