Jesus with Porn on His Laptop

Did the title make you uneasy?  That was the point.  Its a point that is meant to work its way into our nice-and-neat little lives, where we do all the right things, and where even the bad things we do make us look okay.

This title makes us cringe because it reeks of blasphemy.  If Jesus ever had a laptop, he certainly would not be using it for such ends!  Sinners do things like that, not Jesus!

We don't like the title because it is an indictment.  In it, we can hardly bring ourselves to read the two words on the same line.  Jesus...porn.  Jesus and porn do not go together - especially in a relational manner.

Here is the truth.  The horror we feel when we consider this title is precisely the horror we should feel when we say things like, "Jesus died for my sins."  But I confess, the horror isn't in here like it should be.  The reason is simple.  Because my sins aren't bad enough (as I see them) to bring the horror thundering into my chest when I think of them being placed on the spotless Lamb of God.

This profound truth isn't mine.  This isn't an insight that came to me while in deep study.  It didn't even come from one of my professor's lectures in seminary. This life-changing, gospel-centered, eye-opening insight came crashing into my life a few years ago as I listened to Shai Linne's song The Cross.  And as I continue to listen, I continue to weep.

This album changed my life

Here are the lyrics that have been changing me for the last few years:

We’re now in the realm of the sublime and profound

With God at the helm it’s about to go down
The Father’s wrath precise will blast and slice the priceless Master Christ as a sacrifice

Willingly, He’s under the curse
To be treated as if the Son was the worst scum of the earth

The scene is the craziest
Jesus being treated as if He is the shadiest atheist
How is it the Messiah is in the fiery pit
As if He was a wicked liar with twisted desires?
The One who’s sinless and just
Punished as if He was promiscuous and mischievous with vicious lust
The source of all godly pleasure
Tormented as if He was a foul investor or child molester
How could He be bruised like He was a goodie two-shoes who doesn’t think that she needs the good news?

He’s perfect in love and wisdom
But He’s suffering as if He constructed the corrupt justice system
We should mourn at the backdrop
Jesus torn like He’s on the corner with crack rock with porn on His laptop
What is this, kid? His gifts are infinite
But He’s hit with licks for religious hypocrites
He’s the Light, but being treated like
He’s the seedy type who likes to beat His wife

He’s treated like a rapist, treated like a slanderer
Treated like a racist or maybe a philanderer

Jesus being penalized like He had sin inside
Filled with inner pride while committing genocide
I could write for a billion years and still can’t name
All of the sins placed on the Lamb slain
But know this: the main thing the cross demonstrated
The glory and the holiness of God vindicated

If you have never heard this song - or this album for that matter, I would strongly suggest getting it.  These guys are forsaking all for the sake of the Gospel.  We must continue to support them in prayer, as we are encouraged by their work.