A lot of yall folks have probably noticed the recent article under WordPress’s “Freshly Pressed” by blogger Sean Michael Lewis, who raises a very serious, and excellent point, that Jesus has been made into an industry in todays society rather than as the Son of God. The author is absolutely correct in saying that Jesus has been made a commercial product. And he asks appropriate questions, such as “are all products that are created right in God’s eyes?” and “where do Christians need to draw the line?”

The very first biblical example of this that came to mind was John 2:13-23, which is a case where Jesus clears out the Temple, which was at that time more of a marketplace than a place of worship; people had industrialized worship and God, and it rubbed Jesus the wrong way. Simply put, the passage is trying to get the point across that people should not have to pay to hear God’s Word or the Gospel, as it is taking advantage of them for one’s own greed. And that, is just plain wrong.

John 2:13-23 (NKJV):
Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables. And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.” So the Jews answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?” But He was speaking of the temple of His body. Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.

Link to Sean Michael Lewis’s blog article: The Jesus Industry