By: Denny

This was the name of a TV game show that first aired in 1956. It had four celebrities on a panel who tried to guess which of three contestants was the real person that they all claimed to be. The contestants stood on stage behind a curtain. The curtain would rise revealing the dark silhouettes of three people. As the spotlight illuminated the first person, the host would say, “Number one, what is your name?” They would say a name. The same procedure followed the other two contestants each saying the same name. The host would then read aloud an affidavit describing the incredible talent, unique job, or unusual achievement of the featured person. The contestants would then be seated as a panel across from the celebrities. Each celebrity was given one minute to ask any pertinent questions from the contestants that might give them clues as to who the real person was. Only the real person was required to tell the truth while the other two imposters would try to fool them with their answers. It was often hard to discern who the real person was because the answers given by the others seemed to be true. The celebrities would then secretly vote for who they thought the real person was by writing the corresponding contestant’s number (1,2,3) on a card. It was fun to play along and make your own guesses. One at a time each celebrity was asked to reveal their vote by showing their card and explain the reasons why they voted for that person. Afterwards the host would say that all familiar line, “Will the real (name of person) please stand up!” Some would act like they were going to stand thereby increasing the drama, but then sit back down as the real person stood up. The two other imposters would be asked to reveal their names and a brief description of their real identity. They were awarded a certain amount of money for each wrong vote they were able to acquire, often proving that celebrities aren’t the smartest people in the room. The show continued with two more sets of three contestants for the duration of the half hour. As a side note, commercials lasted one minute with only one sponsor. Unlike today when they last five minutes or longer with multiple advertisements. I’m thankful for the mute button, but who isn’t tired of all the Medicare, Camp Lejeune, prescription drugs, cell phones, diet plans, lawyers seeking clients, must have insurance policies, Viagra, credit cards, and now a flood of political adds as the midterm 2022 election approaches. Concerning that subject, will you have the discernment to know who’s telling the truth and vote accordingly or be fooled by the imposters?

There is one commercial that I’ve only seen one time recently, but it set off red flags in my mind and spirit. It is shown in black and white, which makes no sense to me, and is simply called, He Gets Us. The He they refer to is Jesus. Though I’ve only seen the one so far, there are many others already being broadcast nationwide. I went online and viewed several of them and researched who is behind the producing and funding. The organization is called Signatry, a supposedly Christian foundation based in Kansas and funded by a few anonymous backers contributing 100 million dollars toward the campaign. According to their website, https://hegetsus.com , the goal of their movement is to free the story of Jesus from hypocrites and extremists. By the way, if you hold to the belief that Jesus is God and not merely a man, the Bible is His written word to be taken literally, there is only one gospel, and that true followers of Jesus are to proclaim it without wavering and compromise; then you are the extremists they are referring to. They say they want to fix Jesus’ brand from damage done by some of his followers and reintroduce Americans to Jesus. Like so many product commercials they are trying to present a new and improved version of Jesus. It is a very slick marketing plan that focuses solely on Jesus’ humanity. They reduce Jesus to being simply a man who struggled in life just like us, therefore it’s okay to be who you are because he gets us. Their attempt to make Jesus more palatable to the general population is incomplete, wrong, and borders on heresy. They totally exclude His divinity and there is no mention of sin and how He called people to repent. Their intention is to inspire, but deception is the result if you buy into this falsehood and Woke ideology. If you click on the connect button on their website, they will even help you locate and find a church that understands, accepts, and makes you feel comfortable in your sin and who you choose to be. In further research I found a website by Natasha Crain. https://natashacrain.com I highly recommend taking a few minutes to go there. She thoroughly debunks and exposes the He Gets Us campaign by listing seven problems with it that don’t line up with the Bible. She is not alone among true believers who see the danger masked behind the rhetoric of these imposters.

Jesus warned about false prophets and their deception. Matthew 24:4-5 “Take heed that no one deceives you, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ’, and will deceive many.” Vs 11 “Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.” Vs 23 “Then if anyone says to you, “Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.” In Acts 17:16-33 the Apostle Paul preached to the Athenians who (vs 21) spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing. He proclaimed Jesus in all His fullness, the resurrection, and God’s command that all should repent. In writing to the Galatians, he marveled that they were turning away from the true gospel to a different perverted one. He wrote in Colossians 2:8 “Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.” He wrote to Timothy saying that in the latter times some will depart from the faith giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons. (1 Timothy 4:1) Likewise the Apostle John reiterates the same things in writing; “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” In John 10 Jesus says He is the good shepherd, and His sheep follow Him for they know His voice. Yet, they won’t follow a stranger, but will flee from him for they do not know the voice of strangers. I could go on quoting many more scriptures to make the Bible’s view plain on this topic, but space doesn’t permit me. It has been said that to recognize the counterfeit, you need to study the real. The real Jesus is only found and revealed in the Bible, not on a TV commercial. In conclusion, whose voice are you hearing and are you following imposters or the real Jesus. It’s my opinion, experience, and observation that Christians can be some of the most gullible people, eager to accept every new thing that comes down the pike with the Jesus label on it. It’s time to cast your vote (make up your mind) because the real Jesus will soon stand up. The question then won’t be if He Gets You, but rather did You Get Him. The only you He wants to get is all of you, so give yourself to the real Jesus.

The Bible and the TV Guide

On the table side-by-side, the Holy Bible and the TV Guide.

One is well-worn but cherished with pride, not the Bible but the TV Guide.

One is used daily to help folks decide, no, it isn’t the bible, it’s the TV Guide.

As the pages are turned, what will they see, oh, what does it matter, turn on the TV.

Then confusion reigns as they can’t all agree, on what they will watch on the old TV.

So they open the book in which they confide, no, not the Bible, it’s the TV Guide.

The Word of God is seldom read, maybe a verse before they fall into bed.

Exhausted, sleepy, and as tired as can be, not from reading the Bible but from watching TV.

So, then back to the table side-by-side, is the Holy Bible and the TV Guide.

No time for prayer, no time for the Word, the plan of salvation is seldom heard.

Forgiveness of sin so full and free, is found in the Bible, not on TV.

 (Author Unknown)