{"id":9369,"date":"2024-02-21T14:14:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T19:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=9369"},"modified":"2024-02-21T15:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:20:00","slug":"pastor-responds-to-he-gets-us-campaign-with-an-ad-of-his-own-that-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2024\/02\/pastor-responds-to-he-gets-us-campaign-with-an-ad-of-his-own-that-goes-viral.html","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Responds to \u201cHe Gets Us\u201d Campaign With an Ad of His Own That Goes Viral"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With the “He Gets Us” ad receiving so much attention over whether it offers an accurate depiction of Jesus, one pastor in Northern Ireland decided to respond with an ad of his own. Jamie Bambrick, associate pastor of Hope Church Craigavon, posted his video entitled “He Saves Us” and including the tagline “The Christian Super Bowl Ad They SHOULD Have Made” to his <\/span>YouTube page<\/span><\/a>. The ad features a bevy of people with changed lives, with\u00a0<\/span>Kat Von D<\/span><\/a>\u00a0appearing as a former witch, former gang leader\u00a0<\/span>Sebastian Stakset<\/span><\/a>, former jihadist\u00a0<\/span>Mohamad Faridi<\/span><\/a>, former drug addict\u00a0<\/span>Jeff Durbin<\/span><\/a>, and others. “Jesus doesn’t just get us,” the ad ends. “He saves us. He transforms us. He cleanses us. He restores us. He forgives us. He heals us. He delivers us. He redeems us. He loves us.” It references 1 Corinthians 6:11, quoting, “Such were some of you.” The full verse, after listing off a number of sinful lifestyles, including thieves, homosexuals, drunkards, and extortioners in verse 10, says, “And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”<\/span><\/p>\n