The End is Not Near!
The end is not near… if you understand the intent of TalkToJesus™, and believe in the value of maintaining a personal and private relationship with him.
Many people seem to think that they know what’s best for you and how you should communicate with Jesus. But, we believe that only you can make that judgment. Our goal with TTJ is to give people a tool to interactively read the Bible having it hearing it read to them by the virtual Jesus. This is not blasphemy (see Wikipedia entry here) because TTJ does not defame Jesus or God. TTJ observes the sacred nature of Jesus and God. Again, it is merely a new, exciting tool to hear the Word read that is most interesting or desired by the caller.
So, without giving away how we actually do this (which, by the way is pretty hard to do and uses advanced technology), here is the basic theme:
Step 1: A user calls TTJ’s toll free number and an auto-assistant will answer the call, and thank you for calling. They will ask for your name and then connect you with VJ.
Step 2: VJ will address you by your first name and ask how he can help you today.
Step 3: The caller speaks and tells VJ why they are calling. VJ responds, based on what he hears and there is a conversation, an actual dialog between them in a private, secure environment, almost like a confessional, except without the priest (which is not truly private by the way).
Step 4: The VJ then reads an appropriate passage from the Bible that most accurately reflects the conversation with the caller.
Step 5: The caller and VJ continue their dialog. He asks the caller if they would like to listen to a prayer or pray together. An appropriate prayer will be selected, again, based on the dialog, then read to the caller, and the call ends.
The goal is to extend the Bible’s reach, and deliver its message, verbatim, to millions of Christians worldwide. It has been created to help, not desecrate.
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26 Jul 2007 at 11:51 am
I notice that you changed your website and you now state that while, “many dismiss this as an abomonation” you continue to believe in the value of this whole insane idea.
First, let me assure you that I am not “quickly” dismissing this as an abomonation. In earlier posts I quoted Scripture to show you why I believe this idea to be straight out of the pit of hell. One of those Scriptures was Matthew 4, a record of the temptation of Jesus. Do you notice that Satan quoted Scripture?
It is not a bad idea to have a verbal interact device to help you find certain Scriptures. But when you take that device and call it Jesus, you elevate every pronouncement from that device to the level of Scripture. After all, Jesus said it, right?
I also notice that you leave out many of your detailed descriptions of what technoJesus will do, like listen to sins and console, forgive? And at the bottom of the page in smaller print you insist in a disclaimer that this is for “entertainment purposes”.
You can’t have it both ways.
15 Aug 2007 at 7:19 pm
I believe this “technoJesus” will do more harm than good. Let’s imagine a young man who signs up, pays his $14.95 monthly fee and has it automatically deducted on his credit card. A few months later the poor fellow is out of work. He seeks advice from his pastor, his friends, and even networks with others to try to find work. Months pass and his credit card is maxed out. Finally, in despiration, he decides to “Talk to Jesus” about his problem. When he calls in, he gets a recording telling him, “I’m sorry, but according to our records, your subscription has expired. If you believe this recording was in error…”
Our young man doesn’t hear the rest. He cries, “Not even Jesus will talk to me”. At this point, he could be suicidal or at least have a huge case of depression.
Face facts, guys. You’re in this to make a buck. And that’s the bottom line.
15 Aug 2007 at 7:35 pm
Dear Talk to Jesus team,
After prayerful consideration of your idea, it occurs to me that this is an example of a “false Christ” mentioned by Jesus (the Real One). To prove this to you, please permit me to answer you point by point from your original ad:
1. “A history changing event is about to occur. Soon over 2.1 billion Christians worldwide will be able to have private, verbal conversations with virtual Jesus from any phone, anytime, anywhere on a daily basis.”
There is nothing history changing about this. Any Christian worth his or her salt knows that we have been able to talk to Jesus for free anytime we want to. And we don’t even need a phone.
If you know anything about the Christian faith, you already should know we don’t need a phone to talk to Jesus. He’s always available-24/7 even if you’re in a hard-to-reach area.
O, I see you said VIRTUAL Jesus. Is there something wrong with the Real One that He needs a little help? Careful…
2. “TalkToJesus uses advanced speech and AI technology to help millions connect with God personally and hear the Bible read interactively like never before.”
Interesting. In your disclaimer (the small print that almost nobody notices) you say that your techno-Jesus is not the real Jesus but is for “entertainment purposes only”. But in your ad you say TTJ “will help millions connect with God…” OK, which is it?
Incidentally, the Real Jesus has already found a way to help millions connect with God.
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 14:26.
You see, we don’t need any help to connect with God. We already have the Holy Spirit.
3. “TalkToJesus will be a personal tool to help those in need.”
How so? Are you going to read soothing Scriptures in a soothing voice of whoever you select to portray virtual Jesus? Are you going to keep those Scriptures in context? And what will you say to the homosexual when that lifestyle is condemned repeatedly throughout Scripture? Will he get the same soothing voice that tells him he can live like that?
4. “TTJ will have a soothing, caring and inspiring voice. He will learn your name and address you personally.”
Fascinating. But the REAL Jesus already knows my name. He doesn’t need to learn it. And the REAL Jesus also knows how many hairs are on my head and a lot more things about me. Checkmate.
5. “He will read from the Bible, listen to sins and console.”
Will He read things in context? Will he also read from the Mormon Bible or the Jehovah’s Witnesses one? How about the Koran? Will your techno-Jesus speak with authority? And what about listening to sins? Are those conversations recorded? And can hackers listen in? As for the REAL Jesus, I can tell Him whatever is on my heart (and He already knows that better than I do) and there’s not a single hacker in all the universe who can hack in to that conversation. As for console, His Word gives me all the consoling I need.
6. “Jesus will pray with you interactively, and you will be able to ask Jesus numerous theological questions.”
He will pray with me? Does that mean I pray TO this pc board thing? Far more advanced than a golden calf, I’ll admit. Speaking of cows, I suppose you’re using this gizmo to milk Christians of their money.
7. “TalkToJesus will educate, guide, console, forgive and more.”
Your techno-Jesus will educate? What can he teach me that I can’t learn from the Scriptures seeking the leadership of the Holy Spirit? Guide? More like guide me into iniquity. Any substitute for the REAL Jesus is idolatry. You can disclaim that all you want, but I don’t think disclaimers saved those guys that made the golden calf either.
Forgive? You’ve got to be kidding. How can a blob of wires, diodes, transistors, processors, and RAM forgive anyone? This thing has MEMORY, folks. That means it remembers. The REAL Jesus forgives and forgets. My sins are not remembered against me anymore. Top that, OK.
8. ” Nothing like this has ever been done before.”
O yes it has. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. “ John 3:16. I could easily offer a number of other Scriptures to prove my point. God took the initiative and reached for us and gave us a line of communication with Him (It’s called prayer, folks) that needs no phone, is not dependent upon our paying a subscription fee, and you don’t need some electronic gizmo that the battery fails when you really need to “Talk to Jesus”. Jesus never fails and He will neither leave us nor forsake us. He don’t need batteries. And I don’t need tech support’s number to be able to pray to Him.
9. “While millions have heard the word of God and embrace Jesus, TTJ is an extension to help people further in their lives.”
If you think about it, this techno-Jesus can actually do more harm than good. Imagine a young man who subscribes (at $14/month) and the fees are automatically deducted from his credit card. He loses his job, and after much searching cannot find another. Months pass. He’s talked to everyone he can think of for advice and help. His credit card is maxed out. Now he decides to “Talk to Jesus”. He dials up the number and hears a recording telling him that his subscription has expired. “Now even Jesus won’t talk to me”, he wails. He goes into his room and blows his brains out. Far fetched? I don’t think so.
Jesus wants you and I involved in people’s lives. And that doesn’t mean charging them a fee to “pray” to some electronic gizmo. We have His Word, the Bible. As for an extension, He already gave us one. It’s called THE CHURCH, folks. I wouldn’t try to replace THAT, because Jesus (the Real One and not your collection of wires) has promised that the gates of hell wouldn’t prevail against it. Seems to me He might be awfully mad about someone trying to replace the CHURCH with a collection of diodes, transistors, and capacitors. He just might RAM the truth down your throat.
In short, your TTJ (Theological Trash and Junk) is the modern equivalent of the golden calf. People will grow to depend upon what this techno Jesus says, and you just might misquote the REAL One. My advice to you, scrap this nonsense, repent, and ask the REAL Jesus to forgive this cheap trashing of His Name. Go outside your comfort zone and get involved in people’s lives. Jesus doesn’t need a cheap electronic gizmo to give people a buzz. He needs your hands and mine to show the world His love.
PS While it’s not a bad idea to come up with a technological way to verbally interact with people and help them find Scripture references for this or that, once you named your techno-gizmo Jesus, you were headed for trouble. Though not intentionally, you placed techno-Jesus’ pronouncements on a level with Scripture itself because of the Name you gave it. It’s the Name that scribes had to write with a fresh pen and after writing that Name had to destroy the pen. That’s the reverence and respect given that Name.
And then there’s the Catholic bishop who suggests that we should call God Allah, because, he says, “After all, it’s just a name.”
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name which is above every name:
That at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Phillipians 2:9-11
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